Book of blues

have you heard the news
what i read today in my book of blues
no mans leavin this earth till hes paid his dues
have you heard the news
what i read today in my book of blues

have you heard the news
what i read to day in my book of blues
hard enough to stomach let alone swallow
if heaven dont come then hell wont follow
have you heard the news
what i read today in my book of blues

have you heard the news
what i read today in my book of blues
cant nobody decide which lord jesus is boss
lost my soul to the devil in a game of ring toss
have you heard the news
what i read today in my book of blues

They gave old bobby guff
cuz he sold his sold his soul to the devil
They say hes boilin down in hell
like an old tea kettle
but dont be so quit to judge
you know youd do the same
you sad sacks live for wine women and fame

and the legend of jimi sure came to a sad end
chokin on his chunks prolly gaspin out for a friend
so sad he didnt go peaceful like the songs that he sung
i wonder if he still tasted nickel on his tongue

and johnny had it all the snarl and the strut
but new yorks a mean city and johnny needed a crutch
the dolls were doin fine
Heartbreakers headed for fame
till johnny boiled it in a spoon and shot it into his vein

Save the date for someone else.

oh baby yeah youre pretty
but the pretty ones are the deadliest kind
yeah youre pretty
all the pretty ones are out of their minds

you got them eyes and a chest workin for you baby
aint it a shame youre batshit crazy
you got a smile and a figure baby
when i met you i was thinkin maybe
now thanks to you im batshit crazy

oh baby yeah youre pretty
but the pretty ones are the deadliest kind
yeah yeah yeah yeah youre pretty
all the pretty ones are out of their minds

so youre thinkin that i aint what you want
so youre thinkin i aint somethin you can flaunt
so youre thinkin that this is it
guess what im thinkin youre full of shit

so dance the night away baby
you can dance alone
so dance the night away baby
im goin home

Rules to live by

1. Love your family and your friends, theyre the only ones who deserve it.
2. Dont spend too much time thinking about where eternity ends, you'll find that one out when you find it out.
3. Any man who says he's got the answers prolly just made the answers up about 2 minutes prior.
4. Religion is just one big field full of venomous snakes.
5. Do one good thing for yourself a day.
6. Don't go down without a fight, rock bottom hurts much less when at least you can say you tried. And if youre feisty as hell, youre much less likely to ever see rock bottom.
7. You got a heart, use it.
8. You got a brain, use it.
9. The past is the past, the present is the present and the future is the future. Know which one to let go of, which one to hold on to and which one to look forward to.
10. Enjoy yourself even when its a hard thing to do.
11. Keep ya head up.

a town called destiny

Id like to wander
down an old dusty road
to a town where no one knows my name
a town where i can grow old
the clouds always part
and sun shines through after
and gun fires replaced
with smiles and laughter
the rum flows like water
but its never needed
because everyone whos ever tried
has always succeeded
the willows dont hang down too low
and in the winter its never too cold
the wind doesnt sting
all year round the birds sing
its a place that ive yet to find
everyones friendly
and no one picks fights
just sit on the porch
and sing through summer nights
and radio still plays good songs
destiny oh destiny
when oh when will you ever find me
ive been calling you since the day i was born
and im starting to believe that youre gone
ive bought some maps
and ive asked around
but no one i know
has ever heard of this town
so i guess ill go
back to chicago
because its the closest thing
ive got to home
back there its too cold
and theres no willows
the birds still sing
but the wind always stings
and the radio plays nothing good

heres the list

Tore down the trees
planted your feet firmly in their place
Denied your own mortality
spit in the universes face
now the tables have turned
and youre the one that needs saving
because you dug yourself a hole
to lie in with denial and endless craving
Heres the list
i see your name and i see mine
Prayin for salvation
as we near the end of time
there used to be a line
there used to be a reason
But we committed crimes
and we've committed global treason
Stabbed your brother in the back
just to see if he would bleed
and when you found that he would
that violence became a need
now you take all thats not yours
and force your hatred to breed
Why do you beg for gods intervention
when it can be so easily done yourself?
Why do you beg his forgiveness
when youve created your own hell?
How do we sleep
with our own knives in our backs?

Remember when we used maps?

We're not lost or cynical
We're just honest with ourselves
We don't know forward or backward
We just know our way around hell

And when you come to a crossroads
You just sit still you don't choose a way to go
But I can't do that because I don't have the time
No matter which road I take
I know I'll be fine

A pleasure cruise on the flying dutchman

This vessels going steady forward
But steady forward just happens to be down
Sea water displaced the oxygen in our lungs
And clutched our successes
And prepared to drown
They'll tell this tale for ages to come
Bout our triumphs and failures
But when they utter our names
Oh they'll bite their tongues
Because they know were better off as fading memories