Old 97's

[fox69]

"No Doubt About It"

"No Doubt About It"


I think you're the sweetest thing and I like your talk
I like your curly hair, honey, and I like your walk
I like the way you hold me, I like your eyes of blue
There's no doubt, honey, I'm crazy over you.

I like the way you smile, I like your dimpled chin
I like to see your hair and I like to see you grin
I like the way you hold me, I like everything you do
There's no doubt about it, I'm in love with you.

Oh, when you hold me, my poor heart skips a beat
Ooh, when you kiss me, it knocks me off my feet
I like your little stories, I like everything you do
There's no doubt about it, I'm crazy over you.

Here we go!

I like the way you smile, I like your dimpled chin
I like to see your hair and I like to see you grin
I like the way you hold me, I like everything you do
There's no doubt about it, I'm in love with you.

Oh, when you hold me, my poor heart skips a beat
Ooh, when you kiss me, it knocks me off my feet
I like your little stories, I like everything you do
There's no doubt about it, I'm crazy over you
There's no doubt about it, I'm crazy over you
There's no doubt about it, I'm crazy over you.

There's no doubt about it, I'm crazy over you.

 

[fox69]

"No Mother"

"No Mother"


In the valley of the shadows I'm waiting
For mother and the other ones I love
So know I'll always love you
Until we meet above

In the battle of the bottle I'm an innocent
And the breaking of glass I'm lost
In the shadow of a downtown overpass
My last I did exhaust

No no no mother should ever have to lose a son
No no no mother especially not such a handsome one

In the middle of the meadow I'm waiting
For mother and the other ones I love
There's no good why this came to pass
There's only just because

No no no mother should ever have to lose a son
No no no mother especially such a handsome one

 

[fox69]

"No Simple Machine"

"No Simple Machine"


He said "Can I buy you a drink?"
What he meant was, "Can I buy you?"
Yeah his eyes were pits of despair
But his accent recalled the bayou
Oh, and women go crazy for guys who talk funny
And men who treat them mean
Aw, but you deserve better than that, my friend
You are no simple machine
You're not a girl who is easily swayed
By a quick-witted, sure-footed dancer
Yeah, your heart is as large as your great big brain
And sometimes there is no answer
You had your eyes closed, and he saw you comin'
His good one's the one side you'd seen
Aw, but he tried to break you
He didn't realize
You are no simple machine
Just give me one night
To wipe the slate clean
Yeah, it's gonna take all night
You are no simple machine
He said, "Who's this fool on your arm?"
And I said, "Let me at him"
Oh, his bell begs to get rung
And his nose begs get flattened
Ah, you kept your composure
I'll give you credit
You led me away from that scene
He mighta had you, but he never had you
You are no simple machine
Just give me one night
To wipe the slate clean
Yeah, it's gonna take all night
Aw, 'cause you are no simple machine
Just give me one night
To wipe the slate clean
Yeah, it's gonna take all night
'Cause you are no simple machine
Aw yeah, you are no simple machine
That's right

 

[fox69]

"Nobody"

"Nobody"


The desert children wanted bread
The good lord sent them manna
I asked just for one good girl
The devil sent me Julianna
She don't come around no more
It's time to face the facts
Take your pallet from her floor
And that dagger from your back
Nobody
Nobody
Nobody sees you when you're low
Nobody waits when you get slow
Nobody wants to wheel lets off the rails
Nobody lets you lay down
When you've run clean out of trail
How can it be that I'm the only one?
Yesterday rye bread and soup
Today was soup and rye
I asked my friend if soup just said
N-O-B-O-D and Y
Nobody
Nobody
Nobody buys that you've been slow
Nobody picks up when you phone
Nobody lets you forget when you fail
Nobody lets you lay down
When you've run clean out of trail
How can it be that I'm the only one?
Holin' up with my old friend
Mirror on the shelf
He said poor boy, you're looking bad
And I don't feel so good myself
Nobody
Nobody
Nobody
Nobody...

 

[fox69]

"Northern Line"

"Northern Line"


I'm dreaming on a night train
It's only been a light rain, and a darkened sky and a starry night
I'm humming on a cold train
I'm singing about the wreck of the Old 97
And I'm walking through this city
I'll tell my story to the rain
And I won't come back no matter what you say
I'm feeling no pain
I don't care if I ever see your face again
I'm riding on a Northern Line
I got my money - but I got a lot of time to spend
And I'm walking through this city
I'll tell my secret to the sky
And I won't come back no matter what you say
And I'm walking through this city
Yeah I'll tell my story to the rain
And I won't come back no matter what you say
No I won't come back no matter what you say

 

[fox69]

"Old Familiar Steam"

"Old Familiar Steam"


By the time you leave
I'll be saving all my green
For a homebound train to carry me
On old familiar steam.

I wish you'd hurry up,
And leave or come around.
Well the moon is waning hard tonight.
I'm leaving my home town.

And the train rolls on with no pilot.
And the station's left me I know.
But if you should happen to find it,
Please bring it home, bring it home.

I traded all my stops
For a pillow made of rails.
In an empty room I listen to
The lonely whistle wails.

I woke up to feet,
That I took to be your shoes,
And the train lay tracks that deafened me,
Shook my insides loose.

And the train rolls on with no pilot,
And the station's left me I know.
But if you should happen to find it,
Please bring it home, bring it home.

And the point of all this living,
Is the dying still to come.
And I could be forgiven,
But I just won't, I just won't.
...

 

[fox69]

"Oppenheimer"

"Oppenheimer"


Me and this girl we've been falling in love
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl I've been living above
On a road called Oppenheimer
Tar on the roof there were stars in her hair
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl we were going somewhere
On a road called Oppenheimer
Me and this girl we've been working it out
We've got a long way to go we've got a long way to go
Me and this girl we've been having it out
On a road called Oppenheimer
Me and this girl we've been getting it on
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Watching it go until its all the way gone
On a road called Oppenheimer
And the days gonna be today
And the time is gonna be right now
No I'm never gone fall for anyone else but her
And the place is gonna be right here
On a road called Oppenheimer Oppenheimer
Me and this girl we been falling in love
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl I've been dreaming above
On a road called Oppenheimer
Tar on the roof there were stars in her hair
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl we were going somewhere
On a road called Oppenheimer
And the days gonna be today
And the time is gonna be right now
No I'm never gone fall for anyone else but her
And the place is gonna be right here
On a road called Oppenheimer Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Me and this girl we've been working it out
We've got a long way to go we've got a long way to go

 

[fox69]

"Over The Cliff"

"Over The Cliff"


Words and Music by Jon Langford
Well I worked hard and I got lots of money
Well I tried hard but I don't wanna stay
Yeah I've seen too much trouble, I felt too much pressure bubble
I knew there had to be a better way
I wouldn't hide if you thought I was worth it
You'd smack me down when I misbehave
But everybody knows that I've got flunkies here in tow
To clean up all the messes that I've made
[Chorus:]
I'm going over the cliff
I'm going over the cliff
And it's hard to tell if life is a burden or a gift
Yeah I'm going over the cliff
Forgive me or forget me everybody
Well I guess I always had this honest streak
Yeah I'm sick of all the yawning, the bitching, and the bawling
I'm sick of feeling powerless and weak
Please don't call me cool just call me "asshole"
'Cause I will be a beggar not a king
And the devil don't care if you're a fish or you're a stick (chip)
Yeah I'm going over the cliff
[Chorus]
Well in New York and L.A. they're sending faxes
So the company can wash its hands of this
Yeah there was no one there to look after me or care
Well I'm going over the cliff
I'm going over the cliff
I'm going over the cliff
Yeah success on someone else's terms don't mean a fucking thing
I'm going over the cliff
That's right, success on someone else's terms don't mean a fucking thing
I'm going over the cliff
I'm going over the cliff
I'm going over the cliff

 

[fox69]

"Perfume"

"Perfume"


When you explode into the room,
All I can smell is your perfume;
And the cigarette jazzing up the atmosphere.

You think it's fine, I know it's broke.
You think it's all some kind of joke,
But how can I laugh when I'm locked up in here?

And it's a beautiful day outside.
And it's a beautiful day outside.

I press my nose against the glass,
I steam it up, but it don't last.
I am a man after all and I'm dying here.

I had it good, now I get none.
I had all but those days are done.
Now I get to watch you run around down there.

And it's a beautiful day outside.
And it's a beautiful day outside.

There's all these girls outside wrapped up in winter clothes,
My imagination grows, I can't convince my eye to close.
You're on the town again and I'm downing in your bed,
You're perfume it's in my head, and it's driving me,
Driving me, driving me, driving me.

And it's a beautiful day outside.
And it's a beautiful day outside.
And it's a beautiful day outside.
And it's a beautiful day outside.

 

[fox69]

"Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving"

"Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving"


Please hold on while the train is moving
Oh well, you better hold tight 'cause it's really moving
And though it's night, it's hot
And the fingertips know what the brain does not
Please hold on while the train is moving

Please hold on 'cause the train is slowing
Picking up souls who don't know they're going
We are one mind
You know we cannot help but it's the way we decide
You don't wanna let go when the train is moving

Yeah, you tell me that you don't but I know that you love me
I'm coming down fast so you better believe me
And I stink then I sweat
And you'll find out if you have not yet

We have now, we are one
Set the controls with a higher sun
Yeah, you never going home once the train is moving

I been dead on my bed since Sunday
I been rolling around on the runway
And I'm wondering if this thing is gonna fly

I'm gonna take it to the United Nations
Or to a rock'n'roll radio station
And I know you're never gonna leave me for another guy

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

You know I'm flying out over the ocean
You know a body's gotta stay in motion
But I'm holding you now and I'm never gonna let you go

I been dead on my bed since Sunday
I been rolling around on the runway
And I want you now and I wanted to let you know

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Yeah, I'm a little bit afraid that we're out of control now
There's a turn ahead and I think we might roll now
Is it time, it may be
Though it seems a little early to me

Say a prayer to your god
And it's gonna even out to the weak in the heart
Please hold on while the train is moving
I said please hold on while the train is moving
Please hold on while the train is moving

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way