Purpendicular

One day i'll get home before the sun hits the blinds
And give you - i'll give you something to remember me by
That's the way i am
It's what i got in mind but i don't know if i can
You gotta shoot your gun - don't expect me to dance
Hold me up to the spotlight but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath

These empty pockets are my deepest friends
Full of nothing but good intentions
That's the way it is
It may not be much but i can blow you a kiss
I've been wrong - i've been wrong once before
I'll be all right tomorrow but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath


I may be lazy or a living wreck
I won't be swayed by your expectations
That's the way it is
It may not be much but you know what to kiss
I've been wrong - i've been wrong once before
I'll be all right tomorrow but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath

Sometimes i sit and wonder
Sometimes i just sit
I hope you all know
What you're doing
Anyway
Who is driving this thing

Did you know
The warriors of the flat earth
Have become the tyrants of the globe
It's round about that time again
She cried
It's all for one my friends

All my dreams are forgotten
When you leave me
On the shelf
I can think of nothing better
Than to sit here by myself

Least remembered
Soon forgotten
Didn't matter anyway
How can i ever miss you
If you never go away

I'm amazed by the way
How are you
I'm amazed how could you
It wasn't that good to start with
Anyway
Nothings quite that simple

Did you know
The warriors of the flat earth
Have become the tyrants of the globe
It's round about that time again
She cried
It's all for one my friends

Least remembered
Soon forgotten
Didn't matter anyway
How can i ever miss you
If you never go away

Sometimes i sit and wonder
Sometimes i just sit
I hope you all know
What you're doing
Anyway
Who is driving this thing

Least remembered
Soon forgotten
Didn't matter anyway
How can i ever miss you
If you never go away

Riding on the moonpath
In the silver of the night
The fragrance on the air
Was of another time
I cried in all my innocence
You were dressed in white
And even if i'd had the strength
I couldn't move to save my life

The fear and the thrill
Of the beast at the window
The shivers and the chills
On the hottest of nights
He walked right through
My open door
As i began to run, he threw
Some gold upon the floor, and said
There's plenty more
Where that came from

I'm tired of the bombs
I'm tired of the bullets
I'm tired of the crazies on tv
I'm the aviator
A dream's a dream whatever it seems

I flew along the lighted street
I flew above the town
I flew in ever rising cicrcles
Ever further from the ground
As i begin to lose my breath
Printed faxes turn a spin
A distant corner of the room
Will open up and let me in

I'm tired of the news
I'm tired of the weather
I'm tired of the same thing every day
I'm the aviator
A dream's a dream whatever they say

Nothing here for me today
Garbaggio from the men in grey
Don't do this
You can't do that
What's the point
What's the matter, anyway
Fat cat's licking cream
Dirty business
Hard and mean
Narrow eyes and hungry days
There's got to be
A better way

Something here about my face
Somehing make you think
I got time to waste
What you doing
Standing here
Why don't you call
Someone who cares
Fat cats all the same
Easy answers just a game
Another day nothing changes
There's got to be a better way

A glistening of questioners
Prepared the inquisition
While jackals in the shadows
Manoeuvre for position

A fundament of righteous men
A barrow ideals
The carriage of misjustice
Crushes all beneath it's wheels
Conspiracies of silence
Within the temple walls
Graveyards full of promises
Tha no one can recall

A castle full of rascals
A fortress full of thieves
A parliament of silver tongues
That latter to deceive

Oh my darling carolina
If you get the chance
To walk behind here
She's so clean
You see no splash
Just the texas chainsaw massacre
Fat cat's got to go
I'm rockin' and rollin'
From my headache to my toes
She's trying to set the world on fire
Up there in her ivory tower

Playing pool and drinking beer
Nothin more'n the
Occasional tear
But this man's life goes on
And he gets
Greased all over
From time to time
At the strip joint, where we met
He said 'hi, my name is ted
See that one over there
That ball of thunder
Every time she goes vavoom,
I wiggle in my chair
Can i buy you a beer?
What a guy

'i've had a few myself' he said
'but i never quit when i'm ahead
Too many rules and regulations
Stupid laws designed by fools behind closed doors
And another thing i won't discuss is religion
It always causes a fight
Vavoom
There she goes again
'how does she do that' said ted

And he told me
Of those unjustices (that)
He had suffered in his life
His wife and kids
And boss and dogs
And neighbours
Raising cain and causing strife
They were forever whining
Bleating howling yapping screeching moaning crying
Vavoom
He fed them well
He keep them warm

Thing about ted
He didn't really care
Nothing much got in his hair
And the beauty of it was
That he was right
He was big as a truck
And fast as a door
(what's that?)
He was always right

The banjo player took a hike
What's that song
I used to like
Vavoom
He was big as a truck
Fast as a door - ted
Ted the man our ted

Remind me to tell you
Bout the old silver miner
Name of hard rock pete
Had his house built on a slope
They say one of his legs
Lived in calico
Ther's a rumour going round
That the other lived in hope
So i walked in the room
And i stopped
I turned around
And looked over my shoulder
And a voice close beside me said
You'd better watch your head
The party's over

It wasn't long before
The waitress came over and said
Can i freshen up your drink
And have you heard of these boys
And if you feel included
To buy some cowboy boots
Well it's not that bad
We can talk above the noise
So i sucked on my beer
Shut my eyes
And tried to listen to the words
I know i missed the meaning
But the message
Was something i'd already heard

Johnny ringo's voice
Is getting deeper
And now he's going to put
Another lock on the door
The night is getting later
My head is getting lighter
The mood is getting darker
Tequila's being poured
So i smile
At the old gunslinger
In his frame on the wall
As he pushed back his hat
And it's all coming back
I'd cut a long story short
But it's much too late for that

Somebody stole my guitar
They took it from
The back seat of my car

I was sleeping in memphis
In my hotel room
And somebody stole my guitar