Monday Girl all alone just wants something she can call her own ready to leave but afraid to go looking for something but she don’t know country girl wants to shake it lose 4-H punker trying to ditch the noose of life on the farm where it ain’t no fun look out boys now she’s on the run she’s left the nest but she don’t know exactly which way to go who to trust who to fear are gonna know love when it’s near where will you go where will you hide you can’t run away from the insde ooh you wanna catch the wind and take it for a ride come on and let your passion out you know it can’t be denied do you hate to love or love to hate come on now it’s getting late you can’t learn to swim without jumping in the chance may not come around again Monday Girl all alone just wants something she can call her own ready to leave but afraid to go looking for something but she don’t know Monday Girl whataya say oo baby are you ready to play your heart is dying to be opened up looking for love can’t get enough

holding her and missing you well it’s something I don’t wanna do can’t be the one that fool’s around ‘cause your memory’s always around gotta be alone when I’m away from from home my heart knows you’re the one for me can’t pretend can’t fake it your love has such a hold on me you know there’s aways something you think you’re missing when I’m gone are you holding him fooling around playing love games well I know that it’s sink or swim undeniably they’re so desirable but you’re just trading one life for another don’t throw away the one you relay on when you know that there in no other maybe some one wating somewhere but it’s just one more nameless face one way ticket going nowhere always takes you to the wrong place

on the eve of your new love it’s like waiting for a train that you know is coming but you don’t know when on the eve of your new love it’s like singing in the rain the expectations of a heart on the mend after your first date you dream about her all night wondering if she’ll be the one to make it alright ‘cause your world is filled with her burning eyes her perfume lingers on and you remember her touch long after she’s gone she’s that one in a million makes life seem worth it all you know it’s gonna last and you put her above it all ‘cause your world is filled with her burning eyes her perfume lingers on and you remember her touch long after she’s gone because the heart can cloud the minds eye blocking out the past you forget the ones before that didn’t seem to last it don’t matter how many time you’ve passed this way before this time it’s for real and you keep asking for more ‘cause your world is filled with her burning eyes her perfume lingers on and you remember her touch long after she’s gone

you said that you know something I don’t know but if you look hard enough you know it’s bound to show about how we always try so hard to find our way right back to the comfort we had yesterday but it always slips away no matter how we try to find something to hold on to just to get us by the limits we place on ourselves have held us down so long but life is flowing all around you singing out a song so strong so strong I come home late at night after all the noise been out drinking, smoking, joking hanging with the boys filled with so much feeling my head’s about to burst thinking ‘bout the price I pay for my empty thirst now it’s time to go to bed and yet I’m wide awake I should crawl off to my room and sleep for goodness sake tomorrow brings another day we’ll try again to find that simple thing we’re looking for the thing called piece of mind

You bought the book just for the cover Put on the coat but it still don’t fit You’re waiting for someone to tell you how to be Believe in something but just a littlle bit So, who’s gonna tell you where it’s at Now that you’re on your own Where you gonna find a reason to believe Now that your cover is blown You got the right downloads on your iPod The ones that the cool people get You’re waiting for approval from your friends But they haven’t given it yet So, who’s gonna shoe your pretty little feet Who’s gonna wash your clothes Who’s gonna thaw out your little heart When you finally discover it’s froze You can’t decide if it’s right or wrong ‘Cause nobody told you how to feel But that empty feeling late at night Won’t be covered by pretending it just ain’t real So, who’s gonna give you all the answers Now that you think you’re free Better take a look down deep inside Baby don’t come running to me What’s left for you now where you gonna hide The untold story will never be told It don’t do any good to say I told you so You’re shopping for a bargain that’s already been sold So, who’s gonna walk you down the aisle Who’s gonna hold your hand Who’s gonna whisper things in you ear Directions to the promised land Oh child what’cha gonna do When the message won’t sink in You never realise you’re just pretending You’re always losing when you think your gonna win So, who’s gonna love you day after day Who’ll take you off the shelf Ain’t nobody else will ever save ya You gotta find it out for yourself

please be careful on your way home tonight remember there’s a lot of bad out there just cause they say the things you wanna hear don’t give it all away they don’t always mean what they say there’s a demon spirit reading a cold cold wind a wickedness creeping about you don’t have to go looking for it cause it will find you out some people don’t care they got no respect soft things make them wanna hurt just be careful who you go home with try and keep a handle on your flirt what kind of person would do a thing like that what kind of world have we made to take one so young and full of life and toss her lifeless body in the shade please be careful on your way home tonight remember there’s a lot of bad out there just cause they say the things you wanna hear don’t give it all away so many things I wanna say sorry for the way things are today cause nobody means what they say

no dream can contain this heart under the open moon in the silence of a moment there’s a life gone by too soon in the wide open spaces solitude reigns supreme between canyons and mesas lies a mindscape so serene where home is all the time gone by loneliness a well known phrase and the sleeve that wears your heart is the measure of your life’s days there’s a dark lonely place buried down deep inside you think she’s the one to fill it up like the sun drives away the night but the view from here the galnce within tells you it will never be spreads out along the open range the distance between you and me looking over the edge teetering on the brink sagebrush scented memories longing for a drink just a sip from the cup of life thirsty for it’s saving grace time is a song that has no end it’s the running of your life’s race in the grey light of dawn night surrenders to day the world’s still spinning around and I still feel this way like there’s something inside that won’t let go no matter how hard I try and the happy ever after train just keeps rushing by no dream can ever contain this lonely heart of mine no touch can ever replace this feeling I never fin

will you come to Tolmin call me on the phone don’t you be mean don’t leave me all alone come to Tolmin the first I see your picture I think I love your face posters everywhere strangers in this place you mustn’t love me too much shouldn’t wait too long fix your daddy’s dinner do laundry for your mom loneliness is contagious you can catch it in a crowd that only sees your image guitars turned up loud will you come to Tolmin will I see you again a young girls heart is breaking seems like it never mends will you come to Tolmin time has a way of healing up the pain sometimes just a memory opens the wound again will you play tonight acoustic will you do it for free will you come back to Slovenia return to me go down to Lublijana see it one more time we’ll call up Tanya let’s go drink some wine will you come to Tolmin will I see you again a young girls heart is breaking seems like it never mends will you come to Tolmin young shining faces staring up at the stage staring at the dreadlocks turning grey with age a land away a world apart memories of all these things tears at my heart

score keepers game players movers and shakers in the night both sides of the fences never worry about wrong or right how many can you get how many will you have how much will it take to win then you move right on to the next one and the game begins again it’s a game where feelings have no place both sides stand alone you only need the popular face and a heart cold as stone you can see ‘em in the bar you can see ’em on the streets see ‘em everywhere you go gotta satisfy the primal need the game we love so where’s the prize the well-earned trophy for the one with the highest score cause winning alone ain’t good enough there’s gotta be something more

Slippery hill of love sin below heaven above keep sliding down can’t seem to stop I’ll never reach the top They say true love’s like a mountain where the faithful find a home but the cheater never makes it he slides back down he’s left alone I’m trying hard to make that climb but this girl is giving me the sign she’s turned on her green light I'll be looking for her tonight Set me free turn me loose don’t hold me down oh what’s the use I know I’m gonna slip again I’m trapped in this valley of pain

you a beer full of fridge you couldn’t ask for more you got a girl named Midge makes you say what for you’re living the high life now never mind the rest living the good life now you finally passed the test wink and a nod oh it’s all you need got a room full of girls and a bag full of weed you’re living the high now never mind the rest Living the good life now you finally passed the test Back to your given room after the drink-em-up-and-go Pay no attention to the gloom ‘cause deep inside you know you’re living the high life now never mind the rest Living the good life now you finally passed the test Oh you know you’re there got no time for looking back You’re done climbing the stairs Just don’t fall don’t fall through the cracks oh you’re living the high life now never mind the rest Living the good life now you finally passed the test You’re better than the rest you finally passed the test

I went looking for my past in the record store couldn’t find a trace at all saw some faces I used to know posters on the wall on the wall but on a windy day when it’s cold and lonely leaves stirring in the air dull eyes looking through greasy glasses all they do is stare remembering when I went raking through some leaves on the dying grass I guess it’s that time off year turing over stones that were left behind couldn’t find a clue around here not around here remember when you were cool remember when you were hot you never thought you were the fool now you’re not so sure you’re not I went looking for my future in a smokey barroom blind eye sees everything too much importance without a meaning you never know what it brings what will it bring but on a windy day when it’s cold and lonely leaves stirring in the air dull eyes looking through greasy glasses all they do is stare remembering when remembering when remembering when remembering when

I’m not gonna make it to town today a sad voice said on the phone got a lot of things I need to do before my mom gets home (chorus) Well there’s too many boys in this girls life they all want a piece of her time and you want to touch her light cause it’s burning so bright but you’ll never know what’s in her mind A touch on the arm, a harmless flirt a hug at the end of it all never starts with intended hurt but you know you’re heading for a fall (chorus) Can you really lose something that was never yours holding on when you should let go cause there’s nothing but goodbyes, left there in her eyes and her fire for you is burning low With her bright eyes and piercing smile she’ll melt you where you stand but she’s got plans that she ain’t telling she knows how to get to a man (chorus) I’m not gonna make it to town today a sad voice said on the phone got a lot of things I need to do before my mom gets home Well there’s too many boys in this girls life they all want a piece of her time and you want to touch her light cause it’s burning so bright and if you only had her tonight everything would be alright but you’ll never know what’s in her mind

Big city world don’t look at me now big city world I just wanna be left alone always on my own Scared of your neighbor scared of me locking your door the minute you see me sitting on my porch looking up at the sky makes me sad and I wonder why Stay over there on your own side Ohh keep away from mine your entering where you don’t belong better stick with your own kind in this Big city girl are you looking for me big city girl I don’t wanna be on my own don’t leave me alone Walking the streets in the grey morning light the empty sidewalk remembers the night but here I am looking at another day wondering how long it’s gonna be this way in this Big city world ooohh Big city girl I don’t wanna be on my own don’t leave me alone

I was wrong about you I was wrong about you I’ve been wrong before but now even more I was wrong about you the first time you meet a pretty face you wanna believe it's real and because of your attraction she's gonna feel like you feel it’s the same old story I’ve heard it before you think I’d know by now that a girl like you and a guy like me could make it somehow the near occasion of sin almost let you in in where you don’t belong then starts all over again one of these days I’ll find a way to tell the real from pretend but until then I'm gonna closeup and not let anybody in