eels - Soul Jacker ---------------------------------- Dog Faced Bog coming home from school today crying all along the way ain't no way for a boy to be begging ma to shave me please you little punks think you own this town well someday someone's going to bring you down life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy you take back what you said now that's the last time I cry you don't know what it is ot be a friend now 'til I walk beside you on the street now ma won't shave me jesus can't save me dog faced boy life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy going back to the school tomorrow hang my hairy head in sorrow ain't no way for a boy to be ain't no way to set me free now ma won't shave me jesus can't save me dog faced boy ---------------------------------- That's Not Really Funny did you think I would laugh when you said I was small? do you think it would pass as if nothing at all? you say a log of things my little bunny and i almost always laugh but that's not really funny you play the little bells and tell a good story you bake delicous pies and that's enough for me but i am big i am your man and you're my little honey and i like what you have to say but that's not really funny you must not continue to esmaculate me the neighbor children through the window clearly see the little boy will wipe his nose because it's runny then point at me and laugh but that's not really funny ---------------------------------- Fresh Feeling you don't have a clue what it is like next to you i'm here to tell you that it is good that it is true birds singing a song old paint peeling this is that fresh that fresh feeling words can't be that strong my heart is reeling this is that fresh that fresh feeling try to forget what's in the past tomorrow is here love, orange sky above lighting the way there's nothing to fear birds singing a song old paint peeling this is that fresh that fresh feeling words can't be that strong my heart is reeling this is that fresh that fresh feeling some people are good babe in the 'hood so pure and free i'd make a safe bet you're going to get what ever you need ---------------------------------- Woman Driving Man Sleeping woman driving man sleeping wit suitcases on the rack white lights shooting by on the pavement like the sky looking straight ahead into black woman driving man sleeping there's no radio to play sitting with the map laying crumpled on her lap looking for toll money to pay man sleeping is man dreaming in large apartment house walking and knocking on doors woman driving, man sleeping passing all the other cars searching the black but never turning to look back a little metal box under the stars ---------------------------------- Soul Jacker part 1 22 miles of hard road 33 years of tough luck 44 skulls buried in the ground crawling down through the much aw yeah johnny don't like the teacher johnny don't like the school one day johnny gonna do something show 'em he's nobody's fool aw yeah sisters' brothers make better lovers family affair down under the covers trailer park of broken hearts won't let you leave until you're bleeding sally don't like her daddy sally don't like her friends sally and johnny watching tv waiting for it to end aw yeah sisters' brothers make better lovers family affair down under the covers trailer park of broken hearts won't let you leave until... rock 22 miles of hard road 33 years of tough luck 44 skulls buried in the ground crawling down through the much aw yeah ---------------------------------- Friendly Ghost if you're scared to die you better not be scared to live i've been spending all of my days giving all that i can give last night i heard some one walk in through my bedroom door what they wanted i am not exactly sure a friendly ghost is all i need marking time on a broken watch counting days 'til the old pawn shop sells me back my saxaphone then everyones going to be leave me alone two times i thought i heard someone knocking on the glass i hid my head and prayed that it would pass a friendly ghost is all i need if you're scared to die you better not be scared to live i've been carrying 'round a grudge think i better forgive last night i heard footsteps walking on the atic floor i got up and i opened up the door a friendly ghost is all i need ---------------------------------- Teenage Witch look at downtown sunrise of sam bring it on down now i'm in a jam where did you find such a rocking vest? said get away kid you've become a pest heaven can't help a teenage witch from sinking deeper down into the ditch silky gown pink and brown shut you down and shut you up little lizard legs and little lizzard tails always taste better when you are sitting in jails still I don't think I can resist after all the turds i had to kiss heaven can't help a teenage witch from sinking deeper down into the ditch keeping arms lentgh fromt he long arm law going to the bank for a fifty dollar draw gonna to find the place where the werewolves hang knockin' on the door for a fifty dollar bang ---------------------------------- Bus Stop Boxer I don't miss where I came from but each night I dream about being back home when I wake up in the morning i'm too tired and tired of being alone so I get up and go down town and pick me out a little piece of ground where I can prove something to the world I can prove something to the world don't look at me I am the bus stop boxer daddy puts us in the pick up truck and dropped us off and said good luck then one lucky kid waiting for the bus made a winner out of one of us don't look at me I am the bus stop boxer going down to the railroad tracks where people know they better not relax I'm the man baby I am the man and this is where I make you understand ---------------------------------- Jungle Telegraph mama had an epideral hoping I would be a girl the night was black the sky was booming darker clouds were surely looming I heard screaming doctor shouts and baby then I came out and here I am found my way down the street chicken hawk's favourite meat the man was big and the gun was loaded he had cash but never showed it i heard screaming bleeding throat and baby I got on the boat and here I am now I'm up here in the trees shakin' off the bugs and fleas the days are long the sun is beating each day I don't die is cheating send me some lovin' send me some lovin' send it now send it by giraffe or jungle telegraph ---------------------------------- World of Shit in this world of shit baby you are it a little light shines all over must take over and see us through the night daddy was a troubled genius mama was a real good egg why don't we just get together for what ever and see if it's all right I spent so many days just staring at the haze and I think that's a book that I don't have to write again now when I rise I shine I've got you on my mind and the question isn't if the question is merely when baby, I confess I am quite a mess so lets get married and make some people more than equal in this world of shit I will make a pledge to get down off this ledge you and I belong together and for ever we will have our love ---------------------------------- Soul Jacker part 2 soul jacker can't get my soul ate my carcass in a black manhole soul jacker can't get my soul he can shoot me up full of bullet holes but the soul jacker can't get my soul soul jacker can't get my soul left my carcass with the worms and moles soul jacker can't get my soul he can hang my neck from the old flag pole but the soul jacker can't get my soul ---------------------------------- What is this Note? the sun kisses the morning dew just the way i'm kissing you the birds tweeting in sweet harmony teaching the free world how to be free the day is new and a good one too how can i prove my love to you? i wanna give you everything me and the birds now we're gonna sing when i wake up to your beautiful smile sometimes it takes me a little while to realize i am awake and that living today will be a piece of cake and i won't keep you for myself no you're not a toy on my shelf the world needs to know that you're here so spread your wings and fly, my dear the day is new and a good one too how can i prove my love to you? i wanna give you everything me and the birds now we're gonna sing