I Need Your Life
I been through your nursery rhyme
I been through your nursery rhyme
I took all your nickels and dimes
But you left me cold
You wouldn’t let me hold
On longer than it took to go
I dont care if I die
I dont even care if I’m in a wheelchair
Or in a bed
Unable to move
For all I know
It’s better than what I did today
You lead me on
You bring me up
And then you take away my lord
I’m standing
I’m trying to stand
Somehow you push me down
You let me up and have me on a shoulder
Tell me go on go ahead on
And then you push me down
Down
But I know, I know you want to let me up
Another time
And I don’t know why
Sometimes I think maybe
You let me up just to push me down
You let me feel good
Just let to let me feel bad
And it was OK
It’s all OK
But now I’m slippin’
You gave me one thing
You took away two
I dont know
Oh, but you’re trying to do
Am I going down the wrong road
Am I doin the wrong thing
Please let me know
Please tell me loud
I want to know
I’m asking please
Let me know
Let me know the right way
Oh, is there a right way
And I know
Yes I know
That there’s a wrong way
I saw today
But you showed me before
That I can lose
All the faith I had
That I can be
So small
That I can lose
All I got
All my faith
All my hope
Where does it go
And you can’t tell me any little thing
Because I feel
I feel
So bad
You can be happy
You can laugh laugh laugh
But I take a look
I see the Chinese
I see the Japanese
They’re laughing and joking
Having a good time
I see people in the paper
I see the models
I see walking down the street
They look so good
But I can’t have it
I’m all locked up
I’m inside this thing
And I can’t oh no I cant
I can’t get out
I can’t take what I want
I can see it
Oh I can see it
But it’s not mine
You build me up
You show me these things
You push me down
You say forget it
You can’t have anything you just stay down
I say let me up
Let me up
You gotta let me up
You pushed me down
Down on the ground
I can’t feel
I can’t be here
Please make a change
Help me live
I want to give
I wanna do
I wanna have your life
I wanna have your life
Give me your life
Let me up
I know you can let me up
You dont have to keep me down
You dont have to keep me down
Keep these things
Away from me
These bad things
Away from me
I wanna be right
I’m willing to live a routine
I’m willing to exercise my day
I’m willing to give up
Heh I’m willing
Oh I’m willing
You’ve got to let me up
You know I’ll do anything
But don’t push me down
Don’t push me down
You make me wonder
What should I do
Should I come out
Yeah, should I leave this thing
I can do it
I can do it
Is that what you want
I don’t think so
But you can change my mind
You can change my mind
You can have me
All of me
All but, let me up
Let me up
Give me a chance
Don’t push me down
Don’t push me down
And you know I
I know, I cant ever
Push you down
I can’t ever
Let you up
You got it all
You got it all
Give me some
Give me some of your life
I want your life
I want your life
I’m willing to pay
Pay the price
Out of my life
Take what it costs
You got it all
You always had it all
So take it all
You know you got it
Yeah I’ll live on
I’ll live on
And I see the Chinese
I see the beautiful people
I want them
But I don’t need them
I don’t need them
You know what I need
I need you
Give me your life
Give me your life
Take mine
Take my life
You got it
It’s always been yours
Always been yours
You got my life
You got it
Give me yours
Give me your life
Give me your life
Give me your life
I need your life
I need your life
I need your life
So what do I do
Just what do I do
You’d better show me
Show me
Don’t push me down
Don’t push me down
Yeah, yeah I know
You can push me down
You can push me down
You can crush me
You can snuff me out
I don’t care
I don’t care if I die
I dont care if I’m in a wheelchair
I don’t care if I’m in a bed
And I can’t even move
Hey, would it be worse than today
You can pick me up
Please pick me up
Oh please
Pick me up
Please
Oh please
Pick me up
You can pick me up
Don’t push me down
Don’t push me down
I feel bad
I feel bad
I been here before
I’ve had your nursery rhymes
I’ve had your nickles and dimes
I had your good times
I had your lovely people
All over me
I liked it
Now they’re all gone
Now I’m alone
But you got me still
Yeah you got me still
You let me move around
But you got me still
And you know it
And you let me up
But then you go and push me down
And you hurt me
And times you hurt me bad
And I’ve got one fear
In my life
And that fear is that I’m slippin’
I’m slipping
And I see it
And I feel it
And I know it
And I know, it doesn’t have to be this way
Tell me what I’m doin wrong
Tell me
Tell me what I’m doin wrong
Because I want to be right
I want to be good
I don’t want to be bad
I know some people like to be bad, and they sing about being bad, and they say “I’m bad”.
You know, I want to be good
I want to be right
I wanna be good
And right
I don’t wanna have to fight and lose
Please let me win
Let me win this war
I’m on your side
I’m on your side
What else I gonna do
You push me down
You let me up
I dont wanna be down
I dont wanna be down
Please
Please
Let me up
Let me win
Let me get this war taken care of
I be on your side
Where else am I gonna be
Ugh, I love you
I surely do
If you want me down
I’ll be on the ground
But let me feel
Like I’m not losing ground
Let me win
Let me be on top somehow someway
I don’t need to be conventional
Let me up
Let me up
Oh please let me up
You know it’s been so long
It’s been so long
I’m trying to remember
It’s not easy
I see myself slipping
I don’t want to slip
Let me up
Let me up
I need to be up
I need to be right
I’m willing to work
Work, I’m willing to work
I love you
I love you
Uh, I love you
I love you
Please let me win
Let me win
Somehow let me win
I need to win
Lets not have any misunderstanding
I need to win
I’m asking, please don’t push me down
I need to win your love
And I’ll do anything
I don’t know if I’m hurting myself
I surely hope not
But I feel like I’m maybe slipping
I want some help
So I don’t have to go down
’Cause I see the Chinese and the Japanese laughing, talking, acting just like animals
Why can’t I act like an animal, take care of myself the right way
Sure would be good nice
Sure
Let me ask you
Another time
Treating me right
Treating me right
I got some kind of feeling I’m not being treated right, I don’t know if I’m not being myself right, you’re not treating me right but I’m slipping, and I don’t want to be slipping I want to move on I want to create I want to be ahead I want to win I want to love I want to feel like I’m moving and doing things right but oh I don’t feel too good about it.
Why not
Why don’t I feel good
Hey I don’t know about other people
I don’t know what they do
I don’t know if they feel right sometimes they look like they feel just fine and I don’t know.

It’s Your House
The next time you talk
Talk to me
Got eyes for you
Got ears for you
And I’m watching
And I’m listening
What do I see?
What do I hear?
The next time you walk
Walk my way
The next time you talk
Speak to me, take me
Another day on the road
Carrying my load
Heavy, now
So so much weight
Did I wait too long?
Keep me strong
Let me build my house
For you to come in
Take away this thing
Let me build my house
I’m ready for the house
I’m ready for the house
Do you hear?
Yeah, you hear
You’re one big ear
You’re one big eye
You see me, small as I am
You hear me, through all this noise
You know, I’m ready for the house
Let me build my house
I got a dream
Of granite rocks
And iron bars
Let me build my house of rock and steel
Let me build my house
Let me build my house
I got this dream
Of iron and steel
Of rock and granite
Black flecks in the gray stone it’s granite
It’s heavy rock
It’s heavy rock
It’s cast iron
Cast iron and heavy rock
Don’t got no glass
Don’t got no wood
Don’t got no synthetic fiber
No foil products
Don’t got no glass
Don’t got no plastic
Don’t got no wood
Don’t got to brick
Don’t got no shingles
Don’t got no aluminum siding
I want my house
I want my granite iron house
Don’t you know, I’m ready for the house
I got this dream of my house
The one you gave me in my mind
I’m ready for the house
Let me build my house
I got this dream
Oh, you know that enough to have my dream
My dream come true
You could do it
There is no doubt
There is no doubt
And another thing, I’m ready for the house
I’m ready for the house
Just put me there
You’ll see I’m ready for the house
You make me come
You make me go
Here and there and everywhere
And I don’t complain
Even though it hurts
You know I tell you all about it but
I don’t mind livin in my dream
I don’t mind livin in my dream
But let me tell you, you know, I know you know
I’m ready for the house
You gave me my dream
You know I’m workin’
I’m working, I’m trying
I’m not sloughin’ off, I’m givin’ it all I got
And you know, I’m ready for the house
I’m ready for the house
I’m ready for the house
The house is mine
It’s in my mind
They say mind over matter
Well let that be
Let it be my mind
That creates the matter
That builds my house
Out of granite
And cast iron
I love my house
Like I love my mind
I’ll take it over anybody else’s house
I’ll take it over anybody else’s mind
You couldn’t sell my anybody else’s being
I’m not interested
You know I’m a loner
I don’t like anything but my dreams
And doin’ right by you
And you set my example
Let me build my house
Let me build my house
Let me build my house
Then step my foot inside my dream
Put my dream on this planet
Put my dream on this earth
Then see if I can have some fun
Let’s give it a try
Let me build my house
Let me build my house
You know I’m ready for the house
Let me live my dream
I’ll give up all my time
I’ll give up my whole life
Forget all the money
Forget all the time
Forget my whole life
For right now, let me build my house
I want my house
I want a granite house
With steel bars on the windows and doors
And a fence all around it
And maybe on the ceiling too
But ha ha ha ha
You can drive all those other materials they mess with when they make houses
Like wood, plastic and brick and glass
Just give me granite and cast iron
I’ll build a house
I’ll build a house you can be proud of
I’ll live in it, I’ll die in it
I’ll worship in it
And I’ll be good
’Cause I wanna be good
You can have all your bad
I’ve seen it, and I don’t want it
I love good, I love righteous
And I need to be that way
And I know you want that
And I tell you, you got it from me
Let me build my house
Granite and iron
I’m ready for the house
Ain’t no way I can lose
Gimme that house
Aw, just gimme that house
And you got it, as if you didn’t have it already
You got it, you got me, you got my love
That won’t ever change
No matter where you put me through
Ain’t nobody else left around
You got me by myself
You want me by myself, you got me
I can’t see anybody else
Unless I go where there’s people
Which I do
Just to keep tryin’ to build my house
If I wasn’t tryin’ to build my house I’d be in the woods
Walkin’ around lookin’ at trees or sand or rock or what or skies
Maybe I’d see an animal
Maybe I’d see a bird
I tell you what, thought
I wouldn’t mind
Can you take me to that place you know
Back where’d I be
Well I tell you one thing
At this point I’m ready for the house
I’m ready for the house
Sounds good enough to me
I’m ready for your house
For you house, it’s not my house
It’s your house
You done went and put it in my mind
I mean, where do my thoughts and dreams come from, huh?
I’m sure you contribute to it
You put it in my mind
My house, hey, I’m ready for it
And that ain’t all
I’m ready to live in it
I’m ready to die in it
I’m ready to be there
Aha I’m ready for the house
Ready for the house
Granite, cast iron
It’s my dream
I been ready a long time
I think now I’m really ready
I’m ready for the house
Hey, put me there
Hey, let me put myself there
Hey, huh huh huh huh huh huh I’m ready for the house
And if you don’t put me there, guess what?
I’ll be there anyway, in my mind
Where’s it at anyway?
It’s in my mind, lest I put it on the ground
Ain’t no two ways about it
I’m ready for the house

Since I Went Outside
Cold dark and lonely I look round for my shoes [4x]
I put them on
I went for a walk
In the snow and ice
So cold