Yes they say it ain’t the same
Guess it’s all part of the game
They’re even usin’ their own names
It only takes ‘bout half a brain

To connect those crazy dots
Age-old conflicts tied in knots
Poor lambs givin’ all they’ve got
to the ones callin’ the shots

When the worlds came crashin’ down
tore the heart out of my town
Silence was the loudest sound
‘bout the tunnels underground

Same old misery and strife
Treat us like a beaten wife
Yet we’ll live under the knife
for our blessed way of life

Rainin’ fire from the sky
Shock and awe and my oh my
Another bunch of reasons why
Tooth for a tooth, eye for an eye

We don’t wanna understand
Just put ‘em under our command
Grab the oil, carve up the land
Fits into the master plan

Gotta hand it to the Dick
He knew they’d fall hard for his trick
We’ll wash up someday in his slick
Whole damn thing just makes me sick

We decide what’s right or wrong
Who’ll live on and who’ll be gone
And we say ‘what’s goin on’
when ELFies drop their firebombs?

Same old misery and strife
Keep on twistin’ that big knife
how many more will have to die
for our blessed way of life

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Walkin’ with you,
in the light
On our way,
a sunny day

Away we go,
one more time
Breathin the air,
we got no cares

Take my hand,
hold it tight
Feel just fine,
in the sunshine

Do you feel it comin round
Do you feel it comin round
Can you feel it comin round
Around
For a while

Run through the sand,
hair in the wind
How far to go,
Babe I don’t know

Straight for my arms,
and out of breath
Float into town,
let’s settle down

I’m hypnotized,
by every word
A voice so sweet,
and eyes so deep

Do you feel it comin round
Do you feel it comin round
Can you feel it comin round
Around
For a while

Swing on the porch,
Just you and me
And I don’t mind,
just wastin’ time

I touch your face,
heart skips a beat
Gimme a kiss,
somethin’ like this

Turn out the light,
climb into bed
Love seems true,
layin’ next to you

Do you feel it comin round
Do you feel it comin round
Can you feel it comin round
Around

Do you feel it comin round
Do you feel it comin round
Can you feel it comin round
Around
For a while

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

So I found out what happened to Jimmy
After graduation day
He finally swapped his soul with Sammy for tuition
Just tryin to earn his pay
Yeah, just tryin to earn his pay
Just tryin to earn his pay

He fell in love and he married him a sweet one
Until death do they part
Knelt down beside her, whispered in her ear
You hold the key to my heart
Yeah, you hold the key to my heart
You hold the key to my heart

He got a taste of the good life for a while
Happier than he’d ever been
A brand new boy and a daughter on the way
When they came to cash him in
Yeah, they came to cash him in
When they came to cash him in

It’s so easy to say ‘bring em on’
It ain’t your boy who’ll wind up dead
If you wanted this battle so bad
Why don’t you go fight instead

Long goodbyes for his wife and Jimmy Jr.
Before he left to go
I’ll be back soon to see our new angel
So be sure to let her know
Yeah, be sure to let her know
Be sure to let her know

Jim arrived with his bulldogs in the sand
They said the toughest part was done
But those streets of cheer quickly turned to anger
This thing hadn’t yet been won
No way this thing had been won
This thing hadn’t yet been won

It’s so easy to say ‘bring em on’
It ain’t your boy who’ll wind up dead
If you wanted this battle so bad
Why don’t you go fight instead

With every long passin’ day in the hot sun
Wives became out of touch
Jimmy prayed and thought to himself
Baby, I miss you so much
Yeah, I miss you so much
I miss you all so very much

Jimmy went in town to get the dogs’ supplies
And was greeted with a smack
Poor young momma broke the news to their boy
He said I want my daddy back
I just want my daddy back
I want my daddy back
Yeah I want my daddy back

It’s so easy to say ‘bring em on’
It ain’t your dad who’ll wind up dead
If you wanted this battle so bad
Why don’t you go fight instead

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

I’m so sorry for the cruelest things I did
I was actin’ like a frightened little kid
‘Cause all those feelings guess they took me by surprise
I’m always happy when I’m lookin…
In your eyes

No I don’t know why I chose to do you wrong
It’s like a verse out of my same sad song
But down inside there’s still one thing I can’t deny
I’m always happy when I’m lookin…
In your eyes

I’ll walk uphill again that’s what my pride knows best
I don’t know why I keep creating new regrets
Once a week, a month, whatever you decide
I’m always happy when I’m lookin…
In your eyes

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Tip-toe through the night
Outrun the screams of the day
Savages are rollin’ in
They’ll soon make yours their pay

‘Cause what the chic don’t know
Could quickly flood the earth
So tell me girls,
what’s that best friend worth?

Look Away
Look Away

They won’t tell ya how many hands
We’re spent to snatch that rock
But if the bag oozed by,
Would you lay your own on the chopping block?

Look Away
Look Away

You don’t wanna see this, no
You don’t wanna see this

Watch how we get ‘em in the mines
Come her kid, this won’t hurt a bit
Now send your family back down there
And bring us

Our precious shine
Our precious shine

20K livin’ in bizarro camp
Rag-tag mutilated gimps
But they were the lucky ones
Escaped with only severed limps

The industry is a fairy tale
Sanitized by sugary flaks
You’ll hear the romance-novel slogans
But never the crash of the hacks

Look Away
Look Away

A bag of hands for a sack of stones
Sounds like a sweet deal to me
So what if the darklords of September
Wash their bloody money clean

Look Away
Look Away

You don’t wanna see this, no
You don’t wanna see this….

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

She picked me up
She let me down
Crazy hair
Room for one

And she cried
Every night

No matter what
It was never enough

And now she’s face down in my drawer
I couldn’t take it, anymore
Just grab your things
Walk out my door

One more time

She picked me up
She let me down
Long blond hair
Kinda nuts

And she tried
To decide

Where to go
She’ll never know

And now she’s face down in my drawer
I couldn’t take it, anymore
Just grab your things
Walk out my door

One more time

Say goodbye now
One more time now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye

One more time

She picked me up
She let me down
She felt so soft
I loved her so

And she whined
All the time

But I held her tight
Made things all right

And now she’s face down in my drawer
I couldn’t take it, anymore
Just grab your things
Walk out my door

Say goodbye now
One more time now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye

One more time

I picked her up
I let her down
Long brown hair
And just my style

And I lied
And Left her side

Let her get away
Just another day

And now I’m face down in her drawer
She wouldn’t take that, for too long
I grabbed my things
Ran out her door

One last time

Copyright © 2004 – Brian Sofer

I was only just thirteen
I had the years of forty-three
I had the years of forty-three
But still I’s only just thirteen
When I took that poor girl down
Yeah I took that poor girl down
She went down without a sound,
Then I buried her in the ground

I had the years of forty-three
Still I’s only just thirteen
Yeah I’s only just thirteen
But I had the years of forty-three
Now they say I can’t be free
Yeah they say I can’t be free
Soon the state will poison me
And that’s the way it’s gonna be

But things they ain’t all bad
I get my very own pad
I get my very own pad
So things they ain’t all bad
I got my favorite meal ahead
I got my favorite meal ahead
And I can chow-down on my bed
Before the warden makes me dead

I get my very own pad
And things they ain’t all bad
No no things they ain’t all bad
Cause I get my very own pad
All my family’s stopping by
Yeah all my family’s stopping by
Makes me happy they said hi
But now I sure do wonder why

What I did was wrong
And you go where you belong
They say you go where you belong
But what I did was wrong
Now they’re gonna bury me
Yeah they’re gonna bury me
Even though I’s just thirteen

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

She drops you at the station, at half past four
You’ll leave there knowin’, a little more

She sends you outta town, with a great big smile
Gotta make it last for, ten thousand miles

Tomorrow always knows
What they’ve been tryin’ to hide
Tomorrow always knows
What they’re runnin’ from inside

You feel like you had it, five times before
Take a chance and grab it, kick down the door

No matter what happens, on the way
Have yourself a good time, live every day

Tomorrow always knows
What they’ve been tryin’ to hide
Tomorrow always knows
What they’re runnin’ from inside

Tomorrow always knows
What they’ve been tryin’ to hide
Tomorrow always knows
What they’re runnin’ from inside

Pullin’ back to the station, end of the line
Rode out on your own tracks, and made out fine

Just like Cal Expo, 10 years ago
the only thing that matters, is one more show

Tomorrow always knows
What they’ve been tryin’ to hide
Tomorrow always knows
What they’re runnin’ from inside

Tomorrow always knows
What they’ve been tryin’ to hide
Tomorrow always knows
What they’re runnin’ from inside

What they’re runnin’ from inside
What they’re runnin’ from inside
What they’re runnin’ from inside

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Gonna change myself around
Gonna find a better town
Gonna kick this or that
Gonna get back on track
Gonna get some clothes in style
Gonna find a girl gone wild
Gonna live my life my way
Not for a day’s pay…

Kick back
Slow down
You can’t live tomorrow,
right now

Gonna see all the sites
Gonna start eatin’ right
Gonna walk a million miles
Gonna save that special child
Gonna follow all the news
Gonna voice my point of view
Gonna live my life my way
Not for a day’s pay…

Kick back
Slow down
You can’t live tomorrow,
right now

Kick back
Slow down
You can’t live tomorrow,
right now

Gonna study all the books
Gonna stop all the crooks
Gonna climb the mountaintop
Gonna go and never stop
Gonna take in every breath
Gonna love whoever’s left
Gonna live my life my way
Not for a day’s pay…

Kick back
Slow down
You can’t live tomorrow,
right now

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer