Down By Law


DC Guns:

A blue-grey sky
Fills in my head today
The drums sound softly
A million miles away
I know these things all seem the same
To you it's just an endless game
I know these things all seem the same
The blue-black sky
You disappear in grey
What should be bitter
Tastes very sweet today
I know these things all seem the same
To you it's just an endless game
Like D.C. guns fired in the rain
And if I looked to you
What would I find
So many doorways closed
So many times
But I just can't believe
The world's that way
The D.C. guns
Fall silent for a day
A bad time gone
A blue sky turned to grey
I know these things all seem the same
To you it's just an endless game
I know these things all seem the same
To you it's just an endless game
I know these things all seem the same
To you it's just an endless game
Like D.C. guns fired in the rain

At Home At The Wasteland:

You're looking around
Trying not to notice
That things are really falling down
Everywhere we go
We see the signs there
And I don't see it coming round
Will I ever know
A brighter future staying here
Will I ever know
All of the promises from years ago
But as we grew we know
They're far from here
Will we ever know
A brighter future
Or see a thousand points of light
Just all the talking of politicians
Who never seem to get it right
Will I ever know
A brighter future staying here
Will I ever know
All of the promises from years ago
But as we grew we knew
It's far from here
Far from here
Sometimes I get so wound up
Sometimes I get so wound up
I want to take my mind
I want to get away
But everywhere I look
I know it's the same as yesterday
Will we ever know
A brighter future?

Bullets:

Well we're out tonight
Had another fight
Let's pour another round
You can't win
If you forget to grin
So get up off the ground
Nearly broke
That's no joke
Let's spend it while we can
Life is tough, but so are we
So take it like a man
Into the night
Dead end streets in the pouring rain
Into the night
Bottoms up, you'll feel no pain
Well she said "you're just a silly boy
"I've heard that song before"
Played the part with a broken heart
And then I walked right out the door
Don't know where I'm going
Don't know where I've been
Looking for direction
Gonna find it with my friends
Into the night
Dead end streets in the pouring rain
Into the night
Bottoms up, you'll feel no pain
There's no turning back tonight
There's no turning back
Tonight
We're bullets tonight
Loaded bullets tonight
Woah
There's no turning back
Woah
There's no turning back
Woah
There's no turning back
Woah
There's no turning back
Tonight

Bright Green Globe:

Aaah...
HEY!
Well the kids are burning
Now they got nowhere to go
In a spinning world of people
Ah, such a bright green globe
Where all the wise men have something wise to say
Well it's a fishbowl world of troubles
So wade in today
(Woah)
Nobody knows at all
(Woah)
Nobody knows at all
(Woah)
And I think I've tried it all
Except the things I won't try
Except the things I won't try
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!
Staring at a sitcom
Now your braincells melt away
Walk into a bookstore and see
See Rush Limbaugh's face
And maybe I'm stupid
I believe in heaven too
But who's paying the full ticket prices?
It sure as fuck ain't you
(Woah)
Nobody knows at all
(Woah)
Nobody knows at all
(Woah)
And I think I've tried it all
Except the things I won't try
Except the things I won't try
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!
(There's a road map in my head)
(There's a highway in my mind)
(There's a road map in my head)
(There's a highway in my mind)
But do you have a road map
That everyone can follow?
Aaah...
Nobody knows it all

Nothing Good On The Radio:

Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men
I never wanna hear that crap again
But there's nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
No, there's nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
Matchbox Twenty, once was plenty
Alternajunk, givin' me a headache
Nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
No, there's nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
No bands that rock get played today
Radio programmer playin' it safe
You spin the dial looking for The Clash
And all you hear is worthless trash!
Nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
No, there's nothin' good on the radio
(Nothin'!)
Puff Daddy sucks, that's for sure
Almost as bad as Tupac Shakur
Nothin'
No, there's nothin'
There's nothin' good
There's nothin' good
From Jewel to Mariah Carey
It's all so horrible, all so scary
Everything on the dial sounds so lame
Everything just sounds the same!

Values Here (Dag Nasty cover):

What'd you say
When I said
We’ll be here through tomorrow
In my heart and in my head
Fear of failure
Fear of reprimand
Two big problems I've never had
I never doubted what I had inside
What I had inside
Values here
In my heart
And we'll be here through tomorrow
Every day’s a brand new start
Fear of failure
Fear of reprimand
Two big problems I've never had
I never doubted what you had inside
What you had inside
Fear of failure
Fear of reprimand
Two big problems I've never had
I never doubted what we had inside
What we had inside

Johnny Law:

Streetlights glare but nothing's clear
And Robin Hood, he doesn't live round here
Johnny Law is in the rearview and it's no good
He's gonna get us now, and it's understood
And I want to know what the answer should be
Flashing lights in my mind - true sounds of liberty
Who is the promise for? It seems so far away
No matter where I go, I just can't get away
And in the burning sun
There's someone on the run
We'll wave the black flag
We'll wave it right there in his face
Johnny Law
Is here today
Johnny Law
And it echoes here
Streets of America
He's gonna get you here
Streets of America
Who is the promise for?
It seems so far away
Between the bad guys and the badge
Don't go alone today
And in the D.C. sun
There's someone on the run
We'll wave the black flag
Salute the one that got away
From Johnny Law
Let's get away
From Johnny Law
He wears a hundred faces
Hiding out in so many places
He'll cut you down to size
Say your rosary tonight
All over Detroit, to south L.A
From a Dixie town to a capital parade
Let's get away
From Johnny Law
Let's get away
From Johnny Law
Let's get away
From Johnny Law
Let's get away
From Johnny Law

D.J.G.:

You are the happiest minute on a sunny day
And a silly song, when no one is around
I am a sorry sight on a Saturday night
You know that if I'm fine
I will soon be down
But I know that you think I'm okay
So that's all that matters anyway
Yeah I'm the guy that forgets your kiss on Valentine's
You know I'm a jerk but you let me off the hook
I don't know what you see in me but I'm glad that you think so
You're just too good for me and yet you're perfect company
And I know that you think I'm okay
And that's all the matters anyway
You are the best thing that ever came to me
And when forever ends together we will be

Boredom:

Hah!
Boredom all around
In every part of town
Nothing to do nothing to go to
Sitting all alone
Staring at my phone
Tired from doing nothing, what’s up with that?
Nothing to do, I’m looking around and around and around
No ones calling and there’s nothing to be found, to be found
Just me and my desire
In a mental funeral pyre
Nothing to see nothing to see to
The movies all are lame
And the bars are all the same
Escaping with the Doctor once again
Nothing to do, I’m looking around and around and around
No one calling now there’s nothing to be found, to be found
Nothing to do, I’m looking around and around and around
No one to call on now there’s nothing to be found, to be found
Boredom
Boredom
In the streets or is it in my mind
Boredom
I’m just staring at the screen all the time
Bum-ba-dum
Working hard all week
Too tired to even speak
Is this life or just a vicious cycle?
There’s things to do in town
But I’m a country mouse
I want it all I just don’t want to leave the house
Nothing to do, I’m looking around and around and around
No ones calling and there’s nothing to be found, to be found
Nothing to do, I’m looking around and around and around
No one to call and there’s nothing to be found, to be found
Boredom

Late Bloomer:

All the time in the world
Every time I'm with you
All the time in the world
With the perfect one, it's true
And even though I'm closer to the end
Than the beginning
Everything with you is
Really like singing
(Aah)
Horizons are coming clear
(Aah)
And I can't see any sunsets
But it's better to have an end with you
Than nothing at all
You got me late but right on time
All the time in the world
It's how I feel tonight
All the time in the world
When I see your eyes, everything is right
And just for one moment, I've got
All the time in the world
(Aah)
Horizons are coming clear
(Aah)
I can't see any sunsets
But it's better to have an end with you
Than nothing at all
(Aah)
But it's better to have an end with you
Than nothing at all
Who knows if it would've been better
If we met in a different time
I just know it's now or never
Cross the finish line
Together
Let's cross the finish line together
All the time in the world
Every time I'm with you
All the time in the world
With the perfect one, it's true
(Aah)
Horizons are coming clear
(Aah)
And I can't see any sunsets
But it's better to have an end with you
Than nothing at all
(Aah)
It's better to have an end with you
Than nothing at all

Punk Won:

I'm gonna give you a straight answer
I'm gonna lay it all out on the line
I've thought it all a million times now
And I'm not gonna turn back this time
There was a time
When you and I
Were taking on the world
We believed in what you told us
So please don't tell me that you've changed your ways
It's all depending on your frame of mind
My faith is gonna get me through these days
There was a time
When you and I
Were taking on the world
There was a time
When you and I
We shared a different way
Is there still time
Today?
It's time to lay it on the line
To lay it on the line
To lay it on the line

Gruesome Gary:

I remember when we walked as one
And all the truths were known
And we were scrappers in the school yard fights
Talked tough on the telephone
But there was always one big guy who feared nothing and no one
His name was Gary and he looked so mean
He wasn't a lot of fun
When he walked by, you got the fuck out of the way
Now Gary was the school yard bully
Didn't have a lot of friends
He had kids do his homework for him
Stupid 'til the end
On Graduation Day he stood the tallest, and he got his degree
He couldn't add two plus two
Let loose on society
When he walked by, you got the fuck out of the way
Gary was, was the top cat in his day
Everybody said that he'd get his someday
And I swear to this day that I still see his face
When I have a bad dream at night, he's the monster to my right
Now Gruesome Gary met his match at a young and tender age
He got a whipping at the mall one night, and the police took him away
The town cheered and the geeks all jeered, but I'll just make a bet
Gary will live on in infamy -- he was the meanest guy you ever met!

No Equalizer:

You want a perfect prefab world
Where the boy always gets the girl
But the world's not really like that
Where knights in armor slay the beast
And every peasant gets a feast
But I don't want a world that's like that
'Cause if the beast has a heart
And the peasant has none
Your equalizer's come undone
Now what's left to do
When every wish always comes true?
And what's great to me won't seem so great to you
There'd be no saints if every heart was overflowing
There'd be nothing to learn if everyone was all-knowing
Well it's a worthy crusade
But I won't cheer the parade
Of the equalizer
'Cause one hundred smiles
Make a frown mean more
There's no equalizer
Off the lines in factory
Cookie cutter mentality
Well the world's already like that
And I'm sorry if you don't agree but that's the point
It takes a bit of piss to put the spice in victory
Well it's a worthy crusade
But I won't join the parade
Of the equalizer
'Cause one hundred smiles
Make a frown mean more
There's no equalizer
You want a perfect prefab world
Where the boy always gets the girl
Well I don't want a world that's like that
And I'm sorry if you don't agree but that's the point
It takes a bit of piss to put the spice in victory
Well it's a worthy crusade
But I won't join the parade
Of the equalizer
'Cause one hundred smiles
Make a frown mean more
There's a hundred reasons why you should not conform

Circles (Dag Nasty cover):

I wouldn't speak my mind
I didn't want to make them mad
I looked up to them
For the courage I thought I didn't have
I never bothered to lift a finger
To make my point
Now I'm spelling it out
And nobody's listening
It's hard to take it to heart
And it hurts to be apart
But I can't
Watch
And not be heard
The days go by
Things get worse
But they say they can only get better
I try to make a dent
But it blends in all the damage
I try to look
The other way
But there's a mirror behind me
I see images of what could be done
It seems like
I'm the only one

500 Miles (The Proclaimers cover):

When I wake up
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And if I get drunk
Yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver
Whatever that means
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money
Comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old
Well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Surrender
Surrender
When I'm lonely
Yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man
Who's lonely without you
When I'm dreaming
Yes, I know I'm gonna dream
I gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
And if I get drunk
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man that gets drunk next to you
And if I haver
Whatever the fuck that means
I'm gonna be the man who havers next you
And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Surrender
Surrender
When I'm lonely
Yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home...
'Cause I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender
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