Fairweather Johnson

         
All songs written by Mark Bryan, Dean
Felber, Darius Rucker, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld

All songs published by Monica's
Reluctance To Lob/EMI April Music Inc.,
ASCAP. 
Produced, engineered and mixed by Don
Gehman for Rhapsody Productions, Inc.

Recorded at The Site, Marin County, CA
Mixed at Scream Studios, Studio City, CA
Mastered by Eddie Schreyer at Future
Disc Systems

Be the One

I wonder Why are we involved With the seasons And the living of our own Let me see if nothing's wrong I just want to be the one (She) wanted You still give her all our lives Let her be son Who is she buying See her crawl I’ll just make it out (We don’t see it bleeding) I want to die with you (Something no ones needing) I left the other day But you’re never here You only listen to things you want to save But the power it’s ok with you You knew I’d find something else to do Let me be the one (we don’t see it bleeding) I wanna fly, I wanna die with you Something no ones See it’s not like they Are gonna take my faith away Let me in it’s ok now Close the door Is it really needing When you find a place That’s only yours Just go he beams Well I’ve died for good now Let me feel it Let her come let her run let her run (Now) Let me be the one (We don’t see it bleeding) I can’t feel it, I can’t see it (Something no ones needing) I feel dumb...

The Sad Caper

I know she said Before you left me you were free So I’ll just lay me down Control has left me And I can’t feel another thing So let me turn around Do you really want to play these games Just to keep things going Or are you ready now to let it be It’s like sometimes you want to see the rain But the sun gets in your eyes And you want to die now Control has left me And I can’t feel another thing So let me turn around I see I see But things just couldn’t be the same So let me hold you down Never let me down I swore to you But now I lied I’m here to make it all seem worth while You want I know But I’ll have to try To find a way to make me quiet now Control has left me And I can’t feel another thing, so let me turn around I see I see But things just couldn’t be the same So won’t you hunt her down I know she said Before you left me you were free So I’ll just lay me down

Tucker's Town

Staring back at you Did you see my lips Or were you smiling right in front of me Your father called my name Then he smiled with great relief ‘Cause it wasn’t me that you were clinging to He made you turn around You do that thing you do And then you laughed with me I don’t know What I can’t see I don’t know but I’m makin’ time to call I don’t know What I can’t see I don’t know but she’s watching me leave Just wish they’d turn around Just wish they’d try to see But they don’t understand and that’s alright with me I’m leaving now Going down to Tucker’s Town Where I can laugh for free Nobody stares at me and I’d love to hurt the population She called last night I said I’m about to leave Then I heard him scream, "I’ll pack your bags" I don’t know What I can’t see I don’t know but I’m makin’ time to call I don’t know What I can’t see I don’t know but I’m leaving here To see the world through your Rosy glasses I’ll teach you to fly but they teach greed We live the belt but I can bleed I don’t know... What I can’t see... I don’t know What I can’t see

She Crawls Away

I fall in she sees me and smiles Then she starts to hate herself again She screams something under her breath That I wouldn’t know if she said it outloud She turns over to start a conversation With a man that no one else can see She dreams of loving me sometimes And it makes me see what we’ve been missing It’s like I never knew anyone so strong before She Brings the man outa me And she makes me see that they don’t matter I believe We see her playin’ with another She runs around you and then It’s like the sun goes down and she crawls away again She wears white pants a Miami sweater Says that She loves the O’s So Uncle Dean will come by Her smile is like sunshine Her tears hurt like leather She runs the show she lets me know Says it’s all about being the only It’s like someone said you could have one good thing in your life She couldn’t be your type I didn’t plan for your smile, but you make me laugh when you stand dreamin’ I believe, we see her layin with another She runs around you and then It’s like the sun goes down and she crawls away again Where were you yesterday Now that my heart is wild and free And my lips have room to wander How can I say you're needing me now When I’ve got a plan I know you don’t understand why my heart is sorry now I believe We see her laying with another She runs around you and then it’s like the sun goes down and she crawls I believe We see her waiting with another She runs around me and then it’s like the sun goes down and he crawls away again

So Strange

It’s so hard to breathe right now Living things without a friend of mine Air just filling every bit, of every end, of every mind You thought you could feel And it’s maybe 6 a.m. And no one wants to be with me So I’m calling out to someone and something that I don’t know so well Ohh, I’m free If I can’t find the warmth in my summer And I can’t find the light in my day I just look to my friends and we’ll see our troubles away You make me feel so strange Won’t you let me breathe the air I want to hold on to right now Won’t you let me read a book about Somebody’s queen who came back for me I see bridges in my eyes I see mornings left for the children I see people holding back, trying to find another reason so they can walk away And it makes me scream and I pray If you can’t find the warmth in my summer And I can’t find the light in my day I just look to my friends and I’ll see our troubles away You make me feel so It can never end ‘cause we don’t speak It will never just die So why don’t you call the man And, tell him to come over here and just clean up my pride If you can’t find the warmth in my summer And I can’t find the light in my day I just look to my friend and we’ll see our little troubles away You make me feel so strange If you can’t find the warmth in my summer And I can’t find the light in my day I just look to my friend and we’ll see our troubles away

Old Man & Me

Well an old man said to me In a voice filled with pain Where you going young man Said I’m going to fight a war Gonna fight for my country In some foreign land He said "The sun will never hurt you Never harmed anyone But you must realize If you try to stare her down She will win in the end She will burn your eyes She will burn them" Seen a million places Seen a million faces die And I wonder who will walk with me When I get to Heaven He said "Boy I was young once Yeah I was tough Sailing on Uncle Sam’s boat Hey I could kill the enemy I could die on foreign streets But I could not vote But now you walk by me You won’t talk to me Say this is my fate But every time you walk the streets boy Most of them you meet You see it’s you they hate It’s you..." Seen a million faces Seen a million places die And I wonder who will walk with me When I get to Heaven I hope I get there Seen a million places Seen a million faces die And I wonder who will walk with me When I get there See this woman sitting next to me She’s been there for a long, long time And when I fell, she picked me up When I cried, she wiped my tears I thank god she’s mine And when I leave this world She won’t have anything But her love for me ‘Cause the man took everything else Made me hate myself So just let her be boy Won’t you let her be

The Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn

Another reason to doubt me Another teardrop falls Can’t wait for a friend when loneliness calls Another kiss in the basement Pour salt on my tongue No one cries for heros left unsung Look at me when I’m talking to you Look at me in the eyes Then look away and tell me why...why Another tasteless movie Another kiss goodnight Could be a dark oasis in my life Another icon smashed to pieces By yesterday’s romance Another hated person no more chances Look at me when I’m talking to you Look at me in the eyes Then look away and tell me why...why Playin’ with a happy boy A cold place for a man Familiar faces in a foreign land The hands kept spinning around the face But the earth stopped cold at dawn For a moment, then moved on For a moment, then moved on...

Fairweather Johnson

And so we sing the Fairweather Johnson song I liked the Steelers in '75 I only like the Broncos when they come alive I liked the Redskins in '83 And when the Dolphins are playing well yeah well, they're the team for me 'cause I'm Fairweather Johnson, Johnson Yeah, yes I'm Fairweather Johnson I liked the Braves in '95.... (laughter)

Honeyscrew

Fly inside Feel me dealing Holding on to a story just told About a man who’s the life of a funeral Grabbing on to a woman who’s soul He just stole for a dream he don’t believe in Now she sits and she yells for a smile "Don’t let the sun make me feel lonely" Oh let me in let me in let me in Is it me Or is it honey We all seem to hold To Something we don’t see Is He here Is He there Where does He live Some people say in the pull of a heartbeat Some people say in the mind of a stranger I can’t explain what it is I believe in So take your heart take your mind and escape Is it me Or is it honey Is it me Or is it honey Is it me trying to raise your little children Is it me trying to take your little flame Why are you trying to steal my judgement day away Let me scream let me scream let me scream Don’t take it away Another day in the arms of the real thing Another day in the eyes of a fool I called today just to make me feel hopeless Lie to me and I’ll try to believe

Let It Breathe

Could we do it again If he asked how it felt And I didn’t say this time You tried to scare me with empty thoughts That means not a thing ‘Cause I’m down behind you Could we swing it again If I changed how he looked And turned to the right to bend You live with something that I can’t explain But your face cracks a smile when you see it shining You feel things in your own way And I’m supposed to lay down and bow to you I’m tired of bailing hay for something that I can’t see I don’t want to be you You don't want to be me Just let it breathe If the moon goes up tomorrow and I’m down on a farm And you don’t believe whose writing with me Keep your hands to yourself Keep your mind to yourself Keep your breath to yourself Let me float on by you You see things in your own way And I’m supposed to lay down and bow to you I’m tired of bailing hay for something that I can’t see You don’t want to be me I don’t want to be you It’s so very necessary It’s so delectable to see a stone It’s so impossible to find a reason When you’re standing there Watching me now Could we live it again If we dressed just the same And held on to lovers when We couldn’t really live with anyone See mostly ourselves so just go on lying You feel things in your own way And I’m supposed to lay down and bow to you I’m tired of bailing hay for someone that I can’t see I don’t want to be you You don’t want to be me Just let it breathe Let it breathe

Silly Little Pop Song

One thing’s for sure I just can’t find the way To let it seem like all is wrong Inside my den Hold back Breathe easy She said to me Go somewhere and change your mind Just let me sleep I’ve been living in a lesson Please just come inside and listen Is it anger at life Or are you happy to be with me Are you seeing someone Or will your faith Go with no other man Come on Let me dream I’ve been living in a lesson Please just come inside and listen No need to worry ‘bout all the lying Please just come inside It’s a thing To make me want to go See another That makes me doubt I’ve been living in a lesson Please just come inside and listen No need to worry about all the lyin’ All the changing Please just come inside

Fool

Saw you last night you were sleeping in my mind Doubting you’ll ever be free again Then I climbed back inside Someone open my eyes To find me drunk again Bonnie on the radio And she was singing low "Give it up or let me go" Every night there is one more Every night there is two more Saying I shouldn’t be feeling this pain I think I better grow up now or go insane There’s so much I feel So much I conceal There’s just so many things I can be Someone write the story of 5 points No one wanted to know me Now they all have opinions of what we do So they go down to Bar None so we can have a drink or two Can’t write a story from the trees I know somewhere she’s watching me Saying "Boy carry your load" Oh I don’t want to go back on the road now There’s so much I feel So much I conceal There’s just so many places to see And faces I can read There’s just so many things I can be

Tootie

You put a rose in my hand Put a dollar in my pocket But you don’t understand How the days grow longer, the sky is black as night I see the morning but you won’t see the light I thought about you for a long, long time I wrote about you but my words don’t seem to rhyme And now you’re lying here But my heart still beats for you Had a dream about you You sat right down beside me And you told me we were through It was all so real and you told me reasons why You brought me to the window And you taught me how to fly I thought about you for a long, long time I said I love you but we just don’t have the time And now you’re lying here But my heart still beats for you I thought to hold you for a long, long time You said I love you but my heart won’t seem to chime in And now you’re lying here And my heart still beats for you... I’m trying, and my heart still beats for you

When I'm Lonely

Eyes like an infant Staring me down She'll take anything that’s tied up In my glorious past It’s just 4 days ‘til Sunday When I say that I’m gone Little one screams you cry Tell the pain to leave me alone It’s just 2 days ‘til Monday Another week ‘til the 4th Is anyone listening or Should I call on the Lord Sometimes I breathe Sometimes I see Then I dream a dream that won’t come true And I struggle with lies when I’m lonely Someone called my name out loud about 4 a.m. It wasn’t you so I let her in Just to see what she wanted She left screaming because I called her by your name But the next day she came to call And we finished our game Alright now Some days I breathe Some days I see Then I dream a dream that won’t come true And I struggle with time when I’m lonely Shep plays piano down in Shandon on the other side of Rosewood You said he wasn’t your type But you went anyway You left screamin’ cause you thought you would Call him by my name Ah and you whisper Why do I do this I can’t go through this why do I do this, why Sometimes I breathe Sometimes I see Then I dream a dream that won’t come true And I struggle with life when I’m lonely

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