all songs by Tom Laverack except
Give Up The Ghost
Road to Ruin by Larry Fessenden
1. Last Rock and Roll Band all songs ©1997 Hair o Dog Music / Earhorn Disks
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2. Almost Shook You Up
3. Maybe Im The One
4. Save You From Yourself
5. Lightning Rod
6. Beautiful Life
7. Can't Come In From The Cold
8. Alcohol
9. Road To Ruin
10. Where I Belong
11. Rag Doll
12. Longshot
13. Mystery
Last Rock and Roll Band
Take a hike mister, nice to meet you Jane
Have you met your maker, you sure look like you may.
All this tells is nothin but a trail of gibberish
And a bucket full of monkeys for the bananafish
Well, hes just a poor excuse for a full grown man
But he used to be the leader of the last rock and roll band...
Computers run the air waves and the videos make it real
This music must seem savage to the ones who make the deals
Just cook it in a pot till it dont cook no more
Than throw it on the bastards and theyll just scream out for more.
So just take him outside to the garbage can
But he used to be the leader of the last rock and roll band...
Trashy like a whore but sweet just like a wife
Shes the girl next door in this pop life
Once it was a game that played into their hands
But now the ghetto blasters have returned from beulah land.
His name will be scrawled into a bathroom stall
illegibly hailing him the new king of rock and roll
While the mongers of fashion usher in the new
celebrating this years model is what they get paid to do.
So the man on the phone says he dont give a damn about
the guy that was the leader of the last rock and roll band....
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Almost Shook You Up
Well I hear it almost shook you up
When your wife she finally left
Every nerve that hadnt already gone numb
Screamed out to a body already gone deaf
And I hear it almost shook you up
When your daughter ran away to live alone
Saying she rather be anywhere
Then in this morgue you call a home
Oh, it must be there somewhere inside
Oh, you swear to God its true
But when theres no feeling what did you think youd find
Especially since you never tried
It almost, shook you up
It almost, shook you up
Well I hear it almost shook you up
When they called to say your mother was dead
For a second you thought there be those tears in your eyes
But sooner or later you just did something else instead
And I hear it almost shook you up
when you found yourself all alone
In a body you couldnt understand
with all those emotions youd never shown
Oh, it must be there somewhere inside
You swear to God its true
But this is how your whole world will end
with numbness as your only friend.
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Maybe Im The One
Im not afraid of hard times
Coz those Ive been through
Just afraid of this indifference you show
When you dont say I love you
You can say youre not that kind of man
But what if youre wrong?
And maybe I, I am the one
And maybe I, I am the one.
Never been so sure of
What I know right now
But some times somethings gotta give
And if it dont well I dont see how,
I dont see how well survive
All the days to come.
And maybe I, I am the one
And maybe I, I am the one.
You never said youd change
and maybe then you never will
I thought it might matter to you
what happens to us still
But if its all such a bitter pill...
God knows Ive seen my days
of sadness and doubt
But this takes the cake I guess
And its wearing me out.
Dont look for answers
in the good deeds that youve done
And maybe I, I am the one
And maybe I, I am the one.
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Save You From Yourself
So it all comes together
just like the big bang
Give them that schoolboy candor
Dig yourself an early grave
Nobody seems to shudder
at the punch drunk stare
If you didnt hate yourself so much
Id think youd might care
But tell me whose gonna save you,
Whose gonna save you from yourself
Tell me whose gonna save you
Whose gonna save you from yourself
Tell me whose gonna save you?
And whose gonna answer this riddle
Coz the sphinx wont tell
Will you be somebody special
or on a road to hell
Bitter pieces of gossip
Set you back for a spell
Though you come out swingin
I dont think itll help
Chorus
And theres no time,
you know theres no time left for this
Your whole worlds been turned upside down
And the walls are closin in
But if you made your mind up to relent
Would you ever hear the end of it?
So maybe somebody hurt you
But youd never tell
Cant worry about the past when
Times pushin you ahead
And all of those resentments
There in the back of your head
And the natural born talent
Well, its still not quite dead.
Chorus
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Lightning Rod
Big ideas with no idea
of the reason for that lack luster feel
that this old life has left you with
In this adolescent society you learn your pain and anxiety aint
Nothing but a fucking wake up call
But it dont feel wrong for an automaton or a person gone numb
Its a blessing youre second guessing that so called perspective and I
Always had a hard time, putting my finger on it
Wanted more than this mad blur and just this, this incomprehension
So I waited for my thunder cloud at the top of the hill you know I
Raised that spike above my head and I held my breath in
trying to be a li^ghtning rod,
trying to be a lightning, its a rather frightening
lightning rod,
so if you look real close,
you wont see me at all
So lighten up my little one
theres no reason to be miserable and young
This old world is here for you
Wrap yourself up in it, God knows theres no reason to sit and
Feel sorry for yourself
They sing the same song in the barroom
that they sing in the gutter
You can waste it and not face it
without knowing what youre scared of and I
Always had a hard time, putting my finger on it
Wanted more than this mad blur and just this, this incomprehension
So I waited for my thunder cloud at the top of the hill you know I
Raised that spike above my head and I held my breath in
trying to be a lightning rod,
trying to be a lightning, its a rather frightening
lightning rod,
so if you look real close,
you wont see me at all
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Beautiful Life
Such a sweet child,
lost out there for so long,
Oh Im so glad,
that you found yourself a home.
Could I call you up,
just to tell you, I see a light shine
Oh, in your eyes,
you know Im so glad for you.
You know you can live your life
Just in that sound and fury
and theres nothing,
nothing left inside
You know you can try and try
but all thats left is just that one last,
cold reminder
Oh, when theres love, love, love can hold you up if you just allow it to.
Oh, when theres love, love, love can hold you up if you just allow it to.
I seem to recognize,
something there though I dont know why
It seems more than strength, something more than light
Could I call you up,
just to simply wish you
Such a beautiful,
such a beautiful life.
Well I bet that there were times when,
You never thought youd see the other side and here you are
So please hold youre head high,
coz I know that it is gonna be,
gonna be alright.
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Can't Come In From The Cold
Well I was standing next
to the parking lot
Stepping back and forth
In my over coat
And I could see the lights as they shone
All along the avenue
I could see the fireplace and Christmas tree
I could see those lights as they burned into me
And I could almost feel the warmth
As it flowed up the chimney
And is there a God above
Am I a fool to think
That I spent my whole life
Running from this paradise
When I cant... come in from the cold
And I cant... come in from the cold
And if I could raise my arms skywards
And if I could touch my hands to yours
Then I guess youd answer all my prayers
And then I guess I would be there
If I were a different man, maybe Id see
That there was a place in that house for me
But all I feel is this steel
Heart beating my poor life away
And is there a God above
Am I a fool to think
That I spent my whole life
Running from this paradise
When I cant...come in from the cold
And I cant...come in from the cold
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Alcohol
Hear the tick-tock of the clock
Time gets shorter under alcohol
But I dont worry, no I dont fret
Theres always more around the corner yet
But I, feel, so...sleepy.
Name your posion, name your fate
Youll never worry about the taste
Nothing seems to be takin its toll
When your under the influence of the alcohol
But I, feel, so...sleepy
Alcohol, Alcohol
No one wants to touch you sweet alcohol, alcohol
No one wants to drown with you alcohol, alcohol
The doctor tells me to give you up
My precious love, my alcohol
Coz it will blind me, it will rape me
Itll turn my nerves into anarchy
But I, feel, so ...sleepy
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Road To Ruin
There's a drunk at the table
And an old gal who's able
To fill up the silence for two
There's a couple talking New Age
And two black guys with the front page
That reads "How the oil spill affects you."
There's a girl playing solitaire
'Cause it's a no-smoking car
And her friend couldn't join her
This side of the bar car.
She's off in the stale air
Having a smoke,
It's getting louder around her
Sipping cigarettes and Coke.
But no one seems to notice that the world is going by
No one seems to care there're decisions being made
No one thinks to look up
From what they are doing
To notice we are heading down
A short road to ruin.
"They say it's progressive,"
Says the man with the paper
Talking senators and pensions
And art with his neighbor
And the old gal is talking about third generation babies
And the drunk is really listing now
As he sucks on his empties
And the couple's moved from New Age
To sin and to Shakespeare
And they're draining their glases
Of ice and wine spritzer
And the solitaire has moved
To a two party game
With a time-keep and a scorecard
And an eye on the same.
But no one seems to notice that the world is going by
No one seems to care there're decisions being made
No one thinks to look up
From what they are doing
To notice we are heading down
A short road to ruin.
Now the drunk is disecting
Disasters with airplanes
And he knows the statistics
Of deceased on derailed trains
And the guy put down the paper
And he's talking about hack driving
In the capitol of riches
That he's just getting by in
And the solitaire pair
Left talking about George Michael
And they left so much shit behind
That'll never be recycled
And the new age flirtation
Takes fruit with a sigh
'Cause there's nowhere to take it
There's nowhere to hide.
But no one seems to notice that the world is going by
No one seems to care there're decisions being made
No one thinks to look up
From what they are doing
To notice we are heading down
A short road to ruin.
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Where I Belong
The highway blazes through here
Above the streets they, deflect the light,
Oh well Ive seen plenty
In my short life, in my short life
Tinsel town gone to the lost and found
Theres a vacuum between us
I could take you down to that drowning sound
Where it echoes off of the cieling
Oh but I now know where I belong
After all the pretty words youve said are gone
Ill just be standing here alone
Coz I know where I belong
All the way from Puerto Rico
To this land of broken dreams and hearts
No one there to tell me
What I found out, what I found out
From way up there, well it all seemed small
And when I jumped, I thought Id fall right through
But I lived to tell a story that
May not mean that much to you
Oh but I now know where I belong
After all the pretty words youve said are gone
Ill just be standing here alone
Coz I know where I belong
Got a room I call home
Though the walls are crumbling down
Only want a small place
Where I can hide out, where I can hide out
When my parents left they never returned
And I expected as much from you
When I asked for help I didnt think that
I get anything of much use
Oh but I now know where I belong
After all the pretty words theyve said are gone
Ill just be standing here alone
Coz I know where I belong
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Rag Doll
Climbing up a stairway or starin at a star
you cant go very far
Where tomorrow leads you you never really know
until after its gone
But Ive seen the day fading in the summer sky
I know theres a reason but still I wonder why
I cant really muster the strength to even try
to find my way agian this time
And if love dont last forever
Just what would we do
And if love dont last forever
Just where would I find you
I could be your rag doll
And be there where you are
I could be your rag doll
There underneath your arm
I could be your rag doll
Never far from home
I could be your rag...doll
Im standin on your doorstep hopin that
youll open up the door
Im another stray thats simply lookin
for another home
And if I out stayed my welcome
I simply moved on
Trying to lose this feeling
inside my bones
But it follows me like a phantoms cape
And its the one thing I still cant shake
And if love dont last forever
Just what would we do
And if love dont last forever
Just where would I find you
I could be your rag doll
And be there where you are
I could be your rag doll
There underneath your arm
I could be your rag doll
Never far from home
I could be your rag...doll
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Long Shot
Gold light, all in front of my eye sight
Looking up at the hillside, with the street below
Sometimes, fixed with a stare from the inside
You can see it make like, its all that you know
Start from, that place where you got lost
You might find that coin toss, that started you off
And weight down, all those fears and those cold doubts
It might help if you held out, another day more
And why not, in this world of the long shot
Dont you find a nice spot, you can call youre own
And sweep up, all the sawdust and old butts
Collecting here in this trash can of all that you know.
Just sweep up, all the sawdust and old butts
Collecting here in this ash can of all that you know
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Mystery
Turn your eyes
turn your eyes the other way
Say a prayer
say a prayer and a llulabye
Just a taste
as a keepsake
a different day
when you awake
Dont it seem
a mystery
Hold your hands
hold your hands to it
Take a breath
take a breath and abandon it
Just a tear
in your eye
there left
to remind
you there might be
a little mystery
Not a soul
not a soul can see
inside here
inside here theres a reckoning
All these leaves
gently stir
at the place
where you once were
could it be
your mystery
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