1997
A Long December
By the Counting Crows A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember the last thing that she says "You were leaving, oh the days go by so fast" And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think that I could be forgiven I wish you would Na na na Yeah The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls All at once you look across a crowded room To see the way that light attaches to a girl And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think you might come to California I think you should Na na na Yeah Drove up to hillside manor sometime after 2 a.m. And talked a little while about the year I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself To hold on to these moments as they pass And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood It's been so long since I've seen the ocean I guess I should Na na na Yeah Na na na, yeah Na na na, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Barley Breathing
By Duncan Shiek I know what you're doing I see it all too clear I only taste the saline When I kiss away your tears You really had me going Wishing on a star The black holes that surround you Are heavier by far I believed in your confusion So completely torn Must have been that yesterday Was the day that I was born There's not much to examine There's nothing left to hide You really can't be serious If you have to ask me why I say goodbye 'Cause I am barely breathing And I can't find the air Don't know who I'm kidding Imagining you care And I could stand here waiting A fool for another day I don't suppose it's worth the price It's worth the price, the price That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah Everyone keeps asking What's it all about? I used to be so certain Now I can't figure out What is this attraction? I only feel the pain There's nothing left to reason And only you to blame Will it ever change? 'Cause I am barely breathing And I can't find the air Don't know who I'm kidding Imagining you care And I could stand here waiting A fool for another day I don't suppose it's worth the price It's worth the price, the price That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah But I'm thinking it over anyway I'm thinking it over anyway I've come to find I may never know Your changing mind Is it friend or foe? I rise above or sink below With every time You come and go Please don't come and go 'Cause I am barely breathing And I can't find the air Don't know who I'm kidding Imagining you care And I could stand here waiting A fool for another day But I don't suppose it's worth the price It's worth the price, the price That I would pay, yeah yeah, yeah But I'm thinking it over anyway I'm thinking it over anyway Well, I know what you're doing I see it all too clear |
If It Makes You Happy
By Cheryl Crow I've been long, a long way from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos, And drank til I was thirsty again We went searching through thrift store jungles Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo And Benny Goodman's corset and pen Well, o.k. I made this up I promised you I'd never give up [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad You get down, real low down You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train Well who hasn't been there before? I come round, around the hard way Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread And serve you french toast again Well, o.k. I still get stoned I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home [Chorus] We've been far, far away from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos And everywhere in between Well, o.k. we get along So what if right now everything's wrong? [Chorus] |