Lyrics: Old Traditions, New Standards
1. Willie Goes To The Seashore
Swimsuits, sun and the seashore / and we’re stuck inside
Stick with you / stick with me / stick with you decide
Killer whales and St. Michael / they’re misunderstood
They say we should but / well we should
I want to be – ba – ba – ba
By the sea – ba – ba – ba
The sun / the sand / especially with you – ba – ba – ba (x2)
This is something that I feel / that I will not say
Just the same / anyway
Time to get out your suitcase / and your can’t-be-saids
Just you and me / who needs them
I want to be – ba – ba – ba
By the sea – ba – ba – ba
The sun / the sand / especially with you – ba – ba – ba (x2)
Solo –
I want to be – ba – ba – ba
By the sea – ba – ba – ba
The sun / the sand / especially with you – ba – ba – ba (x2)
2. Josie
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
She said-she said no more Pussycats / Yeah, I think I heard about it
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
They’ve got a space and they played good stuff
Josie says that it’s not quite punk
She’ll let ’em know when it’s punk enough.. well
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
She said-she said no more Pussycats / Yeah, I think I heard about it
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band / Yeah, I think I heard about it
They had a show and they showed up late
They wrote some songs and they made a tape
Not so punk but the songs sound great… well
[solo]
They’ve got a space and they played good stuff
Josie says that it’s not quite punk
She’ll let ’em know when it’s punk enough.. well
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band
Josie wants to be in a punk rock band
Yeah, I think I heard about it
Yeah, I think I heard about it
Yeah, I think I heard about it
3. Mental Obsession
When I see her there / my heart stops
Something’s in the air / which hurts cause
I know it makes me scared / but I’m not sure why
I want to be like her
I want to think like her
Know all of her secrets
Wanna feel life through her skin
I’m not talking um-bout love / can’t you see it’s not what I’m thinking of
I’m talking about these ticks in my head
It’s mental obsession
she is my mental obsession
uh-oh it’s mental obsession
she is my mental obsession
I see her in the hall / she doesn’t make a sound
And then without a call / she will turn around
I wonder if it’s all / two-way or is it me
I want to be like her
I want to think like her
Know all of her secrets
Wanna feel life through her skin
I’m not talking um-bout love / can’t you see it’s not what I’m thinking of
I’m talking about these ticks in my head
It’s mental obsession
she is my mental obsession
uh-oh it’s mental obsession
she is my mental obsession
I want to be like her
I want to think like her
Know all of her secrets
Wanna feel life through her skin
I’m not talking um-bout love / can’t you see it’s not what I’m thinking of
I’m talking about these ticks in my head
It’s mental obsession
You are my mental obsession
uh-oh it’s mental obsession
You are my mental obsession
You are my mental obsession
You are my mental obsession
4. Wish I’d Kept A Scrap Book
I want to be the one who gives you the moon / and stick around
It’s a K Street corner store with a neon sign on top
You want some attention / I understand cause so do I
From the Moscow discothèque / to the hills of Hollywood
But still I wanna know / what made the stars fall down
I wanna know / what brought you back around
I wanna know something else / tell myself a secret about you
But still I wanna know / who made Matilda cry
I wanna know / what made you say goodbye
I wanna know something else / tell myself a secret about you
Employ you / they destroy you / why can’t you see it’s more than just
The shade you dye your hair / or the fan mail you receive
Take the glitz and save the tricks / bring back our friend the hula girl
With the humble ways about and the ten-cent diamond rings
But still I wanna know / what made the stars fall down
I wanna know / what brought you back around
I wanna know something else / tell myself a secret about you
But still I wanna know / who made Matilda cry
I wanna know / what made you say goodbye
I wanna know something else / tell myself a secret about you
5. Superboy & Supergirl
Superboy and Supergirl / well I’ve got a question for your super world
What gets you through / and who gets you past?
And how do you / fly so fast?
Well is it the fame / Cause everybody knows who you are
Well it can’t be the same / Cause I hear you’re from outer space pretty far
(and) Superboy’s got his problems / and Girl’s got her hang-ups
And I know that it can’t be easy to be
A Superboy in a mixed-up world, these days
Or a Supergirl in a thankless world, these days
(x2)
Bu-bu-bup, bu-bu-bup
I said, please don’t let them get you down / cause you’re the only superheroes in our town
(x6)
6. Sweet
Well I know I hardly know you and I’ve mispronounced your name
and it’s all I do to think of you and hope you feel the same
Well if stupid is as stupid does then I’m the stupid king
Cause whenever I’m around you well, you’re my everything
Cause you’re sweet / You’re so incredibly sweet
Cause you’re sweet / You’re so incredibly sweet
Well the way you let me hold your hand in mine on Christmas day
It was serious and funny and I couldn’t stay
Well it’s not quite rocket science shot and spliced in super 8
But the time I spent with you that night well… it was great
Cause you’re sweet / You’re so incredibly sweet
Cause you’re sweet / You’re so incredibly sweet
Well I tried to write a letter but I couldn’t find the words
And I felt more like an albatross, awkward and unsure
Press pause, rewind, record, and playback if you lose your way
Or just leave your nightlight on at night and you’ll hear me say
That you’re sweet
(that you’re sweet, that you’re sweet)
You’re so incredibly sweet
(you’re so sweet, you’re so sweet)
’cause you’re sweet
(’cause you’re sweet, ’cause you’re sweet)
You’re so incredibly sweet
(you’re so sweet, you’re so sweet)
’cause your sweet
7. Dollywood
Another prostitute on Concrete & John
Soon to be debutante in light pink chiffon
We picked up matchsticks as the stars fell like snow
We ripped-off Sukpatch off of French radio
Another year comes by and passes round / the same old faces and the same old crowds
No more excuses / stop / there goes my Dollywood dream
We met Debbie Gibson and her new bugle-boy
We saw girls wearing sweatshirts that read Siegfried & Roy
She wore white knee-highs and maroon patent shoes
Took a palm tree snap-shot as we left Malibu
Another year comes by and passes round / the same old faces and the same old crowds
No more excuses / stop / there goes my Dollywood dream
8. Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid To Know About
Pop songs your new boyfriend’s too stupid to know about (x4)
Sure he likes the Breeders
He thinks Green Day’s pretty swell
But what about the Bartlebees and Neutral Milk Hotel?
It’s okay for a sunny day but that Sting album won’t do
Cause when I played you Allen Clapp, you know baby I loved you – hey – hey
Pop songs your new boyfriend’s too stupid to know about (x4)
Sure he buys you records if you like them by U2
But if you want the Pastels baby, here’s what you should do
Get on your bike and take a hike and meet me at our spot
Just you and me and Halo Benders. Hey that’s pretty hot – and we’ll sing
Pop songs your new boyfriend’s too stupid to know about (x4)
Break it down go!
Here’s a way we’ll spend our day with Lois and the Crabs
We’ll have some fun and visit Cub and maybe we’ll hold hands
He can keep the Lemonheads and Weezer he gave you
Cause you and me got Heavenly and Nothing Painted Blue
Pop songs your new boyfriend’s too stupid to know about (x8)
Go!
9. Then Again, Maybe I Don’t
See the way you act when they’re around
Well I don’t like it much
Concerned and jealous just because
I feel I’m out of touch
Well I won’t say I’m sorry now
It’s like you’re never there
Disapprove and discontent well don’t you even…
Well I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
You, you and all your stupid friends
and stupid things you do
You think you look and act grown up
But I can see right through
Well won’t you even take a look?
and see the reasons why
Forget-me-nots remember when you make me want to…
Well I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
I don’t – I don’t – I don’t
I do
I won’t – I won’t – I won’t
I will
10. Meet Me In Las Vegas
One in ten we’re on the run / just for fun / tell me that that I am the only one
We’ll try our hand at luck / I feel so stuck / not as bad half as bad as The Ropers suck
One – two – ready go!
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
Splash down and place a bet / I’ll try roulette / not impressed by the sight of a red corvette
Pass the ante to the right / no I won’t fight / is she really gonna take him home tonight?
One – two – ready go!
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
One – two – ready go!
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
Meet me in Las Vegas at the casino
Meet me in Las Vegas yeah it’s a showgirl town and we’ll spin around in your heart
11. Cammy & The Count
I didn’t like him much and all that’s left of him are ashes
I didn’t know her well outside the fact that she was cute
All of her dreams in flames you die that young they call it tragic
No more trips to take and no more beach-ball bathing suits
For Cammy / Cammy and the Count
They were Cammy / Cammy and the Count
As far as she’s concerned he’s buried next to Peter Murphy
As far as I can tell well she’s the one they’d like to blame
He couldn’t cast a wish cause his star burned out much too early
Time for one last call and one more topless pinball game
For Cammy / Cammy and the Count
They were Cammy / Cammy and the Count
(solo)
Cammy / Cammy and the Count
They were Cammy / Cammy and the Count
Well she told her friends that she’s the one who feels lucky
Three parts self-convinced and two parts average common sense
Bags were packed and stacked and don’t forget to grab the car keys
On that sunny day she crashed and died of loneliness
And Cammy / Cammy and the Count
They were Cammy / Cammy and the Count
12. Miracles Are Hard To Find
Just too shy to say hello
Planting secrets that will grown
Just too shy to give a call
But still dreaming after all
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
All is said you are silly and unkind
When all is said you are silly and unkind
Silly and unkind
Just too shy to dig for gold
Nothing special to be sold
Just too shy to be insane
Throwing petrol at the flames
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
All is said you are silly and unkind
When all is said you are silly and unkind
Silly and unkind
Have you ever been to hell
Have you ever been to hell
Have you ever been to hell
I was there but I didn’t see you
I was there but I didn’t see you
No I didn’t see you there
Just too shy to say hello
Planting secrets that will grown
Just too shy to give a call
But still dreaming after all
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
Miracles are hard to find
All is said you are silly and unkind
When all is said you are silly and unkind
Silly and unkind
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