Words come slow
Bet her heart knows which way to go
Down the steps and out the door
I’ve only seen her two or three times before
Into the rain, into the fog
She’s always walkin’ her tiny little dog
I took a peek through my shades
Caught her smilin’ before I could turn away

Curtains raised
I got the best seat,
every day
So come on down
see what happens
at the 9th Street Matinee

Sink back in
Wait for the next act to begin
Check around back
Those ants look ready to attack
They invaded my car late last year
Millions and millions of footsteps growing near
Crawlin up my spine
A good dose of Raid and we’ll all be just fine

Curtains raised
I got the best seat,
every day
So come on down
see what happens
at the 9th Street Matinee

The big bad man
Atop our urban pad in the sand
Keeps both eyes out
Lets the pests know they’re not allowed
He took on five at once just for fun
Went real easy on the jokers who didn’t run
Gave them a scare
Knowin him, just doin what he thought was fair

Curtains raised
I got the best seat,
every day
So come on down
see what happens
at the 9th Street Matinee

Curtains raised
I got the best seat,
every day
So come on down
see what happens
at the 9th Street Matinee

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

They say that life is short,
Just try to hang on tight
Cherish those little things,
You see each day and every night

Think about what you have,
And what you have to lose
So love what you got,
Otherwise fate’ll choose

Keep on rolling along
Rumbling right through the clouds
Picking up steam every day…

Don’t stop the train

And on the way,
You’ll hit so many curves
But that’s just nature’s style,
the universal swerve

Take what you need,
And strap in for the ride
Because the only sure thing,
Is the element of surprise

Keep on rolling along
Rumbling right through the clouds
Picking up steam every day…

Don’t stop the train

And if the good die young,
What happens to the bad?
It’s like a joke at our expense,
It can take everything you had

So when your body’s feelin’ down,
Hand your soul the reins
But you can’t stop life,
Don’t try to stop the train

Keep on rolling along
Rumbling right through the clouds
Picking up steam every day…

Don’t stop the train

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Every night when I turn out the light
I find some time to unwind, clear my mind
Gonna take all that noise, bag it up, gonna leave it all behind

Roamin’ through from a different point of view
Feelin’ free, I can see, from those green leafy trees
Steppin’ soft on the clouds, jumpin in, yeah my favorite place to be

But I knew right away from the first step, I took into the other side
My mind, my time gonna fly by
Keep on walkin down the line

Thunder sounds as the rainbows hit the ground
A brilliant storm, starts to form and the headless buggies swarm
Soakin up all these colors sure do keep my thoughts so nice and warm

But I knew right away from the first step, I took into the other side
My mind, my time gonna fly by
Keep on walkin down the line

Along the way, my focus goes astray
Beeps ring out, buzzers shout, digi-numbers float about
Tearin’ down the walls of dreams, hit your snoozebar right now

But I knew right away from the first step, I took into the other side
My mind, my time gonna fly by
Keep on walkin down the line

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Sun goes down,
that’s when his workday begins
Neon Eyes,
light his path into the nighttime

Who will he be,
perpetual anonymity
Sleep deprived,
every twitch starts another ride

See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine

Brick by brick,
one more synapse fires
Travelers arrive,
their quest is shadowed on the flipside

An endless dream,
unfolding destiny
Etched in time,
he’ll let the voices decide

See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine

At every turn,
another door swings open
So get in line,
to walk the footprints of his mind

As dawn breaks,
a different chapter closes
With weary eyes,
he slips away beneath the sunrise

See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine
See the man behind the machine

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Time to pay ya’ll a visit once again
To see how much trouble have my kids gotten in
Seems I’m back here every 20 years or so,
To teach you boys what you already should have known

It’s alright now
I ain’t going nowhere
I’m never far away
When you need me, call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

How many times must all you silly folks be told
You can’t keep diggin’ yourselves out of these old wholes
Sooner or later Fuzzy’s men will come for you,
But I forgave them because they know not what they do

It’s alright now
I ain’t going nowhere
I’m never far away
When you need me, call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

Miss Suzy Mae
Miss Suzy Mae
Miss Suzy Mae

Just call my name
Miss Suzy Mae
Just call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

And all the children they must really be confused
So hard to tell these days who’ll win and who will lose
Perhaps it’s best if we just kept them in the dark
I’ll hide your slip-ups while they’re playin the park

It’s alright now
I ain’t going nowhere
I’m never far away
When you need me, call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

Time to pay ya’ll a visit once again
How much trouble have my kids gotten in
Seems I’m back here every 20 years or so,
To teach you boys what you already should have known

It’s alright now
I ain’t going nowhere
I’m never far away
When you need me, call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

Miss Suzy Mae
Miss Suzy Mae
Miss Suzy Mae

Just call my name
Miss Suzy Mae
Just call my name
Miss Suzy Mae

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Old Brickhead Pete
Wakes from his rusty bed of nails
Scours this concrete playground
Carries a crowbar in his hand

Old Brickhead Pete
Crushes the feeble with one swat
Leavin’ a trail of destruction
Coughs black smoke into the wind

Don’t get on his bad side
You’ll be nothing but a stain
Try to stay on his good side
Keep him outta your brain

Old Brickhead Pete
Hacks up another wretched disease
While beads of his acid sweat
Fill the wells and soak the ground

Don’t get on his bad side
You’ll be nothing but a stain
Try to stay on his good side
Keep him outta your brain

Old Brickhead Pete
Spits his venom with a sneer
Earns his keep from the shadows
A bastard child of the revolution

Don’t get on his bad side
You’ll be nothing but a stain
Try to stay on his good side
Keep him outta your brain

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

She showed up right on time,
with that look in her eye
Nothin’ stood in her way,
from livin’ life every day

She kept on runnnin’
Towards the light

Standin’ small but full of might
to give the suits a nasty fight
Ragin’ spirit can’t back down
so nice to know, he’s still around

He kept on runnin’
Towards the light
He kept on runnin’
Towards the light

Chargin’ in from far and wide
it’s not enough to make them cry
Linin’ up against the beast
peel back the mask of the machine

They kept on runnin’
Towards the light
They kept on runnin’
Towards the light

Doin’ our best to be free
when all we know is what we see
Answers drift into the sky
and someday soon we’ll all learn why

We keep on runnin’
Towards the light
We keep on runnin’
Towards the light

Keep on runnin’
Towards the light
Keep on runnin’
Towards the light

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer

Sun came out
He ran to her house
And she opened the door
So they could play some more

Every single day
They found a brand new way
to climb that same old slide
for the very first time

Thank you she said
Thank you kindly she said
I want to thank you she said
For the smiles of the child

School began
They walked hand in hand
On the neat new floor
Ready to explore

Big eyes open wide
Growin side by side
Wondering what is true
And why the sky is blue

Thank you she said
Thank you kindly she said
I want to thank you she said
For the smiles of the child

Some day we’ll find our way on back
Some day we’ll find our way on back
Some day we’ll find our way on back
Some day we’ll find our way on back, and remember

Summer soon returned
And how much they learned
But like yesterday
They went back out to play

When the sun went down
they had both left town
Gone their separate ways
With smiles on their faces

Thank you kindly she said
I want to thank you she said
For the smiles of the child

Thank you she said
Thank you kindly she said
I want to thank you she said
For the smiles of the child

Copyright © 2003 – Brian Sofer