I said, "Turn around Don't you know he's right behind you?" I said, "Quiet down If you make too much noise, they'll find you" I said, "Don't you dare Go off peering down that hallway" I said, "Don't go there They've been staking it out all day" And they said, "You're ruining the movie For the rest of us You're ruining the movie Quit guessing at the end You don't have to prove me Every little fuss Just sit and watch the movie If it's time you're gonna spend" I said, "Hold it, son That's not how you hold a racket" I said, "Anyone Can just come right up and smack it" I said, "How are you Ever gonna make the roster?" I said, "Get a clue Or else you'll seem like an imposter" And he said, "You're ruining the movie For the rest of us You're ruining the movie Quit guessing at the end You don't have to prove me Every little fuss Just sit and watch the movie If it's time you're gonna spend" I said, "What's the draw If this isn't gonna turn out?" I said, "There's a flaw And our love is gonna burn out" I said, "Why should I Try to save a ship that's sinking" I said, "Justify All your dreamy wishful thinking" And she said, "You're ruining the movie For the rest of us You're ruining the movie Quit guessing at the end You don't have to prove me Every little fuss Just sit and watch the movie If it's time you're gonna spend"

When they tore the curtain down to reveal Every hoax and treason and dirty deal We could not believe it was a charade Used to earn our trust, then have it betrayed So as all our bearings became unglued Our concern for news programs was renewed And we took in all that we could digest To be educated for the next test 'Cause we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take this anymore No longer will we play this game of bull and matador We see just how they pick our pockets, leaving not a dime But we're not gonna let them get away with it this time Well we've heard the news on the radio And we're gonna act on what we know 'Cause we have the power of people's choice If we only can unify our voices And when our time finally arrives We will pull our guns and unsheath our knives As we take our cause out into the streets We'll take back what's ours from the top elites 'Cause we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take this anymore Our megaphones are turned so high that they cannot ignore Our overwhelming push to turn the order back around Beginning with the ballots, we will let our voices sound..... We want Barabbus

She waited for him far inside A lofty tower, starry-eyed While humming to the tune of wedding bells For she knew she would be a bride If their two hearts would but collide In bright, harmonic pink & blue pastels She dreamt of how he would appear When finally his ship drew near And he stepped on her shore with weathered feat His handsome looks and lack of fear Would complement her hemisphere If only they could find the means to meet And oh, if he she could He she could but find Oh, she'd leave it all Leave it all behind He swept the world in search of her As if an olden voyager Whose mission was to find a hidden land He didn't watch the calendar As time elapsed into a blur He wouldn't stop until he had her hand Although he didn't know her name He knew he'd love her just the same For she would consummate his master plan The two would spark a lasting flame For she would be the proper dame To finally make him the proper man And oh, if she he could She he could but find Oh, he'd leave it all Leave it all behind Perhaps it was their destiny To make each other's company Or maybe it was just a thing of chance But underneath a cherry tree One day they met and instantly They knew that it would be their dream romance They could've dined by candlelight Or had a walk or flown a kite But they decided on a trip instead They felt their bond so watertight That they took off into the night And on the next day, they were proudly wed And oh, they left it all Left it all behind Oh, they left it all Left it all behind

Well, My sister-in-law's in town I'd better hunker down When she comes hither 'Cause that means Them ghastly little brats In their jeans and backward hats Are coming with her For there Is nothing I can say Their visitation day Is already slated Just like All those other times With them and all the crimes They perpetrated They made My carpets gritty They teased my kitty And broke my chair They stained My good material Ate all my cereal And didn't care So I'm gonna hide my rings And all the other things That I treasure And I'm Gonna set out traps In hopes it handicaps Their wicked pleasure Them brats Ain't got no boundaries And their tyrannic sprees Need to be corrected I ask How could I survive All the ways that I've Been disrespected? They made Darts out of my pencils Used paints and stencils All over the house They barged In on my computer To see which was cuter A baby bird or mouse They filled My shoes with rice and Made calls to Iceland And Vietnam They left Holes in my drywall Spiked my milk with Midol And wouldn't scram (Ghastly little brats)

Follow the leader And never look back You'll see only cedar And miles of steel track If you catch a yearning It adds to the tow So keep those wheels turning Don't mind where they go You're nothing but the carraige and wheel For transportation on the railway Logistics for the lumber and steel You carry to point B from point A You'll never be an automobile You weren't designed to function that way So disregard the things you may feel And second-guess the things you might say I hear you loud, I hear you clear But there's an unexplored frontier Just past the track that beckons near That's where I fall I'm going far away from here Your warnings find no mindful ear Won't heed your rules, won't heed your fear I'll heed the call I know I wasn't built for this Gonna jump the track today Careening toward the wilderness In a boxcar breakaway

I never thought that you'd take opposing sides and contradict me I never thought that you'd throw away my love, God forbid I never thought that you'd pack my bags and evict me Oh, but you did I never thought that you'd want to give it up and just erase me I never thought that you'd have such a hard time off the grid I never thought that you'd find it effortless to replace me Oh, but you did

You & me What are we? I try to find the words to fit this thing that we have goin' But how do you describe a work of art without it showin'? I don't know what I'm lookin' for, but hopefully I'll know in Time 'Cause this deserves description that's beyond what we've been given It isn't superficial, it's emotionally driven Like life's a giant song, and we created us a livin' Rhyme Me & you Far from through It seems as though it hasn't been that long since first it started This interchange of thoughts and feelings, so much we've imparted I've never felt so comfortable, nor been so openhearted Before I've set aside my preconceptions, doubted disillusion This thing we have might save me from a lifetime of reclusion If this confuses me, well then I hope there's more confusion In store What is this? It's exciting And it's new It's unnerving To pursue But it's something I can feel It's fantastic Yet it's real It's surprising Unexpected It's electric It's connected It's so fresh and It's so thrilling Dare I say it? It's fulfilling a part of me It's friendship, isn't it? This is friendship, isn't it? Well then we are the truest friendship I've ever known (I've ever known)

I took myself to the grocery store In a 1996 four-door A pouch of coupons in my hands In case they didn't have off-brands Inside I grabbed a loaf of bread Potato sack and lettuce head Some ramen noodles, beans and rice Tortilla chips at discount price And at the checkout with a wink I told the young cashier to think Of all the goods that I had bought I hallowed treasure, were they not? She smirked a bit uncomfortably In an attempt to humor me But she did not owe me a thing For I was living like a king 'Cause I'm as happy as a clam Ain't got no pressing needs My grass ain't greener, but I am Completely rid of weeds I took myself to the dollar show Whose scheduled times I didn't know Just made a somewhat random pick And bought a ticket for a flick I skirted past the concession line My chewing gum would do me fine And sticky floors I didn't want So I sat at the very front The film began with no delays This copy had seen better days But all the wear and tear could not Affect the acting or the plot And when the movie show was done I stayed to watch the credits run While feeling very much content With the dollar I had spent 'Cause I'm as happy as a clam Ain't got no pressing needs My grass ain't greener, but I am Completely rid of weeds I hitched a ride to a party at A fancy person's fancy flat Where trendy music played throughout So loud you nearly had to shout The things to do were to converse Or binge on beer -- which one was worse? Fed up with boredom, I came back To hang my hat and hit the sack Some may say my life ain't fun Well, that's just how they see it And if that means I'll have no one To be my friend, so be it 'Cause I'm as happy as a clam Ain't got no pressing needs My grass ain't greener, but I am Completely rid of weeds