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(Bogus, 3/01/93)
Flames burn and I feel the intensity, but embers glow in your stoke hole heart.
How come I feel like a wheel on a piston-train? It seems like I'm blowing apart.
What does it mean when you say I should give it time? Pressure's building and
it's pushing me higher.
Where is the wind that can cool off my engine. I've got to know if we're still
in the fire.
(CHORUS)
I'm burning, a burning dry willow tree.
I'm yearning, for something that can never be.
Burning like a flame, that yearns for a fire,
Burns for days can never quench the desire for you.
We used to spend our nights together, so many things we did in the past.
Everything I've known is changing, I can't believe that it happened so fast.
You say we might get together, but then you call me a fool and a liar.
I think I know that you're trying to change me. I've got to know if we're still
in the fire?
(CHORUS)
I get hot when I stand in the sunlight, but I freeze when you walk on by.
My heels sink in the asphalt below me, as the vapors fill up in my eyes.
I don't need someone to tell me, I'm a fool and a terrible liar.
I'll make a deal with pain and uncertainty, I've got to know if we're still
in the fire.
(CHORUS)
(Bogus, 9/28/94)
I lie awake in bed at night, confused about what to do.
People out there without a care, others have quite a few.
The life of the Rich & Famous, I see on the TV set.
I look for my name in the credits, but they always seem to forget.
I tell everyone I'm famous, they say that it's just a joke.
Everyone knows I'm famous, famous for being broke.
The bank sends a monthly statement, to tell me I'm overdrawn.
I call on my friend Discover, "poof" and the debt she's gone.
They say I over-extended, it leaves me truly perplexed.
I never can quite understand it; I still have plenty of checks.
(CHORUS)
I eat at the famous restaurant, where billions are said to be sold.
And each time I place an order, I pay them in Visa Gold.
But nobody seems to notice, when they ask for the autograph.
So I leave the carbon copies, to give to all the staff.
(CHORUS)
(Bogus, 1992)
All the problems in the world today, coming from people with too much to say.
Everyone's innocent and no one's to blame. You can close your eyes, but it won't
go away.
Little bitty fleas all around the world black, white, yellow, red, boy and girl.
They claw and scratch, and scrape and bite, don't you get in the middle cause
they start to fight.
(CHORUS)
I see the problem, so simple to see. I see the trouble, just listen to me
Talk to the experts, everyone agrees. Problem with the world is the earth's
got fleas.
There's a nest over here and one over there. Take what they want, without a
single care.
Digging and digging up all around, fleas have a party when they come to town.
(CHORUS)
(Bogus, 1988 -1996)
Now I see the plan, I'm just the other man, on temporary loan until he's back
at home.
Doesn't try to do all the things he should. All the lies he told, you always
understood.
Now I see the plan, I'm just the other man.
(CHORUS)
First chance you get you run back to him. What am I to you, just a lover's whim?
I'm the one who wants your love.
Why you even care, I never thought it fair. And even though it's wrong, you
string us both along
A place where you never have to be alone; just a 9-1-1 on the telephone.
Why you even care, I never thought it fair.
(CHORUS)
Tonight you plan to stay, at dawn you go away. If he's not at home will you
sleep alone?
The same situation as it always was, a little consolation for the things he
does.
Tonight you plan to stay, at dawn you go away.
(CHORUS)
(Bogus, 1/20/97)
Got the letter that you wrote today. Said you're asking me to stay away.
Clouds are out today don't fly away
Left a message on my telephone. Said you'd be better if you're on your own.
Clouds are out today don't fly away. Fly away.
Mad about you, I know how you feel,
But don't think I can stay away
Running away - before you let it heal.
It might be better if I didn't call. Never thought you'd be in love at all.
Clouds are out today don't fly away. Fly away.
Got the letter that you wrote today. Wondering if there was another way.
Clouds are out today don't fly away. Fly away.
(Bogus, 03/01/94)
I believe what goes around will come around again.
But some folks try to slip
one by every now and then.
A man reaches out with a gun in his hand, it appears that he's much in need.
And not a day passes by that you give him a glance you got a wife and family
to feed.
A struggle for the money was the start of a fight; the cops took you in for
the crime.
Someone said you victimized a homeless man, now you're the one that's serving
time.
Go walk the beat down any street, strange music fills the sky.
People passing in a streak, won't look you in the eye.
It's the last, the last, Rock song.
I've seen it on the street and on the late, late show: "Injured in an auto crash"
Over-limit credit card bills to pay and a simple way to get some cash.
A woman in a car on the side of the road, won't budge till the cops arrive.
Dazed by a wack from a city truck: "It's better if she didn't drive."
She remembered what Levi & Gruelin had said: "Keep a business card in your
purse.
We'll get you the maximum dollar amount, but don't move till you call us first."
(CHORUS)
(Bogus & Bogus, 1981-1997)
Is it you or is it me? For I'm in love or hope to be. Another one of my fantasies.
Cause I see you here, I see you there; you always smile as if you care
Waiting at the corner store, I know I've seen you there before
Did it happen just by chance? Will I catch a fleeting glance?
You don't see me here as I stand and stare
But you always smile as if you care.
Is it me or is it you? Is it us together?
Is it me or is it you? Is it us together?
So is it you or is it me? Maybe it can never be; another one of my fantasies.
You don't see me here as I stand and stare
But you always smile as if you care.
Is it me or is it you? Is it us together?
Is it me or is it you? Is it us together?
(Bogus, 1980 - 1998)
Sits at the bar just sippin' a brew. Can't waste my time, makin' trouble with you.
Spoken: "Hi my name is Tom. Would you like some company?"
I know what you're thinking; you know how it's done. You play the fool and she
has the fun.
Spoken: "Can I buy you a drink? Bartender..over here."
Wastin' your money, wastin' your time. Chasin' a girl who'll spend your last
dime.
End of the night she'll leave you a line, Lower-than-low.
End of the night she'll leave you behind, Lower-than-low.
Gets up to dance and falls on the floor. Takin' a chance, you buy her one more.
Spoken: "Sorry, I'm no dancer! How 'bout another drink?"
Can't help but think she knows about you. But her reputation appears to be true.
Spoken: "How 'bout a ride home? I live right down the street."
End of the night comes you find out the score. Leaves with her boyfriend who
works at the door.
End of the night she'll leave you a line, Lower-than-low.
End of the night she'll leave you behind, Lower-than-low.
(Bogus, 1987)
If I ever talk to you again, will you look me in the eyes?
Will you hold my hand, and kiss me one more time?
I've been talkin' much too much to myself, and I've wasted all the time we've
spent.
I've taken a little time now, to try and understand.
What was said and done was just the way we played our hand.
But I was thinking, the way we left it was wrong, and I need some kind of sign
from you.
Cause you're gone, far from my life, another leaving, leaving it behind.
No more worries, fear of us apart, only lonely, sadness in my heart.
I'm a lonely man without you, a lonely man without you. A lonely man without
your love
I thought a lot about it, too late we can't pretend.
And all the things we started, no way to make amends.
I guess I've got to realize, some words don't make much sense.
And I just can't live without you, so I guess I'll just contend.
That you're gone far from my life, another leaving, leaving it behind.
No more worries, fear of us apart, only lonely, sadness in my heart.
I'm a lonely man without you, a lonely man without you. A lonely man without
your love
(Bogus, 1989)
Don't care how long you go. Don't care how long you stay.
You know I love you baby. Bring it home someday.
If I have to wait for the moment that I'm missing you,
Will be the moment that I'm kissing you, don't go.
You know I love you baby. You know that I do.
If I love you baby, why don't you love me too?
If I have to wait till I die till I'm kissing you,
All the time I will be missing you, don't go.
I lay awake at night. You're lying in my bed.
You say you don't want me. Who put that in your head?
If I'm not the man that you want or will listen to,
I'll be the one that will be missing you, don't go.
Last Revised: 04-01-18