Necessity: The 4-Track Years
Swear to God, cross my heart, stick a needle right through my eye
01. She's Not The Enemy **
02. She Goes To Bed *
03. His Train
04. Song For Her *
05. I Live *
06. Miracle Medicine *
07. The Hard Way *
08. My Home Is Not a House *
09. Take Good Care of Me
10. Hectified *
11. Road Kill Blues
12. I Go Astray *
(* demos with different lyrics than official versions)
(** final version of song with different lyrics than demo)
She's Not the Enemy
Oh if you wanna talk to her, just go up and talk to her and she won't mind
Do yourself a favor boy, in this world for hesitation there's no time
Serve her up a slice of life, she don't have to be your wife to understand
Give her something interesting and something no one else can, see, you followin' me?
Chorus:
She's not the enemy
No she's not the enemy
She's not the enemy
No she's not the enemy
Yeah let's talk about the stratosphere even though we're stuck down here it's alright
Just another cracked idea, I can tell you what you feared late last night
(chorus)
Gotta keep tellin' yourself
Gotta keep tellin' yourself
Just keep tellin' yourself
If you wanna talk to me, just go up and talk to me, I won't mind
Do yourself a favor girl, in this world for hesitation, there's no time (there's no time)
Say you want the slice of life, you don't have to be my wife to understand
Nothing ever ends it just begins, again, you followin' me?
(chorus 2x)
She Goes To Bed (demo)
She goes to bed, but it's always alone
With a handful of friends and trouble at home
She wants to be good, she knows that she should
But with the knowledge of this, there's no way she could...oh, no
We're no more than friends and that's where it ends
But funny enough we're both wearing grins
And I'll spend half the day just running around
With a pocket of change and you on my mind
I play with some words you might not have heard
But I'm never afraid of sounding absurd
And it's not hard to see the way this could be
And if it's alright with you, then, it's OK with me...
Some things are better unsaid...
Oh, she goes to bed, but it's always alone
With a handful of friends and trouble at home
Oh, she wants to be real, to learn how to feel
What can a poor girl do, but take your heart from you
She'll take your heart from you...
No, she'll take your heart from you...
His Train
Ryan calls me, says "You'd better believe it, I got the bug, gotta get out with my brother
And so he comes down from the small town, says he's gotta move out of the boonies someday
And I smile to hide a sorrow deep inside
Because I know that he's leaving I'm just now believing he's got to find his own way
His train will leave on time (4x)
He ties his shoelace as a grin consumes his face, we're out again in the town with intentions
And we're the ones who say it's all in fun when it's understood that no good can be found here
And we talk about girls, what brothers don't talk about girls
And it was best Christopher Walkin, he says "Go out and get 'em", guess who's the protagonist
His train will leave on time (4x)
And he confides that he wants to be well but he's always done well
We're not worried about that
His train will leave on time (6x)
Song For Her (demo)
Oh everyone loves my baby, baby
And she's the acts so crazy, crazy
And you can't see, you can't see all you've done for me
I'll fly away with the wings you've given me
Everyone loves my lady, lady
Oh, she's the one looks so crazy, crazy
Oh but angels cry when she hurts herself sometimes
But those angels sing when she's laughing with her friends
She turns away and rejects the mindless
And I'm the one grinning madly timeless
And angels cry when she hurts herself sometimes
But those angels sing when she's laughing with her friends
And you can't see
You can't see what you've done for me
But I'll fly away
With those wings you've given me
I Live (demo)
She's the one that I seen smiles at me when she's driving by
But I turn away as if it's enough just to say to myself
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
Now and then ask a friend to make it happen, we're introduced
She says we've met, I don't think so, I'd remember a day like that
She's just standing there - better show her what fate looks like
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
I live...(repeat several times)
Brace myself and tell her how it is
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
I live... live...I live...
Miracle Medicine (demo)
"It's like I'm dizzy all the time," he said as he got in the line
"I've been to three or more like him who all said I should do just fine
I've spent more money than I'm worth, I've got some more for what that's worth"
If I were ever to confuse these things, I would most certainly abuse my thing
Now that you all can read my mind, I think it's safe to say you'll mind my mind
My head's full of nothing but lead, at least that's how it feels in bed
I try to get up but I'm held upside down, give me something to calm me down
It's like the doctors used to say, "All work and no play, make Jason run away"
Dexmanol (?), demeral, codeine with the dream team
I'd trade anything to feel as good as I used to
Hey doc, whatever faith I had in your miracle medicine
Is out the window with the air, been replaced by the Indian
I've been to ten or more like you, I'm sure they'll all agree it's true
If I were ever to confuse these things, I would most certainly abuse my thing
Now that you all can read my mind, I think it's safe to say you'd mind
You would then subsequently lose, you'd lose your mind...
The Hard Way
Something good is happening right before my eyes
I found in perfect skies so blue which should come as no surprise
Oh tell me like it really is, no need to be untrue
There's no one in this worn out place who's gonna listen to you
Walk along the edge with me and tell me what you see
The crowds are clearing out again, they always do in the end
Tell me all about the times when you were with the king
It seems I've won the compromise I know, 'cause you're just like me
Chorus:
I think I just found out the hard way
How you can give away too much
And I was always so happy to see you baby
And so inspired by your touch
I saw you driving yesterday with a man who looked like me
And in your eyes there was true love it wasn't all that hard to see
I saw him touch you like I did and drive you crazy with his smile
In your eyes there was certainty, you'd better stick with that a while
I couldn't bring these things to you and you the same for me
I'd see you in the afternoons, that's the only time I'm free
Now that these things are on my mind I should just let them go
When your torture seems less sublime that's when I know I should go
(chorus 2x)
by your touch....
oh...I am in love...
oh I am in love...with you...with you...
My Home Is Not a House (demo)
My home is not a house
I'm surrounded by no walls
But I'm as quiet as a mouse
You'll never know I'm here at all
It seems I'm always disappearing
With my world thrown in a case
But do you know just how endearing
I find your little place?
I constantly remind myself one thing
This is where I always said I'd be
? ? ? of insincerity
And spend my fifteen minutes here with me
Oh I really get around
Oh I really get around
I'll take a silver plated jet plane
Yeah, and run it in the grounds
Take the scissor to the strings
That gather human beings
And take you on that holiday
You dream about
I've got a secret
I can tell you
All about my secret
But I think I'd better show you
Constantly remind myself one thing
This is where I always swore I'd be (right here)
I'll drain your lake and leave those fish to doubt
Everything they knew before the drought
Oh, but I really get around
Did I mention that I really get around
I'll spend some time in Turkey
Just tryin' to get the hang of things
Oh and I could be a rich man
But what a bitch man
And then I'll have mentioned things which just come naturally
(Oh I've got a secret...
I've got a secret
I can tell you
All about my secret
But I think I'd better show you
Take Good Care Of Me
You, you ask a lot of questions
Demand a lot of answers
But you won't get them from me
And I, I make you feel easy
Sometimes a little sleazy
But it looks natural on you
Chorus:
'Cause it don't mean that much to me
Free as I'll ever be
Like me to swallow the key
Take good care of me
And I, I'd like to tell you everything
But everything's not easy
When you're living life like me
You, you try to tell me how to do this
But I don't believe a word you say
You're just frustrated anyway
(Chorus)
Take good care of me
Take good care of me
Take good care of me
If we could borrow you for just a minute
Wishing you'd prove to be intelligent
And you could ask a lot of important questions
And we would cherish all this time you spent...
I, I can't pretend to wait now
So what'cha gonna say now?
I'm here and I'm all ears (I'm all ears)
In this world where love and affection
Are simply out of the question
Would mean a little truth
(Chorus)
Take good care of me
Take good care of me
Take good care of me
(Alright)
What you gonna do?
When they hear the truth?
What you gonna do?
When they hear the truth?
Hectified (demo)
Things seem so hectified now, I ain't gots me no peace
I'm, well, entirely pent up now, I can't gets me no release
I started jotting stupid things down
I could repeat later on
When I know the timing's just right
I hope no one here's heard this song...this song
'Cause we retired all that came before
Well I talked about the future
Lord knows we've talked about the past
When I feel the timing's just right
Good God I only hope it lasts
I've got some friends who feel important
Seems they've swayed some who really are
It's just a trick of natural lighting
Make your mind see very far...so far
'Cause we've retired all that came before
It's mans way to think
No one could handle what he's been through
What was alright for me
Would not work for you
Can you believe in anything now
Now everything's believable
Thought I might bring up the future
If that's at all conceivable
'Cause I'm a slave to all that's insight
Hovering 'round the truth awhile
Oh, like some messenger of alright
Who wears upon his face a smile...I'm smiling
'Cause we've retired all that came before
Road Kill Blues
If the old man seems unkind
It's just that mother's lost her mind
When they have a word with you
You're gonna have some work to do
Run boy run
Get your things, get out of there
While your teachers beat your ass
Just for abusing the bathroom pass
She'll be waiting bliss in hand
To introduce you to the man
Go get what
What's rightfully yours, it's rightfully yours
(recorded voices:)
"...walk up in the church and experience the new birth experience
we were born of water and spirit according to the word of god
and according to what jesus is commanding, praise god
listen, god wants to make a new creature out of you"
Hungry hunters, road kill blues
Trigger-happy looky-lu's
Acting on the lord's command
Familiar with the devil's plan
Run boy run
Take the car, jump a train
'fore you run out of brain
I Go Astray (demo)
Don't lock the door
I just might be back at four
And don't fret your pretty face
Or tidy up the place
Cause I'm no the one who promised you
Anything but this truth
That's if there will be storms you haven't seen
And you're not here nor there but in between
We might have to start again
Only this time as better friends
He was your prince in white
With a curious lust for the night
But you never seemed to mind
Even as you were left behind
There hardly seemed a thing to say
She saw blue but the sky was gray
And even though he's out a lot
Ya still got him
He's what you got
But he falls asleep again
"I'm going out with my girlfriends"
And It seems I've finally found a way by which to say
How I'm sorry everyday I go astray
Yes, it seems I've finally found a way by which to say
How I'm sorry everyday I go astray
Astray, astray, astray...I go
She wakes up late and she sees before her newspapers spinning 'round
Takes just a second to grab her senses as her love comes tumblin' down
But she knows inside this is worth each heartache as she hears a familiar sound
In the form of an apology
Finally found a way by which to say
How I'm sorry everyday I go astray
Yes, it seems I've finally found a way by which to say
How I'm sorry everyday I go astray
I've finally found a way by which to say...