b-sides, covers and other songs


  1. Air
  2. Birds (instrumental)
  3. Champagne Supernova
  4. Clueless
  5. Cool Whip
  6. Crosstown Traffic
  7. Elvin Bishop
  8. Emilia Bright
  9. For All The Pretty People
  10. Guilty
  11. Half Asleep
  12. Kalamazoo
  13. Leather Jacket
  14. Lonely
  15. Lydian Song
  16. Mitchell Lane
  17. Prince Charming
  18. Protection
  19. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
  20. Rocky
  21. She Don't Use Jelly
  22. Silver Street
  23. Song For The Dumped (Japanese version)
  24. Tell Me What I Did
  25. The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis
  26. Theme From "Dr. Pyser"
  27. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down (live in Germany)
  28. Video Killed The Radio Star


Air
3:20
Ben Folds, Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge - Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) / hair sucker songs (BMI) / Ewell Creme Songs (BMI)

Saw a silhouette across the flourescent
Floating overhead, undoing his helmet
Through the murky beams and blue-green sea life
I saw him spinning
Towards the moonlight
I pull him in, he wasn't breathing
His eyes were wide and I saw two of me there
There's an ugly buzz that hovers just above the quiet
He found a way to make it silent
I'm coming up for air
I'm coming up for air
Air
Air
They hold my hand and ask me to pull through
A voice I know says dear, he probably can't hear you
Coming up for air
Coming up for air
Coming up for air

Note: This song was written for the Godzilla soundtrack. Don't let that turn you off, it's a good song.



Birds (instrumental)
2:08
composed by Robert Sledge


Champagne Supernova
1:36
Cover: Oasis (either Liam or Noel Gallagher)

"You wanna play a country song?"
"I don't think we've played, don't think we've played this country song here before, actually, in London... Played it up north somewhere..."
(robert stuttering something)
How many special people change
("It's an all american standard.")
How many lives are living strange
Where were you when we were getting high?
Slowly walking down the hall
Faster than a cannonball
Where were you when we were getting high?
Some day you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Some day you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova in the sky...
The Gallagher brothers!

Note: This song was originally written by one of the Gallagher brothers, and was first released by Oasis on their 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, released by Sony Music.



Clueless
?:??
Ben Folds

Well I was walking down the wrong side of the street
Just to show you all what I don't like
And my mama put my shoes on the wrong feet
A dull body and an outpaced mind (?)
?, then cut their hair weird
When I was young I never carried on like that
You in the back there, won't you stand up?
Tell the rest of the world what you're laughing at
Cause you don't know what you can get away with
And you just laugh cause you're clueless
So daddy climbs down from his big ride-on lawnmower
Starts rambling 'bout the good old days
Says he had to walk five miles to school
In the snow and it was uphill both ways
Every night then, in the parking lot
Breaking glass puts a smile on their faces
Every year now, off to college
Another ? takes their places
They don't know what they can get away with
And they just laugh cause they're clueless
Old man don't you think the gap between me and you
? from ear to ear and you don't hear what I do
No, you don't
I was walking down the wrong side of the street
Just to show you all what I don't like
And my mama put my shoes on the wrong feet
The other night when I was wasting time

Note: A lot of the words are difficult to make out in this song, hence the question marks. This song is actually a solo Ben Folds song, and it appeared on a demo tape of his.



Cool Whip
3:43
Ben Folds

Don't know much about the birds and the bees
About your cash and your mysterious appointments
Wonder where you could have ducked out of sight
Til we saw your appointment hanging on your arm last night
Check it out
Don't go check it out
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
That tops it off
We think you'd better cool it
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
That tops it off
We think you'd better cool it down
Seen it happen a hundred times
It's like a trap or going off to jail
Remember Ken and the girl who roped him in
Well, she got fat and now they're living in a trailer
You check it out
Don't go check it out
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
That tops it off
We think you'd better cool it
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
That tops it off
We think you'd better cool it down
Got your pick of any girl in the world
I ain't no sissy, but you could do much better
I think that I'm the only one who's immune
No little girls gonna tell me what to do
You need to have your little fun with the boys
Out drinking on a Friday, kick some ass and play some poker
Saying shit that don't sound too cool
Like lovey-dovey honey-bunny
Give us all a break dude
Check it out
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
Cool whip
Oh oh oh
That tops it off
We think you'd better cool it down

Note: this is a demo recording.



Crosstown Traffic
?:??
Cover: Jimi Hendrix

You jumped in front of my car
When you, you don't wanna jive
Ninety miles an hour, girl, is the
Speed I drive
You tell me it's alright
You don't mind a little pain
And all you want me to do
Is a take you for a drive
You're just like
Crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you now now yeah
Crosstown traffic, always runnin over you child child hey
Crosstown traffic, what you do is slow me down
When I got better things on the other side of town
Now I'm not the only soul who's
Accused of hit and run child
Tire tracks all across your back
I can, I can see that you had your fun now
Darlin' can't you see my signals turn from green to red
And with you I can see a traffic jam
Straight up ahead
You're just like
Crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you now now hey
Crosstown traffic, always runnin' over you child
Crosstown traffic, all you do is slow me down
When I got better things on the other side of town
Oh oh oh!
Yeah yeah
Crosstown traffic
Oh oh oh oh oh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh
Crosstown traffic
Oh oh oh yeah
Crosstown traffic
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Note: This song is only performed live, with Mr. Robert Sledge on lead vocals. The song was originally written and performed by Jimi Hendrix, and it can be found on the 1968 album Electric Ladyland.



Elvin Bishop
?:??
Cover: Charlie Daniels

Well train a'grindin' switch is runnin' right on time
Charlie Daniels
And them Tucker boys are cookin' down in Caroline
People down in Florida can't be still
When ol' Lynyrd Skynrd's pickin' down in
Jacksonville
People down in Georgia come from near and far
To hear Richard Betts pickin' on that red guitar
So gather 'round
Gather 'round children get down
Well just get down children get loud
You can be loud and be proud
You can be proud hear, now
Be proud to a rebel 'cause the South's gonna do it again
Elvin Bishop's sittin' on a bale of hay
He ain't good lookin' but he sure can play
There's ZZ Top and you can't forget
That ol' brother Willie's gettin' soakin' wet
All the good people down in Tennessee
Are diggin' Barefoot Jerry and the C.D.B.

Note: This song is a cover of a tune by the Charlie Daniels Band, which appeared first on their 1975 album Fire On The Mountain. The song was titled "The South's Gonna Do It Again", not "Elvin Bishop".



Emilia Bright
?:??
Darren Jessee

Hey, something is new
It got into me
And I hope that it got into you
The way my covers are made
Trumpets will play
And I hope that it's inside
And I hope that it got into you
There's no doubt
Here lies Emilia Bright
In a red 50's dress from a thrift shop nearby
I laid on the ground and stared at the sky
With Emilia Bright
There's clothes that hide them away
There's me spread all over the floor
And I'm lost in one place
I'm stuck, and I'm straight and
I hope that you feel the same way
There's no doubt
Here lies Emilia Bright
In a red 50's dress from a thrift shop nearby
I laid on the ground and stared at the sky
With Emilia Bright
There's no doubt
There's nothing to work out
You're alone, 'cause you're always on your own
When you yawn, it makes me want to yawn too
Plain, expressionless view
It got into you, with a necklace, no shoes
A promise of truth
And a life to be bright and new
There's no doubt
Here lies Emilia Bright
Over the bars of the graveyard at night
I laid on the grass and stared at the sky
With Emilia Bright
With Emilia Bright
With Emilia Bright



For All The Pretty People
3:25
Ben Folds, Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge

Damn I wanna rock...
Hey! Hey! Quit fucking around, I wanna rock, ok?
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4!
I'm serious, I'm not fucking around now, I'm three inches taller than this fucking mike and it sucks!
I wanna rock!
Go!
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4!
I'm sorry, everyone, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
(instrumental)

Note: In this song, Robert Sledge is playing the piano, with Ben Folds on bass guitar.



Guilty
3:52
Ben Folds

Another guilty white boy, won't you turn me in?
Always had it easy, charge me for my sins
Ain't been through the slavery, ain't been through the cotton fields
To the back of a bus, no, cause I'm guilty
Ain't been through the slavery, ain't been through the cotton fields
To the back of a bus, no, cause I'm guilty
Broken bones and bruises, Daddy brought the ball this far
But living on his shoulders, he passed it with his car
I've been through the little league, a nine years old in the social arena
Oh baby gonna be an appeal, cause I'm guilty
I've been through the little league, a nine years old in the social arena
Oh baby gonna be an appeal, cause I'm guilty
Always had it easy my future's in the mail
Every reason to succeed, every chance to fail
Ain't got nothing on nobody, no
When I found that opportunity, ?
Grandpa saw World War Two, old man saw Vietnam
I spent my life just to see my pals
And now I'm guilty
Ain't been through the slavery, ain't been through the cotton fields
To the back of a bus, no, cause I'm guilty
I've been through the little league, a nine years old in the social arena
Oh baby gonna be an appeal, cause I'm guilty
You wonder why we fall on top of everyone
You wonder why we're no fun
Cause we're guilty

Note: this is a demo recording.



Half Asleep
?:??
Ben Folds

Half asleep
Half a billboard, half a street
That's my window all in all
If you wanna know
Half asleep
Old friends and strangers
They treat me like a little girl
But not you dear
You were always here
Back in the black and white spotlight
And I smoke a pack ??
And you were sitting pretty then
Just like you're doing now
Oh, I was something then
Or so they say
I could have gone all the way...
Like everything else, I did it half way
Half asleep
That's where the dreams and demons meet
Say, stop the laughter, dim the roar
Whose clouds are fun anymore
Friends used to say that to me
Treat me like a little girl
No, but not you dear
You were always here
Like back when we tripped a lot
Outta sight
The band would play, I'd sing
My heart out
For a drunken crowd
It couldn't mean a thing
Oh, we were so in love
I loved you so
It seemed like an hour ago
And when I'm down and out
I try to figure out
What was it all about
What was it ??? always been
I won't be around
I don't wanna take another breath
Half asleep
No, keep talking, I'm still here
Don't let you take them away my dear
Someone say, he can't hear you he's half asleep
Half asleep

Note: this is a demo recording.



Kalamazoo
4:17
Ben Folds

Ran out of time, running my mouth
Ran up a tab and all the way back to Kalamazoo
All the way back home
I was surely stoned, now I'm sober in my yard
Can you believe I was there?
Can you believe I've been anywhere else?
There was a time, almost forgot, we had been drifting all the way to Kalamazoo
And I said that I loved you too
All the way back home
There's a little joke, I just made up
How many of me would it take to screw up your life?
One to settle down, one to turn you around
Now I'm sober in my yard
I would say you had to be there, now I regret that you're still there
Seems like you've been frozen, frozen there in time
Waving your goodbyes
Up to the sky
Your place on the map has faded away
Used to be lost in more than one way
Kalamazoo, don't you know that I've been there too
And it'd put your mind more at ease
If you'd say those words of release
All the way back home

Note: this was a demo recording.



Leather Jacket
2:15
Darren Jessee

Had a dream that you were in
A leather jacket that didn't fit
Until we split in two
Half of you turned into glue
And half of me latched on to you
Under the summer moon
All for a leather jacket
We were so indecisive
We hadn't really thought it through
Cause we were so in love then
And things like that don't happen
And things like that don't slip away
But sometimes they do Note: This song appeared on the No Boundaries disc, which was a benefit CD for Kosovar refugees.



Lonely
?:??
Ben Folds

Lonely
Let me sit here with my loneliness
Let me keep the shreds cause they are the only
Give me space to ache
It's hot in here
Allow me to be free to need you
Lonely...
Lonely... empty... desperate time to sit still
Open windows
Hearing other people laugh and talk
Give me space to ache
Cause pacing in this empty room is how I wanna be
Lonely...
Look, this is how I am
Four walls and a bed
Talking to the oscillating fan
Look, this is really me
You can't take my loneliness away
From me...
Lonely...
Nervous, time to walk the floor
Dulcet, fragile moments when I think I'm
The only one left in the world
And all my friends... are dead
My mind's all read
My love has left ? me white
Lonely...



Lydian Song
?:??
Ben Folds

I been thinking something over
Yeah, it can't wait any longer
I tried to hold it inside
But the fat excuse for my pride let me down
It let me down
But I've always thought then that kiss started ?
And I'd like to move ?
But I'm sure it feels better to say we'll try
Then say goodbye
We'll say goodbye anyway
On a sunday afternoon
I tried to reach my quota
Yeah I think tomorrow's Monday
And I rush into the kitchen
Only to find my wishing let me down
Cause you weren't around
And it felt a bit wrong to waste so long to tell you why
And I don't believe the pain that you see in my eye
Everytime I've tried my tongues been tied
The words too slow
But that didn't show
No it didn't show anyway
On this sunday afternoon
Yet if I was wrong
And I don't believe the pain that you see in my eye
Everytime I've tried, my tongues been tied
The words were slow
They didn't show
No I didn't show anyway
Now this sunday afternoon

Note: this was one of Ben's solo demo recordings.



Mitchell Lane
3:43
Ben Folds and Darren Jessee

Having isn’t bliss
Sunshine is amiss
Happy when you’re cold
Wanna be alone
He’s all out of steam
She’s all out of breath
Takes a lot to see
Takes a lot to beg
And it’s just like Mitchell Lane
Everything’s the same
Want to kill your friends
Reminding you of when
Happy when you’re stoned
Wanna be old
And it’s just like Mitchell Lane
Everything’s the same
So go on and go on and complain
Remember when we were fifteen
And Robbie made that stupid face all day
I guess he made his point
Cause I’m still here when I could be anywhere
Having isn’t bliss
Sunshine is amiss
And it’s just like Mitchell Lane
Everything’s the same
So go on and go on and complain
And it’s just like Mitchell Lane
Everything’s the same
So go on and go on and complain

Note: This song can be found on the Australian release of the Brick single. Also, there is a very good live version of this song which features Darren on lead vocals, and a guitar. It appeared on the Japanese bootleg CD Domo! Ben Chan Desu. This was recorded live in Tokyo on the 19th and 20th of May, 1997.



Prince Charming
?:??
Robert Sledge

Sleep
Until Prince Charming comes in
From a thousand men to kiss you on the cheek
And wake you up
You weren't even waiting and then
I let myself in
She coolly asked "how was it?"
I'd take credit for it and it doesn't get out
Your lips cold and in your soul
But I'm more here than there
And I feel you here right now
Don't save me Prince Charming
I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy
Don't save me Prince Charming
I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy
See, here comes Prince Charming again
With another plan, (waiting just to feel good yeah?)
He's gonna take you away
From all of this
So, sleep
Don't save me Prince Charming
I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy
Don't save me Prince Charming
I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy
I never heard what she said
I never know to stay away
I never know when to quit
She's okay, she's okay
Sleep
Until Prince Charming comes in
From a thousand men
To kiss you on the cheek and wake you up



Protection
3:30
Ben Folds

Tourists wear their wallets in odd places when abroad
So as not to be ripped off and ways to ???
Lawyers write some goofy terms in letters to the future
So as not to be all screwed by ???
So will I
And I guess I will protect myself from you
Sometimes I get so tickled I just can't talk
I will protect myself from you
I'll keep on reminding me
I'm always free
I'm always free to walk
You're not exactly what I'm looking for
You don't even know that when I've got it straight
Now keep it in mind
No you're not what I was looking for
I just need a little more of what you've got
A little bit dumb, make me laugh
And I guess I will protect myself from you
Sometimes I get so tickled I just can't talk
I will protect myself from you
I'll keep on reminding me
I'm always free
I'm always free to walk
??? different country anyway
Whatever happens between you and me today
Probably will be okay
But it won't bother me anyway
And I guess I will protect myself from you
Sometimes I get so tickled I just can't talk
I will protect myself from you
I'll keep on reminding me
I'm always free
I'm always free to walk
Always free
Free to walk
You can't hurt me cause I don't care about you
I don't give a shit about you



Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
3:18
Cover: Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me
Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining
So I just did me some talking to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleeping on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head
They keep falling
But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head
They keep falling
Yeah but I'm free
And nothing's worrying me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red
Crying's not for me, no
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me
Yeah nothing's worrying me

Note: This song appeared on the Burt Bacharach tribute album One Amazing Night. It was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.



Rocky
4:31
Ben Folds

We were in a park
And I could jump so far
Seems that all I'd ever done
Is smoking pot out in the car
And this fear faded in
He was in my old school
He says
"Ben, we both know you're a saint
I've been running through these fields
It's such a lovely place you drink
Is it your imagination
Or is it years since I've been on my feet?"
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's on it's way
Sun won't be coming out today
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's time he went away
Sun won't be coming out today
Now I recall
But I don't know who
Told me Rocky was a runner
Won a medal back in school
Now at Christmas Momma says
You go up in Rocky's room
And as we watch the sun go down
He thanks me for my dreams
He says "I know you think you are
But you're not completely free
The man who's seen the spectre of ???
Is completely free"
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's on it's way
Sun won't be coming out today
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's on it's way
Sun won't be coming out today
Then he smiled
And he turned and walked away
He said over his shoulder
"I'll be gone when you're awake."
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's on it's way
Sun won't be coming out today
Now it's Rocky's day
And it's on it's way
Sun won't be coming out today

Note: this is a demo recording.



She Don't Use Jelly
4:12
Cover: the Flaming Lips - Lovely Sorts of Death (BMI)

Darren:
I know a girl who, thinks of ghosts
She'll make you breakfast, she'll make you toast
She don't use butter, she don't use cheese
She don't use jelly, or any of these
She uses Vaseline
Vaseline

Robert:
I know a guy who, (goes to shows) goes to shows
When he's at home and, (he blows his nose) he blows his nose
He don't use tissues, or his sleeve
He don't use napkins, or any of these
He uses magazines
Magazines

Ben:
And I know this girl who, reminds me of Cher
She's always changing the, color of her hair
But she don't use nothing, that you buy at the store
She likes her hairdo, to be real orange
She uses tangerines
Tangerines
Tangerines
Tangerines

Note: The Ben Folds Five cover of this song first appeared on the compilation CD Lounge-A-Palooza, a Hollywood Records/Polydor release. The Flaming Lips' original version appears on their 1993 CD Transmissions From The Satellite Heart.



Silver Street
?:??
Ben Folds

Now the houses are ghosts over Silver Street
They got them dressed up like clowns
Married couples slamming doors
Bums praising the Lord
You're playing tapes for the town
Now the neighborhood's mixed
And your college friends
Are getting younger every year
The wind don't blow, and the grass don't grow
Ain't never leaving Silver Street
You bought some brown wire frames at a joke shop
That was your trademark at school
Now they're barely hanging on
And the styles are moving on
It's hard for a man to stay cool
So the seasons change
And the storefronts change
While everything else stays the same
The wind don't blow, and the grass don't grow
You're never leaving Silver Street
But now don't get me wrong
Cause I like this neighborhood
Always see you as good
But now we spent the day so completely uninspired
Asking why oh why should I be tired
They're filling the pot holes in on Silver Street
They're waking the neighbors up at noon
Now your friends are out on break
And you're out on your brown lawn
Raking the dirt with a broom
Well the seasons change
And the storefronts change
Everything else stays the same
The wind don't blow, and the grass don't grow
You're never leaving Silver Street
Never leaving
Never leaving
Never leaving
Never leaving



Song For The Dumped (Japanese version)
5:01
Ben Folds and Darren Jessee - Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) / hair sucker songs (BMI)

1, 2, 3, 4
Soryanai sa
kyuu ni
hitori ni
nari tai nante sa
Fuck you too
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
you bitch
ore ni kaese
wasureruna
kuro no t-shatsu mo ore no dato
oh, come on ?
I wanna see you dance
I wanna see you dance in your pants
takai meshi
ogotta sono
ato de poi se
sayonara suru nante
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
you bitch
ore ni kaese
wasureruna
kuro no t-shatsu mo ore no dato
Hey, hey!
? it up, ? it up bitch
? it up, ? it up
Don't forget to give me back my damn ? bitch
Play that shit Sledge
Yeah
Oh yeah
I like that shit
D, D, D, give me some shit, D
Oh yeah
Tasty tasty tasty shit
Alright break it on down ya'll
soryanai sa
kyuu ni
hitori ni
nari tai nante sa
... (bitch)
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
you bitch
ore ni kaese
ore ni kaese
and don't forget
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese
kane wo kaese

"And so it came to be, that the three young men known as Ben Folds Five soon after played cruise ship dates. Darren's ? problem was exacerbated by this. The 'Good Fat Mother Six Tour' turned out to be just exactly that. Ben Folds gained another 75 pounds. Coming out of the closet two years later, Darren Jessee was quoted as saying, ...the white cliffs of Dover, I roll over, rover and phone."
"...damn ass bitch... ? pass the damn live damn bitch... ? and you can go meet me in town talking about all the good time towns with all the pretty people in them and go find one damn ? my goddamn ass bitch ? ...every damn bitch. And she ruined my damn speech... pattern, fucking with my goddamn stupid head. All I can do is watch TV. I can't even get up, out of my goddamn bed, I weigh so much. You can hold my hand if you want to. I love you, I want you to hold my hand."

Note: This song appeared first as the bonus track on the Japanese version of Whatever and Ever Amen. The bit at the end is Ben and someone (generally assumed to be Darren) rambling on. It's difficult to understand, because they're talking over the top of each other.



Tell Me What I Did
?:??
Robert Sledge

My nose was hurting
And I wish I was running from it
We were two kids
And I was coming for you
I pushed you down some stairs
You said "your mom smells like dirty underwear"
And then you split my lip
Why don't you tell me what I did
Tell me what I did
Tell me what I did
Shelley was pretty
She studied algebra
And baked some cookies
For the whole math class
And she would talk to me
Even though I was a bully
I always knew she'd be somebody
Now she's the etiology of the ESP
Tell me what I did
The kids formed a circle
Like in "Enter the Dragon"
I was defending myself
From snowballs coming at me
I said I'd come back then
And get you one on one
Oh yeah, we're no longer friends
As I started to run
Screaming "tell me what I did"
Through the tears in my eyes
Baby tell me what I did
Tell me what I did
Tell me what I did
Tell me what I did



The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis
?:??
Ben Folds

His wife is tired
She wants to sleep
But all that Morgan Davis wants is
Cream of wheat
He waits and when
She turns out the lights
He tiptoes through the doorway
And sneaks into the night
This boring life that he leads
Of buying and selling stocks
Makes him feel
He's growing old and tired
There's no joy, no strife
Just the passing time in this boring life
He wants the lights, the jazz
A piece of ass
A toothless bitch to blow him for
A vial of crack
He cooks his junk
In some Gatorade
And scores a bag of chronic
On the East MLK
This secret life that he leads
Of buying and selling drugs
Keeps him up at night
He's selling hash
Screwing trailer trash
His sister's ass!
It's a whoring life
My friends are all salesman
My wife is a slut
There must be something bigger I can stick in my butt!
The IRS is auditing, my life is in a rut!
And so he's
Fired his heat
He's blown his blow
It's coming up on sunrise
And it's time to go
He smells like barf
My hair is a mess
He wipes the coke and lipstick off his
Fat, hairy chest
He stumbles home from a
Lezzy show
He will be at work in an
Hour or so
He crawls in bed
With his sleeping wife
Just a night to break up
His boring life



Theme From "Dr. Pyser"
1:33
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)


Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
1:33
Cover: Merle Haggard

Tonight the bottle let me down
Can't let your memory come around
You're first true friend I thought I'd found
And tonight the bottle let me down
Each night I leave the barroom and he's sober
Not feeling any pain as close as mine
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
I can't drink enough to get you off my mind
Yeah tonight the bottle let me down
Can't let your memory come around
You're first true friend I thought I'd found
But tonight the bottle let me down

Note: The original version of this song was written and performed by Merle Haggard. I can't find out any other information about where the song first appeared.



Video Killed The Radio Star
3:47
Cover: the Buggles - Downes/Horn/W

I heard you on the wireless back in fifty-two
Lying awake intent on tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through
Oh-a, oh
They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see
Oh-a, oh
I met your children
Oh-a, oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a, oh
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh-a, oh
You were the first one
Oh-a, oh
You were the last one
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
Oh-a-aho, oh
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VTR
You are a radio star...
Video killed the radio star

Note: This cover was recorded for a one-hit wonders collection that was never released. The orignal version was written and performed by the Buggles, and released on their 1980 album Age of Plastic.


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