JUNO

TIRE SWING

I took the Polaroid down in my room

I'm pretty sure you have a new girlfriend

it's not as if I don't like you

it just makes me sad whenever I see it

cuz I like to be gone most of the time

and you like to be home most of the time

if I stay in one place I lose my mind

I'm a pretty impossible lady to be with

Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride

and I never met a Toby that I didn't like

Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended

even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended

I had a dream that had to drive to Madison

to deliver a painting for some silly reason

I took a wrong turn and ended up in Michigan

Paul Baribeau took me to the giant tire swing

gave me a push and he started singing

I sang along while I was swinging

the sound of our voices made us forget everything

that had ever hurt our feelings

Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride

and I never met a Toby that I didn't like

Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended

even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended

wouldn't be offended

now I'm home for less than twenty-four hours

that's hardly time to take a shower

hug my family and take your picture off the wall

check my email write a song and make a few phone calls

before it's time to leave again

I've got one hand on the steering wheel

one waving out the window

if I'm a spinster for the rest of my life

my arms will keep me warm on cold and lonely nights

Joey never met a bike that he didn't wanna ride

and I never met a Toby that I didn't like

Scotty liked all of the books that I recommended

even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended

even if he didn't I wouldn't be offended

 

SO NICE SO SMART

I was quiet as a mouse
when i snuck into your house
and took roofies with your spouse
in a nit and out a louse
and lice are lousy all the time
they suck your blood drink your wine
say shut up and quit your crying
give it time and you'll be fine

you're so nice and you're so smart
you're such a good friend i hafta break your heart
tell you that i love you then i'll tear your world apart
just pretend i didn't tear your world apart

i like boys with strong convictions
and convicts with perfect diction
underdogs with good intentions
amputees with stamp collections
plywood skinboards ride the ocean
salty noses suntan lotion
always seriously joking
and rambunctiously soft-spoken
i like boys that like their mothers
and i have a thing for brothers
but they always wait til we're under the covers
to say i'm sure glad we're not lovers

you're so nice and you're so smart
you're such a good friend i hafta break your heart
tell you that i love you then i'll tear your world apart
just pretend i didn't tear your world apart

i like my new bunnysuit
i like my new bunnysuit
i like my new bunnysuit
when i wear it i feel cute

ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU

you`re a part time lover and a full time friend
the monkey on you`re back is the latest trend
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

here is the church and here is the steeple
we sure are cute for two ugly people
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

we both have shiny happy fits of rage
i want more fans, you want more stage
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

you are always trying to keep it real
i`m in love with how you feel
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

i kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
i kiss you all starry eyed,
my body`s swinging from side to side
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

the pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
so why can`t , you forgive me?
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you

du du du du du du dudu
du du du du du du dudu
i don`t see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you