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The Would​-​Be Plans

by Jimmer

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1.
I used to sleep upon The wrong side of my life. And now that you are gone, The other side is mine. The chairs are on the ceiling And the walls I've painted blue. I would surely sing your song If I could only hear the tune. But right now I'm just singing On the far left side of you. I used to dream a dream Of a grown man put aside. But right now it's just something, And some things can't be bought. The bedroom door is broken And the bathroom's broken too. I would journey to your heart again If I could only find my shoes. But right now I'm just standing On the far left side of you. I used to sleep upon The wrong side of my life. But now that you are gone, The other side is mine. The chairs are on the ceiling And the walls I've painted blue. I would stand up for myself But it's too difficult to move, So right now I'm just sitting On the far left side of you.
2.
Empty 03:09
I feel as empty as a gun After the shooting spree is done. And when the blue-black night is gone. I feel as empty as the dawn. And I know I just couldn't be wrong. And I know I just couldn't be bad. My country when it's right or wrong. My lover drunk or sober. My brother when he's good or bad. This conversation's over. And I know I just couldn't be bad. And I know I just couldn't be wrong. Come on come on and walk with me. Don't feel as full as we oughta be. Love can be quick and so it goes. Blood may thick but water flows. Faith is hard to come by now Like winning the lottery And I have had as much of God As I think that he has had of me. And I know I just couldn't be bad. And I know I just couldn't be wrong. Come on come on and walk with me. We're not feelin' good but kinda free. Love can be quick and so it goes. Blood may be thick but water flows. I feel as empty as a gun. After the shooting spree is done. And when the bottles bought are gone. I feel as empty as the dawn. I feel as empty as the dawn.
3.
I dreamt I had a dream about A ball o' string unwinding on a road. Unraveling while I'm asleep And pickin' up some speed just as it goes. But sure enough when I awake I roll it all back up into a ball. And face the morning sun knowing That sometimes I may stumble but won't fall. Changes come like summer rains. Soak the past and wash away. And as the night dissolves to day I wait...waiting for the big ball o' string. I'm pickin' up the pages of a magazine I like to call myself. And reading it while walking on That tightrope stretched between Heaven and Hell. This song I sing, Big Ball O' String Says something I don't even want to know Sometimes it's just the friends you make And then again, that's all you need to grow. Changes come like summer rains. Soak the past and wash away. And as the night dissolves to day I wait...waiting for that big ball o' string. I dreamt I had a dream about A ball o' string unwinding on a road. Unraveling while I'm asleep And picking up some speed just as it goes. But sure enough when I awake I roll it all back up into a ball And face the morning sun knowin' that Sometimes I may stumble but won't fall. Changes come like summer rains. Soak the past and wash away. And as the night dissolves to day I wait....And I wait...
4.
How could it be I'm so young yet so much older than I should be? Talk about your would be plans. What would I say if I was asked to name the wonders of the sad though I wonder why my dad's so mad? How could it be that at twelve years old I'd think about the meaning, Talk about your being sad? Where should I pray, If the church is just a fashion show on Sundays? Talk about your one-day fads. Why does dad have a hard time with his dreams? I hope I'm not the reason he's so mean. You can bet I'd forget them. How could it be I'm so young Yet so much older than I should be? Talk about your would be plans. How could it be that the world is edging me to grow up faster? Talk about your master plans. When will it end, all the push and pull of living with a madman? Know he's not a bad man, man. Why should I be the one who always settles all the bad stuff? Laughing through the sad stuff and... I want to be like the kids I see come smiling in my school now Hiding in my room now, dad. Why does God think he's watching a TV? I wish he'd switch the channel on to me. You can bet I would let him. How could it be I'm so young Yet so much older than I should be? Talk about your would be plans. Talk about your would be plans.
5.
Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah La, la, la, la, la. Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah Bah. I'm outside her door, she's inside bored She goes "la, la, la, la, la." But she can't hear me even though I scream She goes "la." She likes to hear a tune with a poppy groove, It goes "la, la, la, la, la. But she can't hear me even though I scream She goes "la." She has good records. And I know, If I'm outside her door too long, I'm gonna have to sing this song That goes: Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah La, la, la, la, la.
6.
Satellite 03:55
Give me a hit and I'll be your friend. Give me a drink if that's all you've got. This is my story from start to end. Talk isn't cheap it costs a hell of a lot. I had a dream and a family. Of love and loss I know a lot. Mom and Dad have gone away, And there isn't a bongload big enough. Enough. So I get high As a satellite might. And I get high, I couldn't help but try. Take me away to another plane. Faith is just a hangman's rope. You might think I've gone insane, But I saw God go up in smoke. In smoke. So I get high As a satellite might. And I get high, I couldn't help but cry. All I wanted was to mean something. All I wanted was to mean something. Give me a drink and I'll be your friend. Give me a hit 'cause that's what I want. This is my story from start to end. There isn't a bottle deep enough. So I get high As a satellite might. And I get high, I couldn't help but try. I get high As a satellite might. And I get high, I couldn't help but cry. I get high As a satellite might, And I get high Hey, I'm a satellite.
7.
Molotov Moon 04:16
You meet the morning like you're meeting a wall. Yeah, you meet the morning like you're meeting a wall. And this isn't a crime, so you won't need a clue. It isn't a mystery...it's only the Molotov Moon. Well there isn't a door, so you won't need a key. And there isn't a window so stop worryin' about trying to see. 'Cause this isn't a trick, and you don't get to choose. It isn't a mystery...it's only the Molotov Moon. Well who knows baby I might let you down. Who knows baby, pick me off the ground. Well there isn't an answer, so don't question why. Better save your pennies, you nickels, your quarters, your dollars, your dimes. 'Cause this isn't a journey and you won't need your shoes. It isn't a mystery... it's only the Molotov Moon. It isn't a bad sound, it's only our hearts out of tune. You meet the morning. Yeah, you meet the morning Just like you're meeting a wall. Meet the morning.
8.
Summer quits while supper sits On a seat between you and me. Riding just to keep us company. And the radio is broken So I listen to the breeze. As it cuts right through you On its way to me. It cuts right through you on its way To blow again some other day. I wish that it could take us both away. And I wish that you would love me But I know now that you won't. You always think just what you mean And say just what you don't. Sacramento seems six thousand miles Away from here. On the Grapevine for the eighth time Just this year. And we don't know what we don't say As we ride along the 5. I wonder what things we won't say tonight. And I wonder what things we won't say As we put to sleep another day. I wish that I could make sense of these nights. And I wish that you would love me But I know now that you won't. You always think just what you mean And say just what you don't. Why, do you say just what you don't? And why, do I reap just what you sow? You sow, you sow. I reap just what you sow. And when you drive I keep my eyes On the glance you sometimes steal At my eyes and then at the passing fields. As Lodi closes in, we sing that song Just a little low. And why it makes me cry I just don't know. And I wish that you would love me But I know now that you won't. You always think just what you mean And say just what you don't. You always think just what you mean And say just what you don't.
9.
With this ring I kill my giants, Slay my dragons, tame my lions. With this ring I thought that I might Finally learn what all this was about. But like this wall I rush to meet, I never had too many doubts. Wish this ring I build my house of Extraordinary pain, love. With this ring I promise that I'll Never love you last and least of all. But as a read by the lamp of your smile, And the sign says "nobody's home." Nobody's home. There's nobody home. Wonder what tomorrow's bringing. Television living. Someone better steal my TV. I can't even watch it anymore. With this ring I'd marry you. I'm something old, I'm something blue. With this ring there's no denying I'd be standing, you'd be lying too. And as you walk away from here, I'd salt your anger with my tears. I'd drive a truck between these lines. And what I read says "nobody's home." Nobody's home. There's nobody home.
10.
Fall 03:22
It was over before it started, Like some sudden summer rain. And Wendy didn't know it But I was dying once again. I was dying just to see her And I was dying for her to go. I was falling like I was falling Like I never had before. Fall. Summer came like a phone bill That I knew I couldn't pay. And Wendy, she caught me leaning A little too far the wrong way. There was something in her eyes that said She was older than a star. And she was sweeter than a Milky Way But she was younger than my car. Fall. Pretend we didn't kiss. Or something just like that. Bye...Bye. It was over before it started Like some sudden summer rain. And Wendy didn't know it, But I was falling once again. Fall.

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released June 26, 2013

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