this may seem a bit
I may need some things
a little of the way it used to be
I need one more second chance
hard to understand
and I may need a lot more than
the average man
the truth is
the truth is
seldom so simple
I may need a lot
but I'll take a little
I will never have
and I may get some things
you'd never want to have
lately
lately
it's somewhere in the middle
I may need a lot
but I'll take a little
when I had you and you put up with me
now all I need is hope and sympathy
and something I can't have
I must say
I do play
a mean second fiddle
I may need a lot
but I'll take a little
and something to believe
I need an understanding, caring
human being
I could be obsessed with things
or strictly non-committal
I may need a lot
but I'll take a little
WHEN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO BAD PEOPLE
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when good things happen to bad people
I knew a guy once
when good things
I knew a girl once
I get mad
and then I sit back down again
don't understand why
karma doesn't work on them
I only hope
they get theirs in the end
I thought he was my best friend
and that's why once
I put all my trust in him
he told a girl lies
about what she meant to me
the last I heard
they were living in luxury
happen to bad people
I want to scream
and then I want to go to sleep
and dream a dream where
what they sow is what they reap
and then wake up
before it gets too deep
I thought she was my girlfriend
my whole world once
revolved around her every whim
she met a girl who
loved her better than me
last I heard
they won the lottery
IT'S A GUY THING
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you wonder why
a hormone here, a hormone there
he's got to tell you all he knows
it's every guy you meet
they're all the same
you're mystified
by the things they do
but you know they're not to blame
you want to talk and maybe take a walk
'cause you've got things on your mind
hey that sounds great
don't stay out too late
he tells you every time
it's a good thing now and then
but in between the poisonings
there's a lifestyle to defend
you want to do the proper thing
to him it's all the same
you're trying to find a common thread
while he's trying to watch the game
and how to do it better
but when you went away last year
you didn't get a single letter
he's got to win at everything
or everybody suffers
he should have saved that diamond ring
for a younger version of his mother
SHE'S EITHER
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she's either priceless
she's affectionate
she's always beautiful
she's contented
or she's worthless
she's either wonderful
or she's terrible
she's either sending me roses
or writing me a dear john letter
she's either trying to hurt me
or trying to make me feel better
or just the opposite
she's either spiteful
or just delightful
she's either calling me hourly
or telling me I should forget her
she's either trying to hurt me
or trying to make me feel better
no matter how she looks
and she's always so kind
to children and animals
and she's always got time
for a friend in need
but she's of two minds
when it comes to me
or she's demented
she's either grateful
or simply hateful
she's either planning our wedding
or wishing that I'd never met her
she's either trying to hurt me
or trying to make me feel better
IF I COULD TAKE MY OWN ADVICE
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if I could take my own advice
if I could take my own advice
if I could take my own advice
I would be on a plane to Memphis
if I could only do what's right
I would be gone
I would be gone and that would be fine
I would be one to change my mind
try to take life one lesson at a time
and always think twice
I would tell everyone about it
I would say that's the way it goes
and I would right
I would be right and that would be true
I would have nothing better to do
than go to bed early, take vitamins
and exercise
there would be no two ways about it
and though it may come as some surprise
thought you should know
so if I should hurt the ones I love
I'd always love the ones I hurt
they say the truth will see you free
that would be nice
if I could take my own advice
7-11 OF LOVIN'
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she's my 7-11 of lovin'
she's my 7-11 of lovin'
she's my 7-11 of lovin'
open 24 hours a day
and there's never a lot of waiting
and there's always a parking place
ain't got no big selection
and her prices are much too high
but that 7-11 of lovin'
is the kind I always buy
I've been to New York City
been to Paris, France
but nothing can compare with my
convenience store romance
gives me whatever I should crave
and whenever I'm cold and lonely
heats me up in her microwave
but that 7-11 of lovin'
will drive a man insane
'cause that 7-11 from heaven
treats all her customers the same
I've been to Lord and Taylor's,
Saks Fifth Avenue
guess what store I'm always gonna
run back to
smells like candy and Lysol spray
and she's artificially flavored
in a supernatural way
but that 7-11 from heaven
won't be satisfied
with being a one man woman
God knows how much I've tried
I've been to the mountains
been down to the sea
but that 7-11 of lovin' from heaven
has sure been good to me
SHE DIDN'T ASK
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she didn't ask
so far so fast
we had it all
so right so long
I didn't tell her
I didn't think
that it would matter
we made a pair
we made a promise
we always thought
heaven would help us
I never knew it
would never last
until I blew it
until the day
she found the letter
she didn't ask
I didn't tell her
we had it almost
and when we fell
we landed so close
not close enough
is so far apart
so I bet my love
and I lost my heart
she should have seen it
what I did wrong
I didn't mean it
until she put things all together
she didn't ask
I didn't tell her
TALK ME DOWN
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talk me down
I was alone
talk me down
now I believe
talk me down
I'm too high up
I know how
these things turn out
first it's love
then it's trust
won't somebody talk me down
the unfortunate one
gave up on life
just as soon as I could
then one day
things started going my way
I was afraid they would
it's much too much
I know how
these things end up
first there's hope
then there's not enough
won't somebody talk me down
and it didn't take much
someone to love
and some body to touch
everything's fine
almost all of the time
that's what I'm so afraid of
I'm too far gone
I forget
whose side I'm on
please don't let me carry on
somebody talk me down
WHAT THE I CHING SAYS
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when should I plant my seeds
should I fall in love with you
well should I volunteer
should I tell you everything
should I finish my degree
should I set my mind on higher things
and will I get a raise or a rare disease
will instant karma break both my knees
or should I turn you loose
should I do those gentlemanly things I do
should I bring you things I find
while I'm looking for a sign
let's see
what the I Ching says
for the National Guard
or should I call in sick
and stay in my back yard
should I call you up
should I calm you down
should I get a tattoo just to prove my love
let's see
what the I Ching says
or do you want to know
should I tell you everything you want to know
is there something I can say
while I'm trying to find my way
let's see
what the I Ching says
PLAN Z
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Plan A: major league ball
One by one they pass me by
Plan A: reach for the stars
one by one I tried them on
Plan A: follow your heart
one by one they had their fun
Plan B: more money than God
Plan C: the respect I deserve
Plan D: customer satisfaction
I wave them on
some other time
think I've found
my way around
the plans we made for me
out here in Plan Z
Plan B: keep your hands to yourself
Plan C: do unto others
Plan D: before they do unto you
to squeeze into
those sensible shoes
it's not too late
it's just too much
it's simple as can be
out here in Plan Z
Plan B: keep your eyes on the road
Plan C: live and let live
Plan D: give 'til it hurts
I did my time
I wonder why
there's nothing new
for most of you
as far as I can see
out here in Plan Z
SHE HATES ME
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there's a girl on my street
now you've probably guessed
even so you might say
and she's practically complete
in almost every way
and the old people say
she will make a man someday
feel just like a king
and she sees all the beauty in things
and she brings all the beauty she brings
and she knows how to do what is right
and she knows how to put up a fight
and she hates me
that girl must be a mess
to really hate me
there's a story behind
every story of this kind
explaining everything
it begins with a feeling of trust
and it ends when that feeling gets lost
when I tried to apologize
I could tell by the look in her eyes
that she hates me
hating people's not the way
to find some inner peace
what on earth did I do
to destroy a love so true
well, does it matter anyway
we were friends of the uncommon kind
and our bodies had one thing in mind
and we thought we would never say die
and she hates me
THERE'S A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
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that's the last time you break my heart
I believe in the way things are
there's nothing sadder than good love gone bad
that's the last time you say goodbye
and the last hope you'll ever bring
in the past I was slow
now I've got somewhere to go
there's a last time for everything
and in the way they might be
there's a reason, I'm sure
and some day they'll find a cure
there's a winter for every spring
and a last time for everything
too bad that's not exactly what we had
long ago and far away
still seems like yesterday
I don't need yesterday
anymore
so there's no use in arguing
we were once
now we're not
and I'll sure miss you a lot
there's a chapter I'm just finishing
and a last time for everything