Thomas Doubter
(Chesterman)
Knives and daggers, lollygagers
All the monkeys in the zoo
Hooks and ladders, moms and dads are
Sitting down to watch the news
Some may say, I have gone astray
How would they know, they never listen...
John the Milkman and John the Baptist
Never had to stand in line
Neil Armstrong and Stepin Fetchit
Did lots of waiting in their time
Some would say, I have gone astray
But how would they know, they never follow...
Giant carrots and talking parrots
Just can't bother me today
Good intentions, bad intentions
I've tried to put it all away
But I've heard you say, I've gone astray
How would you know, you never listen...
Someone smarter, probably once said
"Things are better off in time"
I don't know, but I don't figure
I could never change your mind
And I guess, that I'll never get
The things that I never ask for...
Never, Never
(Stanfield)
If I could cry ten thousand tears
If I could love you for a million years
If I could, well maybe never
Could never, never, never, never...
To see you in the light of day
See you anywhere on my knees I pray
To see you, but maybe never
See never, never, never, never...
Please, please, please, I've been wating so long
Can't you hear my plea to everyone
Stop, stop, stop before it's done...
Can't be hearing never, never, never...
Touch your heart with my affection
Touch my soul with your perfection
Without, pray maybe never
Without never, never, never, never...
Never, never want to go out there
Can't see the things I fear
Can't get wet on a rainy day
Can't swim big rivers
Can't never, never...
Wanna love you ten thousand years
When I see you I lose my fears
Well, maybe forever
But not never, never, never, never...
Hello Angel
(Fitch)
When I'm tired and I'm feeling lonely
I think about my one and only
I'm not the kind used to talking like this
But she's got something that I can't resist
So hello, hello Angel
Well the river is rising, there's gonna be a flood
A lot of good people getting buried in the mud
Meanwhile down at the bottom of the mine
There's a lot of people's friends that they're never gonna find
It's world full of nothing, it's a town full of hate
But you know that it doesn't have to be that way
Comes down from the sky and sets everything right
Turns the bad into good, turns the day into night
So hell Angel, you sure look good to me
You're no stranger, to a world of misery
When I'm tired and feeling lonely
I think about my one and only
I'm not the kind used to talking like this
But she's got something that I can't resist
So hello, hello Angel
When Your Ship Comes In
(Fitch)
Here's a story to tell, for all ne'er do wells
And sadly I know that it's true
So if you hear truth, or are living proof
Then you know this could happen to you
When your ship comes in, and my luck runs out
Then we'll know what our love's about
I'll be waiting there, up around the bend
When my luck runs out, that's when your ship comes in
I'll be waiting there, down by the dock
My heart in my hands, about three o'clock
But time's running out, I know our love will end
When I see that ship, coming 'round the bend
They got a stack full of papers down at the Union Hall
And if you got a dime, they give you number to call
Well some people make money, make it every day
Other people got nothing, but some bills to pay
How long have I been waiting, waiting for that day
To see some good luck rising, and I'll be on my way
I'll leave her far behind, fortune's my only friend
When I see that ship, coming 'round the bend
Bus Named Desire
(M.P. Stanfield)
You’re a top kid
You’re a blue suit
I need more words like I love you
You’re a top kid
You’re a blue suit
When I’m tearful
When I’m fearful
I need more words like I love you
When I’m crying
You make me feel good
(Chorus)
I’ll go without lunches for a new pair of shoes
I’ll go without anything to spend time with you
But without love, that I could never do, no, no, no
On a bus named desire
You’re a good one
When our true one
Don’t go faster than my car does
Got to be careful in the crosswalk
No more long coats
No more cold hearts
Looks like summer’s always with us
With you baby
With you baby
(Chorus x2)
No more long coats
No more cold hearts
Looks like summer’s always with us
With you baby, with you baby (x3)
I Do
(Chesterman)
Who's got the bluest eyes? Well, I do
Who hears the nicest lies? Well, I do, I do
You can say you're not in love with me
But I hope that someday you will see
Cuz I know that I'm the one for you
Yes, I do
Who hates a mystery? Well, I do
Who knows how it should be? Well, I do, I do
You can tell me stop hanging around
You can even put me down
But I know that I'm the one for you
Yes, I do
Well can't you see, I'm the one who will always be
Right there when you need someone
So, let me know, and I'll come a running
I gotta let you know
How much I really love you
So, I won't hesitate
But if you do, well I can wait
I can wait
So, do you ever cry at night like I do?
And you say you got no one to make you feel alright
Well I do, I do
You can keep us far apart
But I'll keep a fire buring in my heart
Cuz I know that I'm the one for you, yes I do (X3)
Yes I do, Yes I do
Beg, Borrow and Steal
(Chesterman)
When I need kisses from you baby
You are never, never home
And your friends are always over
When I wanna get you alone
When I need your sweet, sweet talking
You're always out on the town
And when it's you I need to be with
You just never come around
(Chorus)
So for your love, now baby, I'm gonna beg, borrow, and steal
So for your love, now baby, I'm gonna...
If I have to hide under your pillow
Just to get one kiss from you
If I have to hide inside your closet
Then you know that's what I'm gonna do
But please don't leave me in this prison
Keep me from this misery
For I know that I love you
And only you can set me free
(Chorus)
Every place, every where I go
And everything I do
You know girl I do just for you
And you know it's true
(Chorus)
Kissing Galaxy
(Chesterman/Fredette)
Bakelite, satellite
Say goodnight
Cosmonaut, astronaut
Honey, well all right
All the stars that we could see
In the kissing galaxy
Just might be on your color TV
Rocket fuel, after school
Zoom, zoom
Telescope, wish and hope
Now give us room
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
In the back of a big black Mercury
Don’t believe me?
Well, wait and see
Your mother’s Mustang Ford
Is parked outside the door
We’ll go in search of love
And we won’t come back until we’re sure
That this is what we’ve been looking for
Parking lots, corner bars
Wee-hoo
Fill up the space in between the stars
So you…
…should come along the ride is free
Through this kissing galaxy
Steal your mother’s car and give it to me
Come along, the ride is free
Through this kissing galaxy
Steal your mother’s car and give it to me
Bucknaked
(Chesterman)
Take off your shirt, take off your pants
Take off your shoes and we’ll do a dance
Called the bucknaked
Do the bucknaked
C’mon baby and do the bucknaked with me
Take off your shoes, take off your shorts
Gotta take off your socks of course
Do the bucknaked
Do the bucknaked
C’mon baby and do the bucknaked with me
Well it’s as old as the birds and the bees
The tarzan the ape man swinging through the trees
Not to hard to get it just right
First take off your clothes then turn off the light
Not too fancy, not too plain
Take off your clothes and we’ll all do the same
We’ll be bucknaked
We’ll be bucknaked
C’mon baby, do the bucknaked with me
(Tear it up!)
Well it’s as old as the birds and the bees
The tarzan the ape man swinging through the trees
Not to hard to get it just right
First take off your clothes then turn off the light
Not too fancy and not too plain
Take off your clothes and we’ll all do the same
We’ll be bucknaked (bucknaked)
We’ll be bucknaked (bucknaked)
C’mon baby, do the bucknaked with me
We’ll be bucknaked (buck-bucknaked)
We’ll be bucknaked (buck-bucknaked)
C’mon baby and do the bucknaked with me
(Say, it’s breezy in here!)
One Bad Apple
(Chesterman)
I’ve heard that you’ve been hurt by love before
I’ll promise that won’t happen anymore
Stick around a little while and I figure you will see
I’m the one for you and you’re the one for me
Well, I see [Johnny?] rain cloud above your head
And all this crying sure has kept you sad
But sure in a little bit my darling here comes the sun
That cloud is done and all your crying’s gone
One bad apple, one bad time
Shouldn’t make you shy away from a love like mine
No, some bad apple hands you a little bit of misery
Pick up your broken heart and give it all to me
I’ll do anything you tell me to
Don’t tell me that there’s nothing I can do
To show you what it’s like to have a love that is so, so true
I’ll show you that no other love will do
One bad apple, one bad time
Shouldn’t make you shy away from a love like mine
No, some bad apple hands you a little bit of misery
Pick up your broken heart and give it all to me (x2)
2Day 2Morrow 4Ever
(Chesterman)
Oh time, oh time I can’t remember
Some things that I still regret
But when, I do, I think of you
And wish I could forget
That we danced to David Bowie
On the street outside your door
Do you still feel that I’m in love with you?
Cuz I just don’t feel it anymore
Sha-la-la, not tomorrow
Sha-la-la, no, not today
That love for you that was from me
Well now is gone, is gone away
Now that I know a true love
Yet I gave another one away
For you, I took, and then I gave up
And then I just walked away
Sha-la-la, not tomorrow
Sha-la-la, no, not today
That love for you that was from me
Well now is gone, is gone away
Life Is Fun
I went back to my hometown
Everyone was dead
They all died satisfied
They all got in bed
So I left my hometown
And moved to someone else's hometown
Bought a pick-up truck and a brand new clock
I hope my luck goes up
Life is fun, so much fun
Surprise, surprise
Hide or run
Just look up in the sky
Count the reasons why
Maybe you'd like the sky turn red
On a planet no one's visited
Well here at home the skies are blue
And there are things that haven't happened to you
So keep both eyes open wide
Cuz life is one surprise
Don't cry too hard when the sun goes down
Cuz it always comes back around
Life is fun, so much fun
Surprise, surprise
Hide or run
Just look up in the sky
Count the reasons why
Life is fun (x3)
Life is F-U-N
In the morning, in the afternoon
In the evening when the day is through
In the bathroom, in the kitchen hall
It can happen any time at all
Your heart breaks open wide
But don't stop to ask it why
Just smile and wave goodbye
But just laugh and remember...
Life is fun, so much fun
Surprise, surprise
Hide or run
Just look up at the sky
Count the reasons why
Life is fun (x3)
Tiger Tiger
Tiger, tiger, you're burning bright
Just give me your sweet love tonight
Tiger, tiger, with eyes so blue
What am I gonna do with you?
Well, you always tell me that you hate to fight
Then you come home and you growl at night
And in the morning you're a grouchy cat
Sometimes I'm wishing for a lover's spat
Tiger, tiger, you're burning bright
Just give me your sweet love tonight
Tiger, tiger, with eyes so blue
What am I gonna do with you?
When you don't tell me what's on your mind
I know that trouble's not far behind
I sit around and I think about you
Make up your mind or else we'll be through
Well now, tiger, tiger, you're burning bright
Just give me your sweet love tonight
Tiger, tiger, with eyes so blue
What am I gonna do with you?
Sometimes you treat me like apple pie
Sometimes I think you want to see me cry
I just don't know what's the matter with you
I wish I knew, I wish I knew, I wish I knew
Well, tiger, tiger, you're burning bright
Just give me your sweet love tonight
Tiger, tiger, with eyes so blue
What am I gonna do with you?
Well now, tiger, tiger
Tiger, tiger (x3)
Shadow Boy (live)
(Chesterman)
Look behind you and what do you see?
Two long shadows instead of three
Well, one is thin and very tall
Peeking out from behind the wall
Well I'm the one, behind that tree
That shadow boy is only me
On the bus and on the train
There's that shadow boy again
He tags along wherever you go
And now he's standing outside your door
You told your mom and you told your dad
Told your boyfriend and he got mad
Well, what he wants is hard to say
When you try to catch him and he runs away
Well now I'm in love but too shy to say hello
And so in the shadows I'll stay
Cuz I'm the one, behind the tree
That shadow boy is only me
You don't even know his name
That shadow boy and his silly game
You don't know just what he's wanting
And he makes you feel like you're being haunted
Well now I'm in love but too shy to say hello
And so in the shadows I'll stay
Cuz I'm the one, behind the tree
That shadow boy is only me
My Fate
She looked at me and I looked out the window
She reached for my hand and I reached for a brick
She spoke my name and I asked for the waiter
She told the waiter, "Put this guy in my next drink!"
(Chorus)
Well, let's talk talk
Let's talk about it
Let's sit down and we'll think about it
Much more than reminiscing...
My fate was sealed with a kiss (x2)
We went for a drive--thank God it was a taxi
I went for the trunk but she said, "Boy, get in the back!"
I lit a cigarette and set my pants on fire
She put her hand right there and said "What do you think?"
(Chorus)
We went back to her place
But man I don't remember
My heart was sober and my brain was drunk
I heard her whisper sweet nothings from the bedroom
From that day forward, well, I haven't slept a wink now...
(Chorus)
The Good Goodbye
(unreleased)
I'm an old sea captain on a ship of fools
So cut away the anchor, I've got nothing to lose
Drift the Seven Seas and the ocean blue
I've got nobody to come back to since I said goodbye to you
(Chorus) Woo-oo, woo-oo, say goodbye to you
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, say goodbye to you
I'm gonna take a drive down a lost highway
Gonna drive like a demon so get outta my way
Cause I don't care who I run into
I got nobody to care for since I said goodbye to you
(Chorus)
I'm gonna steal a rocket and blast outta this place
Wave goodbye to the whole human race
Build myself a house on the top of the moon
I've got nothing else to dream of since I said goodbye to you
(Chorus)
I must have been crazy
My friends all said I was smart
But of all the things I've done and seen
You were my favorite part, there goes my heart
[This song was later released as "Goodbye to You" on Charlie Chesterman's
Dynamite Music Machine CD]
