stop me before i say something too real

Drivin Al Folked Up

No Sister

Lockdown Blues

Sitting here with cheap gas
I got the nowhere-to-go-blues
Sitting here with cheap gas
I got the nowhere-to-go-blues
but the cheap gas means nothing, if I can't drive with you

Sitting here with no food,
I don't want to stand in no line
Sitting here with no food
I don't want to stand in no line
but if I were standing with you, I guess I would be fine

Driving in my city
there's nothing open around here
driving in my city
there's nothing open around here
I'm thinking about you, while I'm looking for beer

Turn on the t.v.
there's nothing on but bad news
turn on the t.v.
there's nothing on but bad news
I got the crap-I'm-tired-of-the-news blues

Sitting here in lockdown
I got the spilled-beer blues
sitting here in lockdown
I got the spilled-beer blues
spilling beer wouldn't be so bad, if I were on lockdown with you

Sitting here in lockdown
I got the old-booze blues
Sitting here in lockdown
I got the old-booze blues
it wouldn't be so bad, if I were on lockdown with you

Sitting here with cheap gas
I got the nowhere-to-go blues
Sitting here with cheap gas
I got the nowhere-to-go blues
but the cheap gas means nothing since I can't drive with you

Lockdown Blues.WAV

I'll Never Sleep Again.WAV

"Barefoot & Bleeding"

I'm barefoot and bleeding even in my sleep
not trying to be misleading, my mind is such a junk heap;
I'm drunk and exceeding, slurring in my sleep
not buying what you're reading; my mind requires upkeep

I'm barefoot and bleeding, drowning in the deep
I know I'm just sleeping, my mind needs some upkeep
I'm always misreading - god I'm such a creep
not listening to your pleading, I'm bleeding while you weep

I'm barefoot and bleeding even in my sleep
not trying to be misleading, my mind is such a junk heap;
I'm drunk and exceeding, slurring in my sleep
not buying what you're reading; my mind requires upkeep
I'm barefoot and bleeding, drowning in the deep
I know I'm just sleeping, my mind needs some upkeep
I'm always misreading - god I'm such a creep
not listening to your pleading, I'm bleeding while you weep

Barefoot & Bleeding

"(I Feel Like We're) the Casualties"

I wish I knew some way to make it all right
I wish it didn't all have to end in a fight

I feel like we're the casualties
I feel like we're the casualties

I wish my words could be right but they're all wrong
I wish I could just pretend to be strong

I wish that I'd just let it go
I wish I were more Gone than Ego

I feel like we're the casualties
I feel like we're the casualties

I wish that my pride would die
so I could see the planking in my own bloodshot eyes

I feel like we're the casualties
I feel like we're the casualties

(I Feel Like We're) The Casualties

"I'm Most Lonely When I'm Not Alone"

I'm always in a bad mood; I'm always misunderstood
no matter how much I think my mind is always on the brink
I'll always stand apart, maybe silence will make me seem smart
I've not a lot of close friends but I'd rather have those than pretend

I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I won't open the front door, I won't answer the phone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone

I'm always trying to stay away so I don't ruin your day
If I could just stay right here I could disappear all year
I'm happy by myself, just me and a bookshelf
when I read those poems they make me feel less alone

I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I won't open the front door, I won't answer the phone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone

I'm happy by myself, just me and a bookshelf
when I read those poems they make me feel less alone


I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I won't open the front door, I won't answer the phone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone

I'm always trying to stay away so I don't ruin your day
If I could just stay right here I could disappear all year
I'm happy by myself, just me and a bookshelf
when I read those poems they make me feel less alone

I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone
I won't open the front door, I won't answer the phone
I'm most lonely when I'm not alone

please tell me you know how I feel
please tell me you know how I feel 

please tell me you know how I feel
please tell me you know how I feel

I'm Most Lonely When I'm Not Alone

The Pandemic May Take Our Parties But It Can Never Take Our Hangovers

Just Like That It Went To Hell Again

just like that it went to hell again
just like that it went to hell again

and why not?
what did you expect?

i wish it didn't have to be this way
i'm tired of saying tomorrow's another day

Just Like That It Went To Hell Again

"Stop Me Before I Say Something Too Real"

please interrupt
before I get to the truth 
of what's been keeping me up.
please cut right in
before I spill the truth,
admit I'm a has-been.
please shut me up
before you realize I'm not a winner
I'm not even runner up

please
please
please
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
something too real

please jump right in
before I repeat myself
or say something to offend.
please go right ahead
you know my stories all end the same,
always full of dread.
please interrupt
before I get to the truth
of what's been keeping me up

please
please
please
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
something too real
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
stop me before I say
something too real

Stop Me Before I Say Something Too Real

"there's a word for everything but this"

there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything
there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything .... but this

can't i just shut my mouth and keep it to myself?
but that would be a giant task in and of itself
my thoughts are misinformed  
i wish there was a word I could use
i don't believe in missteps
i just wish i knew what to do

there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything
there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything .... but this

don't you dream of better days, days you haven't seen yet?
don't you think there's better ways to express what's in your head?
my mind is so confused i wish there was a word I could use
i don't believe in regret i just wish i knew what to do

there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything
there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything .... but this

won't you ignore me i'm just dreaming out loud
it's been this way since they outlawed a crowd
my brain is feeling footloose I wish there was a word I could use
to express my jumbled mess I just which I knew what to do

there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything
there's a pill for everything but this
there's a pill for everything .... but this
there's a book for everything but this
there's a book for everything
there's a poem for everything but this
there's a poem for everything .... but this
there's a song for everything but this
there's a song for everything
there's a word for everything but this
there's a word for everything .... but this

there's a word for everything but this

"no one knows why"

this week started so bad
no one know why 
he would have gone 
and done that

no one knows why

"I'm Barely Keeping It Together"

I'm barely keeping it together

bandages
sliced fingers 
kitchen knife
distraction

I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking
I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking

I'm barely keeping it together

insomnia
I'm bleeding coffee
lonely night
thinking of you 

I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking
I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking

I'm barely keeping it together

borderline
basketcase
this sobriety sucks
thinking of you

I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking
I'm thinking things I didn't think I'd be thinking

I'm barely keeping it together

I'm Barely Keeping It Together

"Sorry Excuse"

I'm sorry
I'm sorry

I'm sorry I've been stuck in a rut
that's a sorry excuse for being out of touch
I've been fighting loneliness it sucks
that's a sorry excuse and I know it don't mean much

I'm sorry
I'm sorry

I'm a sorry excuse and you're such a good friend
if you walked away I wouldn't blame you in the end
I'm a sorry excuse I wish I could amend
I promise I'll be in touch this weekend 

I'm sorry
I'm sorry

You deserve so much better than me
you don't have to open your eyes to see
that I'm a sorry excuse best to just let me be
I'm a sorry excuse, it's better 'you' not 'we'

I'm sorry
I'm sorry
I'm sorry

Sorry Excuse

"Watching It All Just Fall Apart"

Watching it all just fall apart
watching it fall
watching it all
watching it all just fall apart

interstate pileup; black ice valentine
lost in a snow drift; so low I can't fall on anything 

Watching it fall
watching it all
watching it all just fall apart

accusation icicles; frozen water under the bridge
falling trees over my head and I can watch them fall

Watching it fall
watching it all
watching it all just fall apart

cold shoulders; communication thawing
caught under a collapsing roof and I can watch it fall apart

Watching it fall
watching it all
watching it all just fall apart

watching it all just fall apart
Watching it fall
watching it all
watching it all just fall apart

Watching It All Just Fall Apart

lo-fi indie folk

Marc writes, plays, sings & records it all. Check out his novels too.

stop me before i say something too real

drivin al folked up