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1. Set Your Sails
2. I am not a Superhero
3. If I were a Bird
4. Small House, Big Yard
5. Walk the Walk
6. Carry Me Away
7. The Flu Song
8. Crash and Burn
9. Love You 'Till I Die
10. Two Year Old Attitude
11. China Man
12. Sin Repellent

Set Your Sails

I’ll bet I’ve seen a thousand tears shed over lovers lost
And there’s been many mighty ships sunk to the ocean floor
Because of tempest tossed

Don’t give up there’s no reason why
You have to set your sails to cross the raging sea
That’s why, you never know until you try

Many founding fathers have lost their lives in the fight for liberty
Brother against brother have fought the fight to abolish slavery

The winner has lost many a race before the time he won
And the winner will lose many more times before his day is done

I Am Not A Superhero

I am not a superhero and I’m not what you’d call strong
I can’t see through you, sometimes I don’t know right from wrong
I can’t stop a speeding bullet, especially when it hits the heart
I can’t stop this speeding locomotive
Sometimes it’s hard to stop things once you start

I’m just counting my collection, doing the best that I can
I am not a superhero, I am an ordinary man, I am
I am an ordinary man

I’m not even close to perfect, I can’t turn water into wine
I don’t think I walk on water and I can’t read what’s on your mind
I can’t resurrect what is dead, I can’t heal what is broken
‘Cause I am not a God of any kind
I can’t take back the words I’ve spoken

So it’s come down to this you’ve won again
Chalk one up cause it’s not fair
Chalk one up for my delusion
And chalk one up for letting myself care
Superhero’s don’t end up like this
For them everything turns out all right
But I am not a superhero and I am tired of the fight

If I Were A Bird

If I were a bird I wouldn’t live in the city
I’d live up in the highest mountain crack
And I could come down to see you whenever I wanted to
With talons for my feet and feathers on my back

And, If I were a bird I wouldn’t fly to close to the ground
‘Cause I wouldn’t want any hunters to ever shoot me down
I wouldn’t go near the road ‘cause it’s a dangerous place to play
And I wouldn’t want to end up injured out on the lone highway

If I were a bird I would fly so high
That the only people near me
Would be the pilots in the sky
And If I were a bird I’d fly so gracefully
Through the air so all mankind could see
If I were a bird

If I were a bird I’d love the morning breeze
‘Cause it would blow through my wings and take me where I please
Over mountains and the oceans the whole world I would view
And you could look up and see me and I could look down and see you

If I were a bird I’d fly right up to heaven
And there I’d meet the father and the son
Then maybe me and the Holy Ghost could fly together
And go where he’s descending like a dove descending like a dove

But then the Lord would probably call me into his great throne room
And say you’re not supposed to be a bird you see
So go back where you belong and be the man you ought to
Be the man, the best that you can be
But if I were a bird

Small House, Big Yard

I carry my house on my back, I’ve got a sleeping bag and a big backpack
And on my motorcycle I do ride, And the scenery goes flying by

I’ve got a small house and a big, big yard (x 4)

Well in my yard there’s a football field, I’ve got the L.A. Rams and the Buffalo Bills
The Rocky Mountains sitting on one side, And across it I do ride

I’m leaving town without a trace, The sun is beating on my face
I’m leaving town without a care, And the wind is blowing through my hair

2 Year Old Attitude

When he first came to this house he’d just sit around all day
And he would never get a job he’d just run around naked and play
And he was always stinky and he would very often cry
He was always making messes and to clean them up he never would try

And now that he is two years old he thinks he’s some kind of king
He goes where he wants he does what he wants and gets into everything
He’s acting rambunctious, rambunctious and kind of rude
He’s got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude

He’s got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude
You better give that boy, you better give him some latitude
‘Cause he can kick and scream and fight and he just learned how to bite
He’s got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude

Well he’s always stealing stuff when you take him to the store
He’s either breaking it, trying to eat it, or throwing it on the floor
And he won’t eat his vegetables he won’t eat his apple sauce
‘Cause he’s a bad to the bone know it all a rebel without a cause

And now that he is two years old he thinks he’s some kind of king
He goes where he wants he does what he wants and gets into everything
Cause he’ll wait until you get into a church or a store or another public place
And then he’ll pout and he’ll shout and he’ll rant and he’ll rave
And he’ll cry and he’ll scream until he’s red in the face

Walk the Walk

Noah said let’s build an ark and the people they just laughed
Wait and see you better believe you’re gonna need yourself a raft
Then it started rainin’ and the people were complainin’
Sink or swim I can’t let you in you should have listened when I said

You’ve got to walk the walk, talk the talk
You’ve got to live the word, you’ve got to live the faith,
You’ve got to live the things the Lord has taught you
Walk the walk, talk the talk
You’ve got to live the word, you’ve got to live the faith,
You’ve got to live the things Jesus taught

Alma he was preachin’ against the holy church
But the angel come and he struck him dumb and he fell down to the earth
The priests they fast and prayed for him for two days and two nights
And then he woke up and he jumped up and said I’ve seen the light

Jonah tried to escape the Lord by sailing across the sea
But the sailors threw him overboard he got ate by a big fishy
From the belly he prayed now Lord I understand
Then the fish spit him up right up on dry land

Carry Me Away

The geese are flying south and that’s where I want to go
‘Cause winter’s coming on and it’ll be 43 below
And I’ve seen their cold, pale faces frozen to the bone
See we don’t have a fireplace and we don’t have a home
And I’ve seen them lying in the streets
Their words are frozen in the air
And I’ve seen them tattered torn and huddled in the snow
A cold reminder that it’s coming time to go
So when I hear that whistle blow
I’ll catch the next train out of town
I’m not sticking round this city here I’m heading southbound
And like the geese are flying south
It’ll carry me away from here

Carry me away , carry me away, away from here
To another day, to another day, take me there

Huddled ‘round the fire many fingerless gloves
Searching for some kind of warmth
Searching for some kind of love
But out here it seems all my friends turn into enemies
And probably not enough times do you find me on my knees
But I pray for him to carry me away from here
I seek shelter in an alley It’s a funny life to choose
A sick sense of humor but I feel I’ve nothing to loose
So I wander through the night catching train after train
I’m running from my problems I feel I’ve nothing to gain
And I cry out but the whistle drowns my voice in the air

the Flu Song

Whoa is me I’ve got the flu and I don’t know what to do
So I’ll sit around my house all day in my achy, my achy way

I went to my family doctor and just as I suspect
My insurance, it won’t cover me because it hasn’t gone into effect

It could be more than just the flu it could be bronchitis or laryngitis too
Because I’m chilling so much I’m sweating from all my pores
And to top it all off I’ve got canker sores

My aching chest, my aching head my aching back, oh where’s my bed
My aching hair that’s on my arms turn off the alarm I’m sleeping in
My aching thumb, my aching bum my aching eye, I’m gonna die
My aching ear, now I can’t hear I’m fading fast

Whoa is me I’ve got the flu and I don’t know what to do
So I’ll sit around my house all day in my achy, my achy way
I don’t want to sit around my house all day I’d rather go outside and play

Crash and Burn

Romeo and Rudy Valentino they had the moves
And Don Juan and James Bond they were so smooth and then there’s me

I see you and I don’t know what to do
I’m doing fine until you walk into the room
I don’t know why you have such a strange effect on me
I asked my teacher up at school he said it was chemistry

I see you and I don’t know what to think
My mind goes blank so please excuse me I need a drink
When I look at you and you are looking back at me
I crash and burn as hard as anybody else I’ve seen

Crash and burn, crash and burn (x 2)

I see you and I don’t know what to say
I usually speak English it just seems I can’t today
I ask the same dumb questions ten times in a row
I crash and burn as hard as anybody else I know

I see you and I don’t know how to act
I start to fidget with my hands and I lose my tact
I stand there with the most dumbfounded look on my face
I crash and burn as hard as any driver I’ve ever seen in any race

Love You ‘til I Die

It seems I don’t know just what to do
I’m not much for competition and boy he’s smooth
It’s hard for me ‘cause I don’t let my feelings show
But to help you choose me over him I’ve got to let you know
That I will

I will love you ‘til I die, I will love you ‘til I die
I will love you ‘til I die and forever more

He’s a fast talking Romeo and when you talk to me
The words just come out slow
But unlike him the words I say are true
Just like these words that I offer you
And I will

I can see the stars the stars are falling tonight
I can see the moon the moon is shining so bright
I can see the sun the sun is setting so light
And I can see the stars the stars are falling

I can’t dance to well and my singing’s pretty fair
Can’t give you fancy cars to drive expensive necklaces to wear
I can offer you the sun, the moon, the stars up above
Laughter every day and my endless love
And I will

China Man

He’s a china man in the wrong part of town
And he’s unaware of what’s gonna go down
Better run, better run
‘Cause there’s a man with an evil eye
And when he nods his head he’s gonna die
Better run, better run

Run away into the night
Run away with all of your might
Run away, Run away, Run away, China Man

Where will his wife and family go
When they find out he won’t come home
Better run, better run
Two boys and a little girl
What will they think of this world
Better run, better run

And all the papers they will say
He didn’t have to die that way
Better run, better run
‘Cause it’s a sinister thing to do
It may be sad it might be true
Better run, better run

And I wonder if he’ll ever see his family
Or ever see the light of day again
Or if they realize the events they set in motion
By killing off this poor old china man
By killing off this poor old china man

Sin Repellent

If I had some sin repellent I’d spray it on my lips
And I’d never speak no evil no, no lies from my mouth would slip
I’d be as honest as old Abe I wouldn’t tell tall tales at all
And I’d never swear at the referees when they’d make a lousy call

Well if I had some sin repellent it would end my sinning days
I’d follow all the ten commandments it would end my evil ways
I’d be a do-gooder from here on out I wouldn’t steal or cheat or fight
And I’d always pray every morning, every noon, and every night

If I had some sin repellent I’d spray it on my mind
And I’d never think no evil I’d leave old Satan far behind
And I’d never think no dirty thoughts my thoughts would be so pure
And I’d always remember birthdays and anniversaries for sure

If I had some sin repellent I’d spray it on my eyes
And I’d never see no evil I’d never judge the ladies by their size
And I’d only see the good in every person that I’d meet
And I’d never check the girls out when they’re walking down the street