Wish I was in Kentucky Where the fellows are so fine And I would be so lucky To make one of them mine. He got hair of brown and eyes of green And the prettiest smile I’ve ever seen And he pick a banjo oh-so mean He’s my Kentucky Boy. Don’t know too much about him But I liked everything I learned Don’t want to live without him Yeah, he makes my candle burn. He got tattoos crawling up his arm And we lay in bed, he kept me warm But he’s leaving now to find a farm He’s my Kentucky Boy. And I only knew him for a day I kissed him and I wished he’d stay With me, but he had to move on. Well I fell so fast and felt so free I wonder if he thinks of me Like I do now that he’s gone. Don’t care what people tell me Don’t care what people say From the tender way he held me I know we’ll meet again some day. For the night we spent I’m not ashamed I can feel him pulsing in my veins Every time I hear the blessed name of My Kentucky Boy.

We don’t get braver, we just get more old We don’t get stronger, we just get more cold. We don’t tell stories, we just read them on a screen We don’t draw pictures, ‘cause we’re too busy to dream. And we don’t smile like we used to We don’t laugh like we did We don’t shout as loud or stand as proud As back when we were kids. And we all find the imperfections We’re all dying to get rid Of all the things that made us beautiful Back when we were kids. We don’t make presents, we just buy them at the store We don’t believe in Santa anymore. We don’t read comics, we just throw them in the trash And we are scared we’re growing up too fast. (chorus) When we were kids we’d stay outside all day Call the neighbors to our house to play Now we don’t even know our neighbors’ names anymore When we were kids it all was black and white Was good or bad, was wrong or right Now we’re struggling to regain that sight once more. We don’t get better, we just find out who we are We make mistakes, we fall in love, we learn guitar. And if we’re lucky we will make it out okay And maybe we’ll have kids of our own someday. And they will smile like we used to They will laugh like we did They will shout as loud and stand as proud As back when we were kids. And they won’t find the imperfections We’re all dying to get rid Of all the things that made us beautiful The things that made us beautiful The things that made us beautiful Back when we were kids.

We were strangers, nothing more, I knew that nothing more we'd be Thrust together at a bus stop waiting for the 43 On a rainy Sunday morning, now it's just a memory, But in another life I loved you, cant you see? Can't you see? It was January eighth and I had nothing else to do I was killing time and trying to find a lover or a clue To give me some idea of something bigger, anything would do, Just so long as it was beautiful and true, it was true. But we were strangers, nothing more, I knew that nothing more we'd be Thrust together at a bus stop waiting for the 43 On a rainy Sunday morning, now it's just a memory, But in another life I loved you, can’t you see? Can't you see? And so I cast my eyes upon you like a fisherman a fly, Like a spider casts a web, like a liar casts a lie. It was tenuous and tragic as a silent lullabye, The unspoken words between us- you and I, you and I. But we were strangers, nothing more, I knew that nothing more we'd be Thrust together at a bus stop waiting for the 43 On a rainy Sunday morning, now it's just a memory, But in another life I loved you, can’t you see? Can't you see That nothing is coincidence, and nothing is unplanned? We're standing here and the time is near for us to take a stand Against the tyranny of propriety so, baby, take my hand And we will ride the 43 until the sunset meets the sand. But we were strangers, nothing more, and as you sat in back of me, Caught a glimpse of your reflection, though I couldn't really see. Could've sworn I saw you smiling, now it's just a memory. But in another life I loved you and you love me.

I heard the news today They’re taking all the books away Shakespeare and Hemmingway They’re all dead anyway. I heard the news today They’re stopping all the trains. Indefinite delays So I’ll stay in my place. And it’s hard, hard, hard, hard times But we will be just fine If we duck and cover I can’t believe what I read There’s cameras in the streets Don’t do what you don’t want seen That’s fine, I keep my hands clean I can’t believe what I read There’s soldiers in the streets “Sir, will you come with me?“ But, I’m not hiding anything And it’s hard, hard, hard, hard times But we will be just fine If we duck and cover I keep on seeing guns in toystores on the shelves Kids, get your parents one so they can defend themselves For the enemy cometh and the enemy is strong They even live among us, so trust no-one. Hush now, don’t talk so loud I’ve learned to shut my mouth They’ve got it figured out And it’s so much simpler now. Hush now, keep your voice down They’ll rip your tongue right out I know you have your doubts But it’s so much safer now. And it’s hard, hard, hard, hard times But we will be just fine If we duck and cover.

If we are mostly empty space, Chemicals put in our place Aligned to give the gods something to claim, Then it should come as no surprise That all our hands and toes and eyes Are nothing, but the nothing is the same. First comes love, then comes marriage, then divorce. Distinctly I remember when I learned what women do with men In bedrooms, when the rings are on the hand. I listened with revulsion to The stories they all said were true And I wondered if I’d ever feel the same. First comes love, then comes marriage, then divorce. And I’m still looking for a reason why Whenever I’m alone I start to cry. Maybe it’s because my eyes Can’t comprehend or recognize The beauty in the chaos of the world. Shapes and colors, bit by bit, They somehow make a perfect fit And I am left a lonesome little girl. First comes love, then comes marriage… And I had a vision many years ago That nothing was impossible. Well, what the hell did I know ‘Bout the changing of the tides? ‘Bout the chemicals inside of me? So, split me open, take a look My heart is like an open book With pages missing, blowing in the wind. I fuck it, face it, can’t deny I’ve got nothing else left to hide When you’re finished, just please stitch up my skin. First comes love, then comes marriage.

Women with their orthopedic shoes and greying hair Shuffle slowly past me on their search for cleaner air To fill their lungs, and I am listening The sound of silent suffering Has found me, now the sound is everywhere. Every morning I wake up and try to leave behind Dreams I had the night before, but I can’t rid my mind Of all these gilded memories of home I’m lonely, but I’m not alone, I’m searching, but I don’t know what to find. ‘Cause every conversation sounds the same My stunted French a sad refrain I’m sorry if I seem a little slow. It’s just that everything’s so different from What textbooks said, and I have come To know that there is so much I don’t know. Doubt and desperation drive me to the nearest bar Where everyone knows everyone and everyone’s a star. And it’s so evident I don’t belong, I sit alone and write this song, And listen to their voices from afar. ‘‘Cause every conversation sounds the same Their fluent French a sad refrain I’m sorry if I seem a little slow. It’s just that everything’s so different from What textbooks said, and I have come To know that there is so much I don’t know. So in conclusion, I admit I’ve made a grave mistake. I sacrificed my body for a foreign fist to take. And if I come across a stranger who Looks at me like you used to do I’ll pinch myself until I fall awake. (chorus)

Guess I’ll walk alone From the bar to my home ‘Cause they’re turning the lights down low And my friends left an hour ago. So I guess I’ll walk alone. Keep my eyes straight ahead. Try to focus on the voice in my head That tell me, “Just a little farther now. Twenty minutes, you’ll be safe and sound,“ When I am walking alone. But I can’t stop my hands from shaking, Can’t stop to wipe these tears. Well I can’t rewind or turn back time To un-drink all those beers. I shouldn’t have looked at him like that, like that. I shouldn’t have talked to him like that, like that. I shouldn’t have kissed him like that, like that. But I was lonely. So now I’m walking alone From the bar to my home. And my clothes reek of his cologne Still another seven minutes to go, As I am walking alone. (chorus) And he’s probably on his way home. Does he know what he’s done? Does he know it was wrong? To leave me Walking alone. (chorus) To leave me walking alone.

Take your hand and put it on your heart Feel it beat and recognize the start Of a new kind of rhythm within your ribcage It’s the constant beat of change. Take your hand and put it to your ear Listen closely, maybe then you’ll hear All the music around you sounds so beautiful and strange It’s the constant sound of change. Take your hand and put it to your lips Think of the last time that they were kissed. Was it someone you’re missing, wishing things could stay the same It’s the constant love of change. Take your hand and put it in my hand. Maybe I could help you understand All our stories are magic, tragic, pulsing through our veins To the constant beat of change.

With a face chiseled by a Thousand kisses I take back I take ‘em back, I take them back. And the constellations made of Stars and scratches on your back On your back, on your back. I was in love, and I couldn’t help but stare The first time I saw you standing there. Oh, my darling, I pick at these scars I’m going down like a falling star On my back, on my back, on my back. But still I wonder if you’ve Fallen under, or come back If you’re back, are you back? ‘Cause the space between us feels like Galaxies, I cannot see you Through the black, through the black. I was in love, and I couldn’t help but stare The first time I saw you standing there Oh, my darling, I pick at these scars I’m going down like a falling star On my back, on my back, on my back. On my back again, I’m looking at the sky. I’m counting clouds to figure out The endless reasons why. We silly little creatures keep on Telling the same lies- It don’t make sense to me. So without knowing, something Green is growing in the cracks, In the cracks, in the cracks Of this broken heart I haven’t Even started to put back, To put back, to put back. I was in love and I couldn’t help but stare The first time I saw you standing there. Oh, my darling, I pick at these scars I’m going down like a falling star On my back, on my back, on my back.

You could go and change your name Pack your things and move away But you’d still be the same Person you were yester, yesterday. And you could take some happy pills Go and get a college degree Find a way to pay the bills But it won’t change any, anything. And I’m tired of pretending I am happy when I’m not. Smiling when I’m close to tears Is taking all I’ve got And I don’t wanna live this way anymore. Find a hole and crawl inside Build a fence so no-one gets in Join a cult and have six wives But your skin will always, will always be your skin. And I’m tired of pretending I am happy when I’m not. Smiling when I’m close to tears Is taking all I’ve got And I don’t wanna live this way. No, I don’t wanna live like I’m already Six feet underground, Earthworms biting at my elbows in this graveyard of a town. One day I’ll wake up and go somewhere I can’t be found. But ‘til then, Yes, ‘til then, I’ll stick around. And I’m tired of pretending Things are perfect when they’re not. Smiling when I’m close to tears Is taking all I’ve got And I don’t wanna live this way. No, I don’t wanna live this way anymore.

Darlin' I am hopin' for one more shot at you Just give me time and you might find that you could love me, too. 'Cause even broken hearts are fixable with the right kind of glue So let me put yours back together, good as new. Darlin' I am hopin' that you will hear my plea I'm wide awake and I can't take these nights of misery 'Cause when I sleep I dream of you, you are all I see Why must you keep on haunting me? Dalrin' I am hopin' that you have changed your mind That you decide, despite your pride, to leave your hurt behind And we could walk together with our spirits intertwined Or at least my hand in yours, and yours in mine. Darlin' I am hopin' when all is said and done You'll look at me and you will see the person I've become. I'm stronger now, and wiser, not as silly, not as young But you still got my heart, and I got none. You still got my heart, and I got none.