Blues Traveler

[fox69]

"Orange In The Sun"

"Orange In The Sun"



Never you mind at the storm, honey
Never you mind the lightning
Dawn gonna make the day warm, honey
Son gonna make the day bring

Hold you till it comes
Just water falling down
The orange in the sun
Never makes a sound

Never you mind at the noise, honey
The man in the moon and the stars
Are putting away all their toys, honey
The lightning back in their jars

Hold you till they're done
Just water falling down
The orange in the sun
Never makes a sound
As it shines
All around

Rise and awake in the morning, honey
Wash away sleep from your eye
Keep any dreams that you might have made, baby
Little one please don't you cry

Hold you till the dawn
Just water falling down
The orange in the sun
Never makes a sound
As it shines
All around

Take away all of the darkness, honey
Remove any nightmares power
Break any curse with me, won't you honey
By the light of the morning hour

Hold you till the dawn
Just water falling down
The orange in the sun
Never makes a sound

Every night has to end, honey
Every storm has to pass
You don't have to pretend, honey
That a tear in the rain has to last

Hold you till the dawn
Just water falling down
The orange in the sun
Never makes a sound

 

[fox69]

"Partner In Crime"

"Partner In Crime"



Trouble has always ever managed to find me
I do my best but in the end I usually get away
That's how it's always been quite comfortable in fact
And now at last you've caught me and it's time to finally pay

Is it the dead man walking
Who feels the most alive...

And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime
And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime

Your lead dog is off the leash and he has treed me
Not the finest hiding place I see in retrospect
The only thing to possibly have freed me
Was the mercy that I squandered
No mercy I expect

Is it the dead man walking
Who feels the most alive...

And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime
And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime

Is it the dead man walking
Who feels the most alive...

And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime
And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime
And you're taking it to me
You sent a shock right through me
To begin is a lifetime
My partner in crime

 

[fox69]

"Pretty Angry"

"Pretty Angry"



I wish I drank tequila
I wish I stayed up late
But lately when the Sandman comes
You know I just can wait
No, lately I can wait

And we packed up all your boxes
It's all been hauled away
I never stare at walls so bare
'Cause something always stays
Yeah something of you stays

And I wanna shout from my guitar
Come out, come out wherever you are
The joke is over, open your eyes
A heart like yours, it never dies
And I found your keys behind your chair
I still can see you sitting there
This isn't funny; don't fool around
You let me go... you let me down

And I guess I'm still pretty angry
And I don't want to be
I don't know which was the bigger waste of time
Missing you or wishing, instead, it was me

I wish I walked on water
Pulling rabbits from my sleeve
Guessing cards and saving everyone
I wish I still believed
Oh I wish that I believed

That I could also channel voices
That I've endured the burning blade
That I could make some of your choices
I wish I weren't afraid
Of those choices that you've made

Like I could give you what you need
So ollie ollie oxen free
The game is up and I give in
So show yourself so that you can win
Come claim your prize and I don't care
I still can see you standing there
How could you leave, how could you lie?
You cut me off in mid-reply

And I guess I'm still pretty angry
And I don't want to be
I don't know which was the bigger waste of time
Missing you or wishing instead it was me

The will to win, the urge to race
I still can see it on your face
Thought I'd keep up but only crashed
I wasn't built to move that fast
Thought I could match you stride for stride
But I was on the other side
And holding onto the safety rail
With knuckles white, complexion pale
A cloud of dust and you were gone
Thought I would catch you later on
I limped behind, your race was won
But were you racing or on the run?
How you enjoyed, you loved to drive
And I'm destroyed... 'cause I'm alive

And I guess I'm still pretty angry
And I don't want to be
I don't know which was the bigger waste of time
Missing you or wishing, instead, it was me

And I guess I'm still pretty angry
And I don't want to be
I don't know which was the bigger waste of time
Missing you...

 

[fox69]

"Price To Pay"

"Price To Pay"


Standing here with a tale to tell
I might as well tell to you
Nothing near Wagnerian
As Terminater Two
It's an old on about a little dirt farm girl
Who wanted to get out for good
She'd do anything to keep that dream
She'd do anything she could

Who was she
To feel so free
With her heart on her sleeve
She just couldn't believe...
There was a price to pay

Her very first chance to escape that year
Came when the circus had come to town
She wound up in bed and quite madly in love
With some rubber nose juggling clown
He promised her he'd return for her come next spring
And he swore that he wouldn't forget
Needless to say came the following May
More than her appetite was getting wet
She proceeded unheeded and quite undefeated
To the trailer behind the tent
And her heart began to soar at his trailer door
She was gonna go wherever he went

Who was she
To feel so free
With her heart on her sleeve
She just couldn't believe
There was a price to pay

He arrived at last at about half past
With a girl under every arm
But all of this in itself could have been innocent as hell
But what began to cause her alarm
Was when he locked the door behind him like she'd always been
She was standing alone in the dirt
And her eyes were so dry that she began to cry
And something began to hurt
She wanted to tear the hair out of her head
Yeah and she wanted to wish that she was dead
But a voice in her just would not let her drop
And her heart began to break but it didn't stop

"Run all you're races
And don't you fear
You and I
Are getting out of here
And we'll survive
That I guarantee
Cause you don't need much
When all you have is me"

She listened to the little voice in her
And then she hit the road
Free at last with just a tiny scar
And finally on her own
No one knows what became of her
All we know is that she got away
And though there really ain't no guarantee down here
I like to think she did okay

Who was she
To feel so free
With her heart on her sleeve
She just wouldn't believe

That there's a price to pay [x4]

 

[fox69]

"Psycho Joe"

"Psycho Joe"



He took a rifle
And killed a disciple
So that those nagging thoughts would leave him in peace
He'd drown a puppy
Or shive-shank a yuppie
Just to make the voices cease
Goes on a bender
Then he surrenders
Taken into custody
So satisfying I would be lying
If I didn't want to hear the plea

And so we gather round Psycho Joe
The quiet loners always blow
Strap him in the chair
And killing bad guys is such fun
Too bad we only captured one
Are there any more out there
Are there any more out there
And in the weirdest way it sets him free
He's finally rid of you and me
Joe and his electric chair

He worshiped Satan
And liked Iron Maiden
And now he's in the cold cold ground
For more exciting
Staging and lighting
We waited till the sun went down
Killed someone's daughter
With the chain that they bought her
What's a daddy gonna do
But the most annoyed
Were the talk show tabloid
Because they couldn't get an interview

And so we gather round Psycho Joe
The quiet loners always blow
Strap him in the chair
And killing bad guys is such fun
Too bad we only captured one
Are there any more out there
Are there any more out there
Any more out there?

You've got your heroes
Caesars and Neros
Men of infamy and fame
Now we've got jo jo
Have we sunk so low
Guess I've got myself to blame
An eye for an eye
Won't get you by
Good book says that it's a sin
But the ratings war
Says that if we kill more
Psychopaths then we will win

And so we gather round Psycho Joe
The quiet loners always blow
Strap him in the chair
And killing bad guys is such fun
Too bad we only captured one
Are there any more out there
Are there any more out there
And in the weirdest way it sets him free
He's finally rid of you and me
Joe and his electric, Joe and his electric
Joe and his electrical chair

 

[fox69]

"Rage"

"Rage"



When the fire
In your belly ain't been shrinking
And there's nothing
Laying around that you could be drinking
Take no mind
As that stranger tries to pass you
Is he blind?
Or couldn't he clearly see the train?
Couldn't he feel the bloody stain?
Not that I'm one to complain
Why do we chaw upon the pain?

It's just the rage
Just the rage
Just rage
Rage

Close my eyes
Pull me in and take my tongue
Taste the lies
That dance around us and we're among
Break your heart
Run out now and tear it up
Then you can start
To give that inner brat a hug
Till the dickhead pulls the rug
Take the fall from high above
No details to what you love

It's just the rage
Just the rage
Just rage
Rage

Calls a masterpiece
"Come and paint me, here I am"
And it's my disease
That I am raging all the time
Fought for reason, fought for rhyme
Then I'm walking up the line
The voice it calls
I must abide
Bound for glory on the other side

It's just the rage
Just rage
Just rage
Rage

Just rage
Just rage
Just rage
Just rage
Just rage
Rage
Rage
Rage

 

[fox69]

"Recognize My Friend"

"Recognize My Friend"



I
Look back on this life
And it doesn't seem right
That I'm standing here today
So many times
I thought I would die
But always something
Stood in my way

Save me again
From doing myself in
Give me another
Wake up call
The lessons we've learned
How soon we return
And so now I'm headed for another fall
From grace into danger
Mysterious stranger
Guardian angel above all

When we meet again
Right there and then
I hope you realize my friend
When my time is up
And my spirit ascends
I hope I recognize my friend

My friend
Does that even define
Though I know that you're mine
Somehow the words just seem so small
And you are so far
And I am so high
And now I'm ready for another fall
From grace into danger
Mysterious stranger
Guardian angel above all

When we meet again, right there and then
I hope you realize, my friend
When my time is up, and my spirit ascends
I hope I recognize my friend

When we meet again
Before it ends
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, and the music comes in
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, right there and then
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, from now until then
I hope I recognize my friend

When we meet again, before it ends
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, from now until then
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, before it ends
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, from now until then
I hope I recognize my friend
When we meet again, before it ends
I hope I recognize my friend

 

[fox69]

"Regarding Steven"

"Regarding Steven"



Well I've guessed your name and I'm sure you know mine
I'd like to discuss our mutual friend
I can't help but feel that I left him behind
Does he still stay with you or did his pain ever end

I guess
I don't deserve to know
If he ever let go
I guess
I don't really need to see
If he wound up with you or did he ever break free

When we were both young, you took us in
And taught us to play survival games
He'd lost so much that you let him win
But I had a home so it just wasn't the same

I had the strength
To look you in the eye
And say goodbye
I was lucky
And I didn't have to play
Does he still stay with you or did he get away

I used what I had and I escaped
I smelled something good and I followed its track
But all he could smell was the world that you shaped
It took all my strength and I just couldn't look back

I remember him
Calling after me
I keep that memory
The last thing he screamed out aloud
Was "Hey don't you leave me alone!"
Yeah he might live with you but he called me his home

I guessed your name and some day so will he
Cause one of these ides he's gonna break free
Cause one of these ides he's gonna break free
Cause one of these ides he's gonna break...

 

[fox69]

"Right Here Waiting For You"
(feat. Bowling For Soup)

"Right Here Waiting For You"
(feat. Bowling For Soup)



I wouldn’t dare to say I missed you
‘Cause the words would hurt too loud
But if you walk right through that door
I swear that I would tell you now
Laying by myself
In this fold-up Ikea bed
Thinking about your face
And every single word you said

Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And if you only knew
You would just arrive
Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And sadly that’s just all that I can do
Right here waiting for you

Maybe you will never get there
And maybe soon you will
At least I have this moment
And my only inner thrill
Hoping you walk through that door
And lie here next to me
I’m cool to get the daydream
Yeah I will take it happily

Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And if you only knew
You would just arrive
Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And sadly that’s just all that I can do
Right here waiting for you

I wouldn’t dare to say I missed you
‘Cause the words would hurt too loud
But if you walk right through that door
I swear that I would tell you now

Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And if you only knew
You would just arrive
Right here waiting for you
Just keeping hope alive
And sadly that’s just all that I can do
Sadly that’s just all that I can do
Right here waiting for you

 

[fox69]

"Rubberneck"

"Rubberneck"



Whenever there's smoke and fire
You'll find him handy to admire
Never learns the victims' names
Roasting snacks upon the flames
Always just to happen by
Blood-soaked steel, but he keeps dry
Without concern who's left alive
It's entertainment for his drive

Hey, here comes Rubberneck
He never helps but he loves a wreck
He should close his mouth and drive away
He'd seize a peek but not the day

Sideline living is so sweet
There's always something good to eat
Smug behind the safety glass
Committed not but to save his ass
With thoughts like "better you than me"
I guess that's why he wants to see
Appreciation only learned
By watching someone else get burned

Hey, here comes Rubberneck
He never helps but he loves a wreck
He should close his mouth and drive away
He'd seize a peek but not the day

Rubberneck, his luck ran out
Messed with a truck and lost the bout
Smolders in a twisted chunk
While we praise our own and curse his luck

Hey, here comes Rubberneck
He never helps but he loves a wreck
He should close his mouth and drive away
He'd seize a peek but not the day

Hey, here comes Rubberneck
He never helps but he loves a wreck
He should close his mouth and drive away
He'd seize a peek but not the day