Sloan

(A. Scott/Sloan)

Free for all so choose your places well
But you won't believe all the things we're telling you
End it all before the curtain falls
Because all time will tell
Is that everything is a lie

I lost the fight but won the war
And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for
You lost the fight but won the war
And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for

But if you think that it's cold when you're swimming in the ocean
It's hard to believe you're a Nova Scotian boy
Have you considered the cost of abusing your devotion
And if we get lost we can find out
Where it was we used to be when time stood still for you

You or I could tell a story well
But attention fell before the lights came on again
Without the sense of hearing
My thoughts are disappearing
And all time will tell
Is that anyone can decide

I lost the fight but won the war
And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for anyway
You lost the fight but won the war
And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for

But if you think that it's cold when you're swimming in the ocean
It's hard to believe you're a Nova Scotian boy
Have you considered the cost of abusing your devotion
And if we get lost we can find out
Where it was we used to be
We're following signs to the sea
So take your time
If you're leaving before me
And say goodbye
Say bye bye

(C. Murphy/Sloan)

Yet another thing that I didn't know
Why is it seemingly so
Beyond me

I feel that we're on a roll
So now I feel it's time to rock
Now that we're out of the hole
We're only running down the clock

You know that every so often
It so happens the planets align
The paper said my moon's in Venus
So I'm taking it as a sign

I for one feel that this is the time
Let's return to the scene of the crime
Rock and roll is alive and alright
Let them know vis a vis classifieds

It should be understated
But don't make it oversimplified
Like you eulogy related
How I lived and then I died

Yet another thing that I didn't know
Why is it seemingly so
Beyond me
Why is it seemingly so
Beyond me

Dance with the creeps and the queens
The kings have all gone home to bed
Gone is the American dream
That would have gone right to my head

'Cause we couldn't get accustomed
And we couldn't find a thing to wear
You underestimate us
You can hate us for all I care

Yet another thing that I didn't know
Why is it seemingly so...

I put a quarter in the record machine
I thought I'd dedicated one to Jolene
But it was full of records I'd never seen
The times change and it's so beyond me

# (J. Ferguson/Sloan)

Don't you believe a word, yeah
Don't you believe a word, yeah

Blue is the colour of baby's ride
And I wish that it would take me away
And if those black wheels are pointed uptown, baby
I know what they're bound say
C'mon girl

Don't you believe a word, yeah
Don't you believe a word, yeah

She kept her head close to her heart
Waiting for someone worth writing
Everybody's read for the part
She took centre stage and proclaimed,
"Can't you see that I've been lost so long"

Pray for inspiration from guiding lights
And name a new planet each day
You said "The only good thing about the weekend, baby,
Is that Monday's two days away"
C'mon boy

Don't you believe a word, yeah
Don't you believe a word, yeah

Can't you see that I've been lost so long

Don't you believe a word
Don't you believe a word, yeah
Well, I don't believe a word
I don't believe a word
I don't believe a word
I don't believe a word
I don't believe a word

(P. Pentland/Sloan)

Jolene
You were the best friend I ever had
It's beyond me how you could go and treat me oh so bad
Somebody get me a doctor, yeah

Who is your one true friend
Who is your one true friend

You're jealous and it's all because of one thing
You know that you'll never have
And I don't really care if you can hurt me
I'm going to take as much as I can grab

Who is your one true friend
Who is your one true friend

In the end you'll have to come to your own defense

Jolene
You were the best friend I ever had
You're jealous and it's all because of one thing
Yeah yeah yeah
And I don't really care if you can hurt me
Yeah yeah yeah
In the end your one true friend has to come to your defense

(A. Scott/Sloan)

Don't take it from me
But Altered States scared me

Should have realized it
It's when he tore apart the lab with the monkey on his back
I never recognized him
And now he'll never give up until security can pull him aside

The goats don't mind
Only the doctors disagree
He's playing his lover like a broadmind
And now its happening to me

Don't take it from me

Everyone can try to save his life
'Cause evidently he's unable

Should have realized it
It's when he tore apart the lab with the monkey on his back
I never recognized him
And now he'll never give up because he knows what he's going to do

(C. Murphy/Sloan)

Say what you want about me
Yeah yeah yeah
Say what you want about me
Right now

All by ourselves
She wanted to show we can do anything
All by ourselves
You can read all about it in the book that's been flying
Off the shelves
There's dozens of sales but they say that all good things
Come in twelves
And that is scary at times

Say what you want about me
Yeah yeah yeah
Say what you want about me
Right now

All in good time
This story could work as a tellable tale
All in good time
But the do-it-yourselfers want to do it so they can
See a dime
Chances are you could see us selling as south as
Anaheim
Keep dreaming, if you know me well then you
Know that I'm
Willing to take that chance

Keeping in mind I believe that we're history makers
(Please tell me who you think you're affecting)
But the do-it-yourselfers are preparing for that one too
(Keep dreaming cause I know you're collecting)
I only hope we can make it in time
But nothing's for sure, is for sure
Oh yeah

Say what you want about me
Yeah yeah yeah
Say what you want about me
Right now

Say what you want about me
Yeah yeah yeah
Say what you want about me
Right now

You've got me

Turning and tearing
Tearing and turning
Turning and tearing out

Turning and tearing
Tearing and turning
Turning and tearing off

Turning and tearing
Tearing and turning
Turning and tearing out

(P. Pentland/Sloan)

I walk the line for you
Each and everyday
And there's a bullet with my name on it
Or at least that's what they say

You take me for granted
And it's such a cryin' shame
Because I would gladly give my life for you
Each and everyday

It's been a long time coming
It took a long time to get to me

It doesn't matter which side I'm on
I always feel like I'm in the wrong
It doesn't matter which side I'm on
It just keeps losing

I walk the line for you
Each and everyday

It doesn't matter which side I'm on
I always feel like I'm in the wrong
It doesn't matter which side I'm on
It just keeps losing

It's been a long time coming
It took a long time to get to me
It's been a long time coming
It took a long time to get to me
It's been a long time coming
Long time, long time coming
Long time, long time coming

(J. Ferguson/Sloan)

When you and your cast of friends arrive
And the party reaches a new high
Don't you think it'll last too long
Before you know it, baby
They break out into that song

That I know I've heard it once or twice
From where I just can't be precise
Even though it's irrelevant
It's as if I've woken from
A confused and cloudy dream

But you write the saddest song
Turn around and make it a singalong
The heart scratch melody
Means there's more than this for you and me

When you wait by the door, look for your ride
Where the shoes are piled up on the side
And the dancing's out of hand
Don't leave just 'cause they won't play your favourite band

And the night it goes on and on
And I'm waiting for slow songs
But I block out most of the singing
Replaced by bells, is that your ride?
You only just arrived

Could you write the saddest song
Turn around and make it a singalong
The heart scratch melody
Means there's more than this for you and me
Yeah

And the night it goes on and on
I'm through waiting for slow songs
But I block out most of the ringing
Replaced by thoughts unjustified
I wish that I could write

Could you write the saddest song
Turn around and make it a singalong
The heart scratch melody
Means there's more to this than you and me

If words could be combined
To describe your trademark look tonight
I'd write it out to boost my career
But you know that writing always takes me years

# (P. Pentland/Sloan)

You hit rock bottom and everybody knows it
But does anybody care how you got there
Admit to yourself that everything's a problem
But when it comes down what do you care

They're losing California
Inch by inch, sit back and watch it go
Coming in clearly
Dance, dance, dance to the radio

And everybody loves it but
Nobody knows what it stands for
Get into yourself in dark sunglasses
And elevate it all 'til it means more

And move out to California
Inch by inch is all you need to go
Coming in clearly
Dance, dance, dance to the radio

Sometimes it's too much
You want to get right out of your mind
Sometimes it's too much
You're gonna go right out of your mind

You hit rock bottom and everybody knows it
But does anybody care how you got there
Admit to yourself that everything's a problem
But when it comes down what do you care

Sometimes it's too much
You want to get right out of your mind
Sometimes it's too much
You're gonna go right out of your mind

California
Inch by inch, sit back and watch it go
Coming in clearly
Dance, dance, dance to the radio
California
Inch by inch, sit back and watch it go
Coming in clearly
Dance, dance, dance to the radio

(C. Murphy/Sloan)

Cabaret license
I haven't been by since
It goes against all that I've learned
But it seems that the tables have turned

But could we have stopped it
We all get co-opted
To some kind of system it seems
But they can't take away
Can't take away all our dreams

Like the one where I'm in a balloon
Floating above I can see the Marquee and the Moon
The monkey, the dog and Neptune

They're all in good spirits
I'm happy to hear it
But haven't the sweetest idea
To me buzz is onomatopoeia

Will something be happening soon
To settle the difference between the Marquee and the Moon
They're passing the torch, knife and spoon

And so it goes
I guess there are those
Who want to get out like me
Yeah

Their clientele
Can go to Hell
If they want to get in for free
But Hell ain't a bad place to be
Yeah

Am I any different than either the Moon or Marquee
Oh, not a lot if you ask me

Cabaret license
I've been coming by since
The action continued past two
Before this what did we used to do

(J. Ferguson/Sloan)

You've got lots to say, don't take this too seriously
(There's plenty of believers)
We hang on every word, almost deliriously
(Yes, we're the believers)

You could say it's borderline fanatic
Hit the chord, we're basically ecstatic
We can't afford to lose you, can't you see

Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down
Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down

You won't sit around waiting for it to happen to you
(There's plenty who will listen)
If you hide yourself away, your country may honour you
(A brighter future glistens)

Pulled alarms in shows of mere defiance
Draw the looks, don't choose this reliance
Crown of our creation, we're on our knees
Lord

Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down
Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down
Good luck saving the the poor boy
Oh when the city's down and he's gone underground

Ooooh if you leave us behind
Your songs they will stand for all time
Ooooh if you leave us behind (Yeah)
There'll be streets with your name on the sign (Yeah)
Oh Lord

Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down
Take good care of the poor boy
Oh well he's new in town and he won't settle down

Hey poor boy, hey poor boy, he'll never settle down
(He'll never settle down)
Hey poor boy, hey poor boy, he'll never settle down
(He'll never settle down)
Hey poor boy, hey poor boy, he'll never settle down
(He'll never settle down)
Hey poor boy, hey poor boy, he'll never settle down

(A. Scott/Sloan)

What you did after what you said
Will never mean a thing to anyone
And what you wrote and then what I read
Could sugar free the oldest kids instead

But I'm alright
Whenever you get out
You'll be looking up to me
You're so uptight
Whenever you make out

Innocence is an accident
Even if it comes by two or three
And in a sense it's a consequence
Of everything you took away from me

But I'm alright
I said when I got out
Nothing ever came for free
I'm up all night
Pretending to make out

Remember the time when you called me
Out from my school
(My school, that day at my school)
And we got caught by the cops
But we'd never go to prison
Because we made the rules
Well alright
Whenever you get out
You'll be looking after me
And we'll be making it right
All right

On and on we roam around this world
On and on we roam around this world
Delivering babies
And maybe it's not that bad now
On and on we roam around this world
Delivering babies
And maybe it's not that bad now

What you did after what you said
(And what you say)
Will never mean a thing to anyone
And what you wrote and then what I read
(What I read)
Could sugar free the oldest kids instead

'Cause you remember the time when you saw me smiling at you
(At you, that day at my school)
And with December in mind we'll keep the pilots filing
Their rusty nails all around
And maybe it's not that bad now
On and on we roam around this world
Delivering babies
And maybe it's not that bad now
And maybe it's not that bad now
And maybe it's not that bad now

On and on we roam around this world
Delivering maybes
And baby it's not that bad now
And baby it's not that bad now
And baby it's not that bad now

(J. Ferguson/Sloan)

Well you've got your bags together
And you're off into the new world
The mother is impatient
With four sons
She wanted four girls
The father's wrapped in memories
Of European relations
Counting flurries on the window
As he dials another station
Coming home

It's black upon black
He's still cutting the track
Old Ireland's heart
May still call him back
At the edge of the scene
The old glasses were round
The siren is heard
It's the cue for his sound

Alright
Well alright

As sovereign of all
He's likely second to none
Well, the change is complex
And it's only take one
At the edge of the scene
He's revered by the most
Not just under our feet
But from here to the coast

Alright
Well alright

The ties that are loose
Are the ones that he binds
If we wander off track
Well, he'll keep us aligned
At the edge of the scene
Not unlike in D.C.
It's the sound from down there
Years ago set him free

Alright
Well alright

My story is tame
No its not very wild
Expectations were debated
For this only child
At the end of the scene
When our secret's revealed
You know it's my life
And it's the way that I feel

Alright
Well alright

When you're miles above Pacific Ocean waters without angel's
Wings will help with getting closer
When my headphone chord untangles
Oh pilot, can you hear me
Our destination beckons
Counting raindrops on the windshield
Yet skies are clear he reckons
For tonight

Yeah...

(C. Murphy/Sloan)

Just for laughs
Let's stay in and we'll
Perfect our autographs
So when the people ask for them
We can oblige
Is that what we want girls?
Not at all
Not at all

I must be losing track
If brown is the new black
But style's in denial
The models shall be hung
They're painted and they're dry
Pointed down the runway
Towards the sky

Just for fun
Let's go out tonight
And get our colours done
Oh when the seasons change
We'll look ridiculous
Is that what we want boys?
Not at all
Not at all

I'm certain that summer's my season
So I can't take the fall for that reason
It hurts my complexion
And I hate my reflection
Yeah

You must remember this
KISS is still just KISS
Their style is denial
I'll meet you when we're older
Consider it a race
But who will be the one
To paint their face Ace

Just for once
Let's come out tonight
Let's come out tonight

I wanted to use this occasion
For trying to test my foundation
It hurts my complexion
But I hate my reflection
Without it

Not at all
Not at all
Ooo, not at all

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