Big Deal
(Shepherd / Faulkner)

I’m just trying to do the best I can,
If you don’t approve that’s just too bad.
I’ll get by somehow
While you watch from your ivory tower.
See, how you feel is no big deal to me.

Do you think that I will just stand by
While you pontificate from up on high?
Your words fall on deaf ears,
No-one’s heard of you down here.
So turn cartwheels, its no big deal to me.

Though you pour your scorn on all below
No-one cares so there’s nowhere to go.
Let go!
Let go!

One day soon you’ll have to understand
You cannot dictate the way I am.
I could talk to you
But I’ve got better things to do
And how you feel is no big deal to me.
Yeah, how you feel is no big deal to me.
How you feel is no big deal to…
Me.

No big deal.
Yeah, you’re no big deal.
Yeah, skip it.

Down On Me
(Faulkner)

I’ve been going through hell
And it’s starting to tell.
Wanna stand up and yell,
I wish I had a soul to sell.

All I see is down on me.
I don’t need down on me.
Everybody is down on me.
Get out of my tree,
Stop crowding me!

Ain’t it always the way
How people treat you today?
Fuck you over and say,
“Now go and have a real nice day!”

They must be down on me.
Can’t you see: down on me,
I don’t need them down on me
Let me breathe,
Stop drowning me!

They must be down on me.
He and she, down on me.
My family is down on me,
Even Mr. T is down on me!

‘Cos I’m doing it tough
I thought of turning to drugs.
But there is never enough
To keep my problems beneath the rug.

L.S.D., down on me!
P.C.P., down on me!
T.H.C., down on me!
M.S.G., down on me!
X.T.C., down on me!
F.A.B., down on me!
R.I.P., down on me!
M.T.V., go down on me!

Mine
(Faulkner)

I want for nothing,
Yeah, I got it all.
I’m a superhuman
And I’m ten feet tall.
I’m truly perfect
In every way
And, like Alexander,
I feel great!

It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.
It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.

You’re a living legend –
Only in your mind.
(I would never tell you
But I’m feeling kind).
You’re nothing special
You would agree,
And you’re so lucky
To know me.

It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.
It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.

I keep improving
Like vintage wine.
Come and taste it –
Get in line.

It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.
It’s all mine
It’s all mine, yeah.
It’s all mine.
Mine, my, my, mine.

Waking Up Tired
(Shepherd / Faulkner)

Oh, the nights are long
And I’m so tired of waking up tired,
Man, they just drag on and on
And I’m so tired of waking up tired.

The company I’m keeping
Won’t let me get my sleep in.

Oh, I hate the light
And I’m so tired of waking up tired.
The morning sun is getting way too bright
And I’m so tired of waking up tired.

If I was worth a fortune
I’d never leave my bedroom
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.

Oh, I have to go
But I’m so tired of waking up tired.
The lights are on but there is no-one home
‘Cos I’m so wired from waking up tired.

I need a good vacation
Away from all this recreation.
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and sound.

I need a month of Sundays
To help me cope with Mondays,

Oh, I’m late again
And I’m so tired, might even get fired.
I could blame it on a cancelled train
But I won’t try it, I know they won’t buy it.

If I was worth a fortune
I’d never leave my bedroom until next June!
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.
Blankets pulled up to my ears, safe and sound.
I just wanna stay right here, safe and sound.

Please Yourself
(Faulkner)

I don’t like to interfere
But I’ve gotta say I’ve “had it up to here”,
I always hate to find you crying in your beer.
You and her have had a fight,
Well, that seems to happen every other night.
She thinks nothing that you do is ever right.
Is that right?

You’re gonna make her walk
The more you try to crawl.
If you don’t please yourself you’ll please no-one at all.

Man to man, I think its sad,
You think happiness depends on feeling bad.
Now I see why she’s the best you’ve ever had.
And you want more of the same.
Truth be told, you both enjoy this little game
But when it ends you’ll only have yourself to blame.
That’s the shame.

If you don’t take a stand
You’re bound to take a fall.
If you won’t help yourself you’ll help no-one at all.
So, please yourself.
Please yourself.

I don’t want to pick a side.
You both do whatever gets you through the night
But you’d better take this chance to put it right.
Get it right.
Get it right.

You’re gonna make her walk
The more you try to crawl.
If you don’t please yourself you’ll please no-one at all.
No-one at all.
If you don’t love yourself you’ll love no-one at all.
No-one at all.
So, please yourself.

You’re gonna make her walk
The more you try to crawl.
If you don’t please yourself you’ll please no-one at all.
No one at all.
If you don’t love yourself you’ll love no one at all.
No one at all.
So, please yourself.
Please yourself.

If Only…
(Faulkner)

If I only knew what I know
I would not have done what I did.
You said all along I was wrong
But I went and did it anyway.
Yes, I went and did it anyway.

But if only…
You should listen.
But if only…
Stop and think.

I was in control, so I thought,
With a foolproof plan – what a joke!
Proving what a fool I can be
As it all exploded in my face.
Whatever made me do it anyway?

But if only…
Time’s a-wasting,
But if only
Just move on.
But if only…
No use chasing
But if only…
What is gone.

Oh, you sentimental fool,
You’re finding out life can be cruel,
You cannot bend the rules.
Oh, you sentimental fool,
You find some coal and think that you’ll
Create a precious jewel.
You sentimental fool!

But if only…
Something ventured,
But if only…
Nothing gained.
But if only…
You were captured
But if only…
By your game.

Oh, you temperamental fool,
You’ve got to keep your engine cool,
You’re burning too much fuel.
Oh, you temperamental fool
You think you’ll find somebody who’ll
Be warm when you are cool.
You temperamental fool!

Picking myself up off the ground
Everybody knows how that feels!
To be wrong again, as I know I will.
It really doesn’t matter anyway

But if only…
Time’s a wasting.
But if only…
Just move on
But if only…
No use chasing
But if only…
What is gone
But if only…
Catching rainbows
Can’t be done
Fleeting haloes
Of the sun.
Of the sun.

Mind The Spider
(Faulkner)

Little Miss Muffet is eating her dinner.
She’s smacking her lips and licking her fingers,
Completely unawares that something hideous lingers.

Mind the Spider!
Mind the Spider!

Little Miss Muffet’s been hocking her china
And working late shifts in a Hollywood diner,
Completely unaware of the creature behind her.

Mind the Spider!
Mind the Spider!

Little Miss Muffet is back in her parlour
Preparing herself for the evening gala.
She was startled by the sound of some hideous laughter.

Mind the Spider!
Mind the Spider!

Why?
(Faulkner)

I’m drinking “Mother’s Ruin”
And grooving-out to You Am I.
“Well, Hi!”
I’m cornered and I’m hoping
For once your mouth ain’t open wide
Oh, my-my-my-my!

Tell me why
You can’t look me in the eye?
Tell me why
You always have to lie?

What is that strange aroma
That tells me you’re not bona fide?
Oh, why?
It’s always necessary
To get you’re stories verified.
Oh, why? Why? Why? Why?

Tell me why you can’t look me in the eye?
Tell me why you always have to lie?
Tell me why ‘cos it’s pointless to deny!
Tell me why?
Tell me why?

Please tell me why?
Please tell me why?
Please tell me why?
So help me…

Your friends are getting fewer.
Have you considered suicide?
You might try.
Your cookie has to crumble
And you’ll be eating humble pie
In the sky, by and by.

Tell me why you always have to lie?Tell me why you can’t look me in the eye?
Tell me why ’cause it’s pointless to deny!
Tell me why you don’t curl up and die?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
Tell me why?

All I Know
(Shepherd)

What’s the time?
I’m wide awake.
You’re in my head.
Where’ve I been?
You’re years behind and miles ahead.

Anyone could see that you’re delicious
But for me I’m decidedly capricious.

I’m content to follow blindly
Though you don’t know where to go.
Hold my hand and jump in with me,
I need you is all I know.

I’m so far behind myself they’ve closed the gate.
You’re the key,
Don’t you dare let me escape.

What was I thinking?
Why am I choosing?
I’m a junkie dependent on losing.

I’m content to follow blindly
Though you don’t know where to go.
Hold my hand and jump in with me,
I need you is all I know.

I need a friend to help me build a fire.
Love drown me in a ocean of desire.

What’s the time?
I’m wide awake.
You’re in my head.

I’m content to follow blindly
Though you don’t know where to go.
Hold my hand and jump in with me,
I need you is all I know.

All I know…

Get High
(Faulkner)

Everybody wants to buy a one-way ticket to paradise.
Everybody’s had enough of too much work and self sacrifice.
They wanna get higher,
They wanna get …

Everybody wants to take a tiny pill they call happiness.
They’d eat ’em by the dozen and they’d never even think about side effects.
They wanna get higher,
They wanna get
High.
They just wanna get high.

I would never try to tell you I’m any better than all the rest,
I’m looking for a panacea, so far nothing can pass the test.
I wanna get higher
I wanna get
High.
I just wanna get high
Somedays you just wanna get high.

I wanna get,
You wanna get,
They wanna get (higher)
He wants to get,
She wants to get,
We all wanna get…

We wanna get…
Yeah, we need to get…
We just better get
One thing straight, there are no easy answers for all of us
But when they discover one
I’ll tell you I’ll be the first on that bus!

I wanna get higher,
I wanna get…
I gotta get higher
And I’m gonna get
High!
I just wanna get high,
Somedays you just wanna get high.
Well these days
We just wanna get high!
And always
Wanna kiss all our cares bye-bye,
Bye-bye!

I wanna get,
You wanna get,
They wanna get (higher)
He wants to get,
She wants to get,
We’re all gonna get
High.
High.
High.
High.
High.

Always Something
(Faulkner)

Always something, never one thing, baby.
Always something, never one thing, baby.

I wouldn’t want to see you suffer, honey,
But this ain’t the time for letting go,
So hang on in.
What doesn’t kill you makes you tougher, don’t it?
You’re stronger than anyone I know.

And you can cry if you like
But don’t give up the fight.
Can two wrongs make a right?
Please stay here one more night.

What if the worst of this is over, finished,
Only it’s too soon now to know.
Just hold on tight,
There could be rolling fields of clover growing
Waiting to push up through the snow.

And you can swear if you like
But don’t give up the fight.
Only you can decide
To stay here one more night.

Always something,
Never one thing, baby,
Always something,
It’s never one thing, baby,

I can’t imagine how you’re feeling (don’t ask!)
I could be there someday myself
As we both know.
Now’s a good time for love and healing. Ready?
Picture yourself in perfect health.

And you can stare at the light
But don’t give up the fight,
Two wrongs don’t make a right
Just stay here one more night.

Always something,
Never one thing, baby,
Always something,
Never one thing, baby,
Always something,
Never one thing, baby,
Always something.

Son-Of-A-Gun
(Faulkner)

I landed myself in a jam,
I knew it the moment the prison door slammed.
I shot a man dead just to show how tough I am.
It wasn’t planned.
The way it went down, it was late,
I got a bit fresh with some other man’s date.
He met me outside and that’s where he met his fate.
A big mistake.

My lawyer said I had no “just cause”
And the best I could do was to clutch at straws.
Now you son-of-a-gun,
Look at what you’ve done.

My record was no help at all,
I’ve got a string of convictions since juvenile hall.
I stood up in court and they nailed me to the wall.
And that was all…
The jury were sure that I lied.
It took all of ten minutes for those good people to decide.
The judge hid a smile as he sentenced me with pride.
Nobody cried.

Now I’m looking at twenty before parole,
By the time I get out of here I’ll be old.
Now you son-of-a-gun,
Look at what you’ve done
Yeah, you son-of-a-gun,
You’re missing all the fun.

You son-of-a-gun.

What I wouldn’t give now to have a good time with my friends.
And what I wouldn’t give now to live my life over again.
I’d do it all over again!
Yeah!

Sick of the everyday grind
And a world without women’s about to make me go blind.
They say life goes on but, then, I put mine behind.
Just doing time.
Just doing time.

I got the conviction that I was framed
But I’ll still be stuck in here all the same.
Now, you son-of-a-gun,
Look at what you’ve done.
Yeah, you son-of-a-gun,
You’re missing all the fun.

You ol’ son-of-a-gun.

What have you done, done, done, done, done?
You dumb son-of-a-gun, gun, gun, gun, gun.

Think about it.

Night Must Fall
(Faulkner)

Never thought we’d ever end,
I can’t afford to lose more friends.
Not to have you close at hand
Wasn’t quite what I had planned.

(It’s that time)
Is it that time?
A moment that will pass
(Yes, it’s that time)
Is it that time?
We knew it couldn’t last.

I’m just trying to catch my breath.
A heart that beats itself to death,
Panic stricken by the thought
You’re not here for my support.

(But its that time)
Is it that time?
A curtain has to fall.
(Yes, it’s that time)
Is it that time?
The writing’s on the wall.
(You’re in your prime)
You’re in your prime now, darling,
And that’s the worst of all.
It’s just that time.

Night must fall.

Ooh, I’m so lonely.
Ooh, I’m so sorry.
Ooh, I’m so lonely.

Can we ever justify
Letting sleeping hatred lie?
In the trenches hand-to-hand
Is the measure of a man.
Am I a man?

(It’s that time)
Is it that time?
The light has almost gone.
(Yes, it’s that time)
Is it that time?
The carnival moves on.
You’re in your prime
(You’re in your prime now, darling)
And you did nothing wrong,
It’s just that time.

Night has come.

I’m alone.
I’m so lonely.
I’m alone.

Ooh, I’m so lonely.
Ooh, I’m so sorry.
Ooh, I’m so lonely.
Ooh, I’m so sorry.
Ooh, I’m so lonely.

I’m so sorry.
I’m so lonely.

Monterey Sunset
(Shepherd)

(Instrumental)

Concerto For Choppers –
(i): The Phreaks Go West
(ii): Spahn Ranch
(iii): Chickie Run
(Shepherd)

(Instrumental, with dialogue samples)

Quicksand
(Faulkner)

Quicksand,
Hold on ‘til I reach you.
Hang in!
I’m running to free you.

All alone in the wilderness
Craving for a sweet caress.
Love appears in a cruel mirage,
A fatal trap under camouflage.

It’s like quicksand.
They all tried to warn you:
Old ways
Are too easy to fall into.

You broke away from my caravan,
You didn’t trust the camel man.
You wanted space so you took it all,
Now who’s around here to see you fall

Into quicksand?
I ain’t trying to blame you,
Call me.
Now, don’t be ashamed to.

All alone in the dead of night,
Dreaming of Turkish delight.
An empty bed is a barren land,
It drinks your tears up like burning sand.

I only pray that I ain’t too late,
There’s something left to extricate.
Just relax, don’t give in to fear.
If you struggle you will disappear

Under quicksand.
Hold on ‘til I reach you.
Hang in!
I’m running to free you.

Quicksand,
I’m searching for traces.
Come home
To my cool oasis.

It’s like quicksand.
Quicksand.

Breakfast At Stephanie’s
(Faulkner)

(Instrumental)

It’s Too Slow
(Faulkner)

Well, I have to wonder
‘Bout the stars I’m under,
How they won’t make up their minds.
And if this ain’t dreaming
Then I might run screaming
To the nearest compromise.

There’s one thing I know,

It’s too slow.
Don’t I know?
And if I don’t get there don’t you say, I told you so.
I told you so.

Here’s a frank admission,
I’m in no position
To be telling you all your crimes.
But if I must blame someone
For what’s been left undone
Then I might find that I’m the first in line.

There’s one thing I know,

It’s too slow.
And don’t I know?
If I don’t get there don’t you say I told you so.
I told you so.
It’s too slow,
Don’t I know?
If I don’t get there don’t you say I told you so.
I told you so.

I don’t wanna her it
‘Cause I can’t keep a secret,
I let the whole world know.

But at least I’m moving,
Things might start improving
Or else I might learn to improvise.
But if it makes some difference,
I will go the distance
Even though I don’t win first prize.

There’s one thing I know,

It’s too slow.
And don’t I know?
If I don’t get there don’t you say I told you so.
I told you so.
It’s too slow,
Don’t I know?
And if I don’t get there don’t you say that,
No!
I don’t wanna know.
No, no, no!
But there you go.

There you go.

It’s too slow,
It’s too slow.
Too, too slow.
Too slow.

The Exorcist
(Faulkner)

Echoes of footsteps on lonely streets.
His silver cane taps a mournful beat.
Dead city, shrouded in Winter mist.
Follow the trail of the exorcist.

I’m on a terrible mission,
Confronting death and saving her soul
A bloody war of attrition,
Releasing forces out of control.
(out of control)

I can’t figure out
Where there’s room for doubt?

Outside the house with a yellow door,
An angry voice that he’s heard before,
“Abandon hope all who enter here.
I am your master. I am your fear.”

She was a difficult woman.
For days on end she was tied to her bed.
Possessed by spirits inhuman.
“Leave us”, they cried, “Or this woman is dead.”

I can’t figure out
Where there’s room for doubt?
I can’t figure out
Where there is room for doubt?

(And so he set to work)
You are a part of the holy family
Open your hear to love. True love.
You are a part of the holy family
Open your hear to love. True love

I love to wrestle with demons.
Her tortured soul was begging for help.
I dragged her kicking and screaming
From the embrace of satan himself.
From the abyss and satan himself.

I can’t figure out
Where there’s room for doubt?
I can’t figure out
Where there is room for doubt?

When she was cured they had to clean the mess,
The bile and blood and filth her body left.
The demon lingered ’til the point of death,
At last surrendered on her final
Breath.