War Steve Poltz

War May your dad rest well down in hell tonight I never liked him much, but he gave me a bite of his hot dog When we went golfing In San Clemente With Richard Nixon But I was bored So I prayed

Suburbia Steve Poltz

Henry Meuller's wife And now he wants my daughter, I wish they'd stay out of my life My son just got arrested, he's got pot leaves on his door His favorite band's the Rugburns and he wants a fucking war

Pitbull Steve Poltz

Pitbull Well, honey, do you think that we could start all over? You could go back to school We could rent a house out in Arizona I hear they all have swimming pools I've been working on a hybrid f...

Everything About You Steve Poltz

Everything About You I love everything about you I love the way you comb your hair And I love the way you sachet in the room Your perfume lingers in the air I love everything about you Whoa, about...

Cancion De Anxiety Steve Poltz

Cancion De Anxiety I can't seem to Can't seem to Can't seem to stay in tune Without your love Without your love Without your love I'm left to croon Like a bird that's wounded I'm limping down a on...

My Boyfriend Steve Poltz

My Boyfriend My boyfriend, he's so sexy He takes me all the way to Mexico Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa He don't care if I dance with other fellas He's a gentle bear, he ain't a big gorilla, no Oh-ooh-whoa...

She Was The Best Steve Poltz

She Was The Best She had the lips of a lizard Dry to the kiss They made me sore Dry as an old paperback from the store By Louis L'Amour A western for sure She had the strength of a goat The smel...

Ken Follet Stole My Wallet Steve Poltz

Ken Follet Stole My Wallet Who stole my wallet While I was away? It must have been Ken Follet He always had his way With my baby I never liked his novels They seemed oblique I made the top of my ...

Pile On The Hangover Steve Poltz

Pile On The Hangover Pile on the hangover just give it to me at once Let it fall down like a curtain on my brain with a one, two punch I know I was an ass and I drank too much, my life's a damn di...

The Fairies Came Steve Poltz

The Fairies Came I met a boy in a bar last night He smiled and I saw his wiggly tooth I pulled it out put it under his pillow that night The fairies came into his room The fairies came The fairies...

Forbidden Fruit Steve Poltz

Forbidden Fruit She hopped in my car faster than bar time "Honey, would you like a date," she said It wasn't even an original line And my pants they tightened And my face grew taut And in my mind ...

Lockjaw Steve Poltz

Lockjaw I look outside the sky is grey And the clouds are filled with rain It makes me jealous how it opens up and I'm stuck inside again I'm like a sitcom polyester family Inside my T.V. I'm the ...

Single Life Steve Poltz

Single Life There's a cold piece of pizza in the fridge if you want it A stale glass of beer on the table by the Playboys Did you see miss March? God, she looks so young This single life, it sure ...

Me and Eddie Vedder Steve Poltz

Me and Eddie Vedder Houses of the Holy Was an album by Led Zeppelin I bought it on eight track Not on CD Fades out in the middle The way an eight track's s'posed to The way an eight track's s'pose...

Better Be Careful Steve Poltz

Better Be Careful I better be careful what I ask for 'Cause I been asking for an awful lot, and baby I better be careful what I look for 'Cause I been looking for an awful lot, and baby I want to ...

This Flood Steve Poltz

This Flood It must have rained two weeks last summer When the ice cream man cancelled it was such a fuckin' bummer We were floating down the streets lying naked in a raft I was honing and practici...

Morning Song Steve Poltz

Morning Song One, two, three Sun comes up through the window in the morning The flowers say hello I pour cold milk on hot oatmeal Steam goes up my nose Toaster bings Microwave sings Could I have ...

Soup Steve Poltz

Soup Johnny bought a ticket for a four o'clock train Spilled wine on his shirt and knew there'd be a red stain 'Cause in Third World countries there were only two lanes Left his lover waiting in t...

Rub Somebody (The Right Way) Steve Poltz

Rub Somebody (The Right Way) I knew a man who came down from Kentucky And everyone would whisper, "Boy he sure is lucky" He'd go to church every Sunday and have breakfast at Stuckey's He rubbed so...

Welcome Home Steve Poltz

Welcome Home Well you walk with me outside tonight Beneath the glow of the big old tire light And in the fog the air is wet With your eyes as big as silver dollars And I hunt you laying down to be...

Silver Lining Steve Poltz

Silver Lining Muffin's in the toaster I got my raspberry jam My grandpa was a sailor And he came into this land And he was looking for gold A pretty hand to hold Or some cards to fold At least tha...

Nice Guys Finish Last Steve Poltz

Nice Guys Finish Last On a grassy knoll they laid him down And I bet he's still grumbling underground On a diamond, that's where I remember him best Sticking his nose in an umpire's chest 'Cause ...

Hitchhiker Joe Steve Poltz

Hitchhiker Joe Don't pick up Hitchhiker Joe He'll slit your throat And cut off your big toe, I tell you He'll make you smile From ear to ear Gonna lock you in a trunk For ninety-nine years Don't d...

Your Ghost Steve Poltz

Your Ghost Last night I looked for you But, you could not be found I felt your ghost in my room Dancing all around And I tried to talk to you But, there was no reply I sat up shaking in my bed An...

I Want To Learn About Love Steve Poltz

I Want To Learn About Love My mouth was just as dry as the tampon dispenser In the women's bathroom at the Oceanside bus station A constipated woman barged in on me and said "Eeek! A boy! Get out ...

Good Morning (Waking Up With You) Steve Poltz

Good Morning (Waking Up With You) You hold your head in your hands And I don't have a way To climb inside your body And just hang out and stay And everybody's asking When your coming back And I do...

Kicking Distance Steve Poltz

Kicking Distance Well there's wine on the page And my heart's enraged And I must call the cops on myself And my bony hands Probe the bed for your body But I'm left once again on the shelf Well I t...

Sesame Street Steve Poltz

Sesame Street Sunny day Chasing the clouds away Find my way To where the air is sweet Can you tell me how to get How to get to Sesame Street How to get to Sesame Street Come and play Everything's...

The Ballad of Tommy and Marla Steve Poltz

The Ballad of Tommy and Marla Tommy was a Hessier from the valley He was as burned out as a building from the riots He had a rockin' little girfriend named Marla She was a cocktail waitress at The...

I Thought I Saw You Last Night Steve Poltz

I Thought I Saw You Last Night I'm not easily scared By things that go bump in the night There's not many things That give me a fright I can walk down a lonely block And not a lot can make my old ...

Rioting Steve Poltz

Rioting They're rioting in my front yard They're sending in the National Guard People lootin, people shootin, baby I ain't just tootin my horn They're rioting in my front yard They're grabbing al...

Broken Hearts And Painted Nails Steve Poltz

Broken Hearts And Painted Nails Broken hearts are not so bad Look at me, hey, I've been had A broken heart's what I have tonight Painted nails will rip your shirt Will make you scream, hey, make ...

Look To The East Steve Poltz

Look To The East If you look to the east Where the sun never sets I'll be there at the top Of the stairs you can bet So just pick up the phone Make a call all your own I'll be there when you say Y...

Dirty Steve Poltz

Dirty Outside the wind is blowing The waves are crashing fast There's people running naked I see a nameless ass It's soft and pink and fleshy So tender to the touch I'll never get to grab it My ti...

One Left Shoe Steve Poltz

One Left Shoe Tennis shoe strung 'cross the telephone wire The sun creeps up on my empire Tin foil castle, bubble gum crown Me and my minions make the rounds I'm lonely without you Just like one ...

The Girl With The Wandering Eye Steve Poltz

The Girl With The Wandering Eye Your friend with the subwoofer blew out my tweeter At that biker party downtown But that was OK 'cause he borrowed a fuse From a leather-clad boy in the back And af...

The Great Mystery Steve Poltz

The Great Mystery What do you see in him? Is it the same you saw in me? Is your head alright? Did you bump into a tree? Well I can't profess To see the way you see Maybe I don't love you I just lo...

Mama Steve Poltz

Mama I like carpet and I like grass I don't know what I'd lay on last If I had my choice, I'd lay on you Mama Oh, mama I like you, you are free When we're apart I'm just not me I'm like a chicken...

Football Tonite (WTOP) Steve Poltz

Football Tonite (WTOP) Sweep up the kitchen Hurry and do the dishes Bring me a beer mab' I'll let you go out with your other bitches Sweep up the kitchen Could you turn off the goddamn lights? Fet...

Skyfuckingline of Toronto Steve Poltz

Skyfuckingline of Toronto Skyfuckingline of Toronto Skyfuckingline of Toronto There's a girl out there wants to bonto Beneath the skyfuckingline of Toronto You can come along with me if you want t...

Tree Hugger Steve Poltz

Tree Hugger I'd rather have a shitty girlfriend than a shitty car If my girlfriend starts to get on my nerves I could travel really far I'd rather have a shitty meal than a shitty resume 'Cause a ...

Me Not Got No Slow Metabolism Steve Poltz

Me Not Got No Slow Metabolism Me not got no slow metabolism Every Wednesday night I go to catacism They give me lots of doughnuts I get yelled at by the grown-ups Me not got no slow metabolism Me...

Salvation Song Steve Poltz

Salvation Song Neon lights outside my pool hall Rain is coming down in spoonfulls Mixes in with tears from my eyes I've been standing here for hours Paper bag for my umbrella Won't you come back ...

Kilkenny Man Steve Poltz

Kilkenny Man Sure as I was borne in Ireland, I was weaned on whiskey, but raised on gin Drinkin' so long since I was born, never been so high as a kite in a storm Hey ho, whataya know, when you're...

Holliston Street Steve Poltz

Holliston Street We lived on Holliston Street in the sixties We didn't need much back then, just a smile And Daddy would sing And buy us ice cream And we would listen Uncle Louie would come over ...

Beautiful Day Steve Poltz

Beautiful Day If you wanna complain Call somebody else But if you want some champagne Take me off of your shelf Uncork your mind 'Cause it could be so fine When it's a beautiful day If you want ...

V12 Cadillac Jewel

on the go On down to the ocean and my surfboard by my side It’s my V-12 Cadillac with delux power glide I check the ocean from the hill We’re going surfing in my Coup de Ville Come on, baby [Steve

Mercenary Song Steve Earle

Mercenary Song (Steve Earle) [1974] Me and Bill there we both come from Georgia Met Hank out in New Mexico We're bound for Duranqo to join Pancho Villa We hear that he's payin' in gold I guess

Desert Angel Steve Nicks

clouds...just the faces of you So where is my father, Where has he gone Where is my husband Where is my son Where is my father Where has he gone What is it that happened here, Is it real...This war

Another Deal Goes Down Steve Winwood

everything there What you've got he'll take And leave you in the cold One more soul drowns, another deal goes down The night is full of danger, another deal goes down On the street, the refugees From a war