one day we'll buy an island
and declare it a sovereign state
but soon the sea will encroach
the ice caps melting at this rate
and when our private island
is finally out of dry land
I guess we'll find another place
one day we'll build a tunnel
to the earth's molten lava core
it will cost all our dollars
til there's not money anymore
and when the money runs out
thats nothing to cry about
we shoulda thought of this before
one day we'll buy an island
one day we'll find another place
one day we'll build a tunnel
one day before...

one day

ashes to ashes, dust to dust
you do as you will, do as you must
& you'll have your parade
a flag on your grave & a holiday
a monument carved with your name
do unto others, duty forbids
rest in peace, now, you did what you did
& you'll have your parade
a flag on your grave & a holiday
a monument carved with your name

memorial day

i've been walking these back streets & alleyways
hoping for better days
turning my gaze to the sky
when your coach turns to a pumpkin
you know it boils down to one thing
better find yourself something to get you by
in this city we built of broken glass
the only kinda glitter ever lasts

you know that it hurts me how I'm thirsty
for that dirt cheap bottle of liquor we spilled
i'm tired of it all, lets take a wrecking ball
to every brick wall of this glittering city we built
of broken glass
the only kinda glitter ever lasts

we built this city of broken glass
the only kinda glitter everlasts

glittering city

i think i hear my train coming
to carry me away from here
just wanna lay my weary head down
wake me up when its next year
i'm sick sick sick to death

this car is started to get crowded
my back is up against the wall
why can't we do something about it?
fight back - they can't take us all
aren't you sick sick sick to death?

you think its still too tell?
is it too soon to ring the bell?
sick sick sick to death

sick to death

when i was a boy
they taught me to count sheep
told me it would help me sleep
sang me a lullaby
to help me close my eyes
& then they wished me pleasant dreams
dreaming

when i was a boy
they told me everything
crack in the bell
but freedom rings
sang me a lullaby
told me to close my eyes
& then they wished me pleasant dreams
dreaming

pleasant dreams

out of the sea, a creature is crawling
under a tree, an apple is fallen
& when I grow up, will I be just like you?
just like you

and then there was one, on sunday reclining
the father & son, you feel his light shining
& when I grow up, I wanna be just like you
just like you

when I grow up, I wanna be just like you
but how will I know which of your words is true?
so I'm gonna learn to do all the things you do
& when I grow up, I'm gonna be just like you

high in the sky, a satellite calling
down from the clouds, a space station falling
& when I go up, I'm gonna be just like you
just like you

high in the sky falling down just like you

just like you

would you look at the state we're in
we could go all night again
forever the diplomat
so tell me what are you drivin at?
now i don't where we are
seems as though we've gone too far
lets just find a way to turn around
i'm pretty sure we missed our turn
too bad, so sad, lesson learned
lets just find a way to turn around
there's gotta be someplace to turn around
we've fallen a bit behind
but we're making real good time
drifting across the line
looking for a sign

turn around

how come I don't see you around?
have you been hiding lying somewhere under ground?
you know i never lock that door
be kinda lonely if you don't know me anymore
cross my heart, hope to die
stick a needle in my eye
sticks & stones may break my bones
but names will never hurt me
and now the light is creeping in
got that sinking feeling ive been up all night again
fall asleep and hold you close
there's memories in this room that haunt you like a ghost

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sticks & stones

a cup running over
ice cold forever
cry me a river of tears
it never goes flat
never grows old
still got that ring in your ear
to the last drop
everyone drain your glass
down to the very last drop
you can drink to your life
raise a toast to your health
but this ain't no fountain of youth
i hope you're not counting on
rock candy mountain to 
cut you a path to the truth
its hard to see through the smoke in your eyes
have all you want, you'll never be satisfied

last drop

i remember that old house and the patter of the falling rain
the sighing of the wind through the corners of the windowpanes
and the window on the stairs was called green and red
i'd stare into the neighbors yard until it hurt my head
in the winter, the heat was low, the house was cold
and i still hear the fiddles drone on dad's old radio
i remember that old house and all its melodies
every night a helicopter would land on my tv
house is empty now, we've all left home, the gardens overgrown
and i still hear the fiddles drone on dads old radio

dad's old radio

There’s a Ghost in My House
Song by R. Dean Taylor

There's a ghost in my house
The ghost of your memories
The ghost of the love you took from me
Where our love used to be
Only shadows from the past I see
Time can't seem to erase
The vision of your smiling face
Though you found someone new
I can't get over you
There's a ghost in my house
I can't hide
(Ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside
(Ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me
(Ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me
(Ghost in my house)
In my mind I know you're gone
But my heart keeps holding on
To the memories of those happy times
To the love that once was mine
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
There's a ghost in my house
I can't hide
(Ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside
You're still such a part of me
(Ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me
(Ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs
When I know there's no-one there
Every day I love you more
So much more than the day before
Sittin' in my easy chair
I feel your fingers running through my hair
Lookin' down in my coffee cup
I think I see your face lookin' up
All alone in my gloom
You voice echoes through the room
There's a ghost in my house
And I can't hide
(Ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside
(Ghost in my house)
It keeps on haunting me
(Ghost in my house)
Just keeps on reminding me
(Ghost in my house)
I just keep hearing your footsteps on the stairs
When I know there's no-one there
You're still such a part of me
(Ghost in my house)
Still so deep in the heart of me
(Ghost in my house)
I can't hide
(Ghost in my house)
From the ghost of your love that's inside
(Ghost in my house)

Songwriters: Brian Holland / Edward Holland / Edward / Jr. Holland / Jr. / Lamont Dozier / Lamont Herbert Dozier / R. Dean Taylor

ghost in my house

one day we'll build a tunnel
to the earth's molten lava core
it will cost all our dollars
til there's no money anymore

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