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Staring Up at a Big Blue Sky (Singles)

by Doug Elkins

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1.
In Time 04:14
Why should I cry over yesterdays? There will be many more tomorrows, To replace these tears which I once cried. And today's just about the same or worse, Yet better than the rest. Well, la dee da da da. In time In time, we'll get by. In time, In time. Why do we try so hard to please? Why do we paint pictures of glory for others as we struggle? They're just lies. And today's just about the same or worse yet better than the rest. Well, I just got a new apartment, but I can't afford the rent. And my brother keeps telling me I should give it a college try. Well, it's easier said than done my friend, but I'll get by... In time. In time, we'll get by. In time, In time. In time. In time, we'll get by. In time, In time.
2.
She likes me on my back, Yes, she likes me on my head. She likes me doing cartwheels, On the edges of my bed. She tells me she's my queen, Though I know I'm not her king. I'm on my knees before her, And I'm confessing thoughts obscene. She tells me it's okay, Without giving up a fight. Then she sends me packing, And I'm all alone tonight. She spins me like a top, Like a giant ferris wheel. She asks me 'What's the matter?' Then she tells me how to feel. Ms. Daisy Age you are my queen, You're like a monkey on my brain. I must confess to thoughts obscene, They’re driving me insane. Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage She takes me on the town, But hides me in a limousine. She always on the arms, Of someone else in magazines. When she says she wants the truth, She’s lying through the teeth. She locks me in her room, Then she says I gotta leave. Ms. Daisy Age you are my life, I’ll drink from your walls yet. One day I’ll have you for my wife, Right after you have met. Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage I got so much on my mind. I think about her all the time! Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up! Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage Ms. Daisy Age and Mr. Rage Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up! Give it up, give it up… …for Mr. Rage!
3.
Big Blue Sky 03:55
4.
I came across your face the other day. In a picture time and space seem to fade away. But I don't need a thousand words to say, Why you couldn't make me stay. How many times did you hear me say to you, That I would be there forever and day? Still you cried your eyes out till your face turned blue. What else could I say? You make me sick. You make me sick. You make me sick. Look, I remember just like yesterday. Was it fiction, War and Peace, Or just three words to say? Now your hearts a thousand worlds away. I lost mine along the way. I made up my mind that I could never give to you, What you needed to get you through the day. But how long did it take you to find someone new? I was so easily replaced. You make me sick. You make me sick. You make me sick. Even after all this time, I can't believe I ever thought you were the one. 'Is the love you make equal to the love you take'? 'Cause I gave you everything under the sun. Whose sorry now we can't work it out somehow? After all is said and done... You make me sick. You make me sick. You make me sick. Even after all this time, I can't believe I ever thought you were the one. You make me sick.
5.
In a glass house, The walls are breaking up in twos. He blames you for leaving, After the hell he put you thru. But don't you worry, What the blind can't see. He knows nothing about the love, Between you and me. I wish I'd known you, Way back in day school. I bet you broke a hundred hearts, Before you let one get close to you. But I'm not discouraged, Because you're so damn cute, And the love that's deep inside you, Touches everything you do. Angels are falling down from the clouds. That's how you came to me. And I'm in Heaven, Since you came around. I know someone's watching over me. They say that good things, Come to those who wait, And I've had my lonely nights, But I just put my trust in fate. Now there's no hurry, We can take this day by day. 'Cause this love was meant to be, And I'm here to say... I believe in angels, Falling down from the clouds. That's how you came to me. You bring me Heaven. Since you came around, I know someone's watching over me. I believe in angels, Falling down from the clouds. That's how you came to me. You bring me Heaven. Since you came around, I know someone's watching over me. I know someone's watching over me. I know someone's watching over me.
6.
Spent 04:04
Bye bye, blue sky. Me and my apple pie, Will be on our way. Ask me, I'll pretend, That I know who what where why and when, (But of course you know I lie.) I'm not the only one. It's all been done before, Once I was just looking for some fun, Now I spend my life starting at the sun. Bye bye, blue sky, We'll meet again at the end of time, So turn away. I'm not the only one, It's all been done before. Once I was just looking for some fun, Now I spend my life staring at the sun. I'm not the only one, It's all been done before. Once I was just looking for some fun, Now I spend my life staring at the sun. Now I spend my life, Now I spend my life, Now I spend my life, Staring at the sun.
7.
Meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore, I'll hang Christmas lights on every dead president I see for you, Catch every fish in the sea for you. Some say you only see the light when you're first born, That's why we spend our life in this psych ward. Well I was always crazy, And I'm gonna let the light shine on me. Let the light shine on me, Shine on you. Meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore. 'Cause we're free to do what we want, And I'll do anything for you. Meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore. Jane says she'll kick tomorrow, But I know she's way to sick. She's past the point where she wants to live. Something's gotta give. I talk to her, ask her why, She lost interest in the sunrise. And I hold her when she getting sick, But even I'm starting to think she needs a fix. (And she don't need a fix) Let the light shine on me, Shine on you. Meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore. 'Cause we're free to do what we want, And I'll do anything for you. Meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore. I had a dream it went like this -- You were serving cocktails, I was your prince granting your every wish. Then the writing on the wall, Something 'bout how all kings fall, And the sun will burn us all... eventually. So, meet me tonight on Mount Rushmore.
8.
Stay in Bed 03:18
I don't want to wake up, Can't seem to open up my eyes. I can't get up, Don't even think I'm gonna try. Have you ever had a day like this? When you just want to hide away. What do you do on a day like this? I just stay in bed. Stay in bed, And dream the day away. Stay in bed, 'Till tomorrow is today. One day, I'll lift up these shades and let the sun in. But not today -- So please don't wake me until I'm done. Have you ever had a day like this? When you just want to hide away. What do you do on a day like this? I just stay in bed. Stay in bed, And dream the day away. Stay in bed, 'Till tomorrow is today. Stay in bed, And dream the day away. Stay in bed, 'Till tomorrow is today.
9.
Hey hey hey, Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. Hey hey hey, Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. Manic depression, Fatal obsession, Poor wounded souls were told, Cursed by demons twice as old. (And they don't know you, And they can't own you.) Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. She's so cute, With talent to spare. Clorox in her heart, And blood stained hair. (She don't want you, Unless she can flaunt you.) And I don't think I'm coming down, 'Cause its starting to turn me on. It's even sweeter than it sounds. But who's gonna save me? Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. Hey hey hey, Everyone's on drugs in Hollywood. With these dinosaur bones, And Jim Morrison clones. Can't leave my house 'till I find my cellular phone. (And I don't know where I'm going -- But I'm gonna get there) And I don't think I'm coming down, 'Cause it's starting to turn me on. It's even sweeter than it sounds. But who's gonna save me? Who's gonna save me!
10.
One 03:40
If I held the world in the palm of my hands, You can bet that this future would go better than as planned. 'Cause if I were the one hanging with the master plan, I would send you this message to make you understand: There's one word... love, And one world. How can you claim to be the righteous ones? While you sit around designing better guns? Or drop the bomb on innocent victims? If it were up to me you won't be forgiven for your sins. So, funk get ready to roll, Funk get ready to roll. Funk get ready to roll, Leave my funk alone. Funk get ready to roll, We're taking control. Funk get ready to roll, Leave our funk alone. There's one word... love, And one world. And we can funk all day, And we can funk all night. Funk in every way. Everything is all right. If I held the world in the palm of my hands, You can bet that this future would go better than as planned.
11.
There I go again. There I go again, On the road to nowhere. That's what you say, But with the will I'll find my way, And I'll get there one day. I don't need a life of stability. I'd rather see the roof come crashing through the floor. Don't know the meaning of the word 'futility', So don't try to stop me I got one foot out the door. There i go again, There I go again. I'll never get there, no way. Maybe not today, But with the will I'll find my way And I'll get there some way. I don't give a crap. What you think of that? Either way there is only one way I can choose. Ashes to Ashcroft, dust to dust, And we sit here singing the 21 century blues. There I go again, Don't want to hear it, But there I - I - I go again. There I go again, Take it or leave it. But there I - I - I go again. There I go again. There I go again, There I go again. I'm a fuck up -- I should just give up. That's what you say to me, Well come what may to me, I'll get there one day. Don't want to settle down, I want to jump around. Stay true to myself and I can't lose. Don't want to chitter chat. I'm gone and that's a fact. I'm gonna blow up, I'm just looking for the fuse. There I go again, Don't want to hear it, But there I - I - I - go again. There I go again, Take it or leave it. But there I - I - I - go again. There I go again, Don't want to hear it, But there I - I - I - go again. There I go again, Take it or leave it. But there I - I - I - go again. There I go again. There I go again.
12.
Drama Queen 03:49
Drama queen, Always making a scene. Every word from your mouth, You're straight up freaking out, But please take a deep breath -- Take a deep breath for me. Drama queen, Loves her reality TV, But there's no camera on you, You're just living in a fantasy. You think the world revolves around you, But what the world needs now is peace. Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. Drama queen, Coming apart at the seams, Tell the truth, there's no use, You get by on being unhappy. You only win when you lose, And you lose just for choosing me. Drama queen, You walk around in a dream, So if it hurts, just desserts, God made you just like God made me. You say he forsake you, I say he created me free. Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. You say you're gonna call in the law? Well that's allright with me, Got nothing on me at all. But daddy's girl's in a mess -- She's got it all wrong. She's failing the test. Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get up, get down, get out -- Get over yourself already. (You're just a drama queen, My little drama queen.) Get in, get out, get down -- Get over yourself already. Get over yourself already! Get over yourself already!
13.
The Madhouse 04:33
Welcome to the madhouse, Well it's so nice to meet you. We've been waiting all night long, All night long to greet you. This house is haunted -- Don't let no one deceive you. You're right where you belong. Where you belong is in the madouse. So lock the door and throw away the key. Would you like to take a tour or have you been here before? Make yourself at home, it's such a nice evening. You can come and go at may, but you're welcome to stay. In the madhouse (no use crying in a world gone insane!) The madhouse (no use crying in a world gone insane!) The madhouse... yes, we're all insane. In the madhouse... everyone knows your name. The madhouse... you'll be so glad you came. In the madhouse... there is no pain. Stop! Don't! Stop! Don't! Stop! Don't! Stop! Don't! Don't Stop! Don't Stop! Don't Stop! Don't Stop! Stop! Stop this world on the way to disaster. You can put that in your ghetto blaster. Pump it up and let the record play. You've seen the signs but you can't find you're way. And everything you thought you knew was really wrong. You scream and shout, but you can't do shit about it. No use crying cause you're so far gone. There's a space for you in the madhouse. The madhouse (no use crying in a world gone insane!) The madhouse (no use crying in a world gone insane!)
14.
Bad Weather 04:18
It's a long way back they say. Bad weather may come, But so will the sun. Just got lost along the way. The road was too long, The signs were all wrong. If it weren't for bad weather, There'd be no weather for me. If the skies should fold, I won't grow old, Wondering whether it was meant to me. But I'll wait for the sun. I'll wait for the sun. Rest your head on me, Your eyes shine like stars, But these clouds are so dark. And the wind feels like misery. If the sky starts to part, Hold on to your heart. If it weren't for bad weather, There'd be no weather for me. If the skies should fold, I won't grow old, Wondering whether it was meant to me. But I'll wait for the sun. I'll wait for the sun.

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