@ALBUM: Greetings from Timbuk3 Author: Timbuk3 @SONG: The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades I study nuclear science I love my classes I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm doing all right, getting good grades The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades I've got a job waiting for my graduation Fifty thou a year -- buys a lot of beer Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm doing all right, getting good grades The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades Well I'm heavenly blessed and worldly wise I'm a peeping-tom techie with x-ray eyes Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm doing all right, getting good grades The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades I study nuclear science I love my classes I got a crazy teacher, he wears dark glasses Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm doing all right, getting good grades The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades I gotta wear shades, I gotta wear shades @SONG: Life Is Hard Betty's in a wet T-shirt, feeling foolish and vain Looking like some housecat that got caught out in the rain Staring into the mirror at this less-than-pretty picture Feeling ten years older now, and fifty bucks richer Life is hard, can't buy happiness no matter what you do Can't get to heaven on roller skates -- can't take a taxi cab to Timbuktu Paul was a poor little rich boy -- he never had to cry Whenever he complained of aches and pains the doctors would drop by Now he goes to parties with the prettiest girls in town They get paid five hundred dollars just to kick him when he's down After he stiffed a waitress, and ran out on his tab Big Mac had a heart attack in the back of a Yellow Cab By the time the sound of the siren said the ambulance was coming His heart had stopped beating, but the meter was still running Ain't no escaping when the rent comes due @SONG: Hairstyles And Attitudes Hairstyles and attitudes -- are they connected? Are the styles we embrace a matter of taste, or of values rejected? Hairstyles and attitudes -- how do they relate? How well do we use our freedom to choose the illusions we create? Blow dried, bouffant, basic training Cops in drag dressed up like whores Cowboys in pony tails, bankers in bangs, Presidents in pompous pompadours Mommas in mohawks, daddies in dreadlocks, Heavy metal goldilocks trying to look tough The wet look, the dry look, the FBI look But can you judge a crook by his coverup? Hairstyles and attitudes -- are they connected? Are the styles we embrace a matter of taste, or of values rejected? Hairstyles and attitudes -- how do they relate? How well do we use the freedom to choose the illusions we create? Razor cut, laser cut, chop-in-channel Curled up, slicked back, hanging in the eyes Parted left, parted right, straight down the middle Scientists say your hair never lies I've done lots of research It may be just hype, but the latest findings cause me to tremble Categorize us into three basic types According to which of the three stooges you most closely resemble Hairstyles and attitudes -- are they connected? Are the styles we embrace a matter of taste, or of values rejected? Hairstyles and attitudes -- how do they relate? How well do we use the freedom to choose the illusions we create? Hairstyles and attitudes Hairstyles and attitudes @SONG: Facts About Cats Well, rocking Robin said "Oh mama please, I'm begging you down on bended knees I wanna go down, wanna jump and shout Down on the corner where the cats hang out Down on the corner where the cats hang out." Her mama said "Rockin, you're making me cry, But a robin's gotta rock, and a bird's gotta fly but before you go jumping, go out rocking tonight It's time that I tell you a few facts of life It's time that I tell you a few facts of life "Cats will be cats, and cats will be cruel Cats can be callous, and cats can be cool Cats will be cats, remember these words Cats will be cats, and cats eat birds Cats will be cats, and cats eat birds "So Robin, get wise, use good sense, And better brush up on your self defense It's a jungle out there, and hunger strikes deep Better take care, better watch where you sleep Better take care, better watch where you sleep." Well, rocking Robin said "Oh mama please, I'm begging you down on bended knees I wanna go down, wanna jump and shout Down on the corner where the cats hang out Down on the corner where the cats hang out." @SONG: I Need You I need you to help me find my way I need you at the end of the day I need you when I'm searching for a sign I need you when I'm way out of line I need you to help me to be strong I need you like a singer needs a song I need you like the darkness needs the light I need you in the middle of the night The road's full of dangerous curves We don't wanna go too fast We may not make it first But I know we're gonna make it last I need you when I'm up on the stage I need you help me rattle my cage I need you when I'm 10 feet off the ground I need you to help me get back down @SONG: Just Another Movie Presidential elections are planned distractions To divert attention from the action behind the scenes like a game of chess when the house is a mess Or a petty money squabble when your marriage is in trouble Or a football game when there's rioting in the streets It's just another movie, another song and dance Another poor sucker who never had a chance It's just another captain going down with his ship Just another jerk, taking pride in his work I was a poor magician; I could never understand You can't make tears disappear through sleight of hand >From the bottom of my heart -- off the top of my head Words were pulled like rabbits from a hat but nothing was said Now my freedom's bought and paid for -- it lights up my living room I got nothing more to prove; I've got no reason to move And when I'm tired of the program -- when it's taken it's toll I can press a button, change the channel by remote control @SONG: Friction We're rubbing our sticks together Trying to heat things up now One spark is all we need To bring a light into this darkness Oh, yes I see Hey, all we need is just a little A little bit of friction We're gonna build a fire Gonna set a breeze in motion Gonna get the wind excited Gonna sail across the ocean We're rubbing our sticks together Trying to heat things up now One spark is all we need To bring a light into this darkness Oh, yes I see Hey, all we need is just a little A little bit of friction Rub it up Friction @SONG: Cheap Black And White In a tiny little house me and my girl Take a little trip around the world In the moonlight, in cheap black and white We love to lay around in bed Playing tourist in our heads Travelling light in cheap black and white oh how we love to spend the day dreaming under skies of gray anything we might desire comes to us through the wire see our great leader speaking his mind picture postcards for the blind a beautiful sight in cheap black and white see kennedy's kids on Hollywood squares latest hits and foreign affairs we grow up tonight in cheap black and white oh how we love to spend the day dreaming under skies of gray lofty goals and cheap desires fuel that will cool the fire this fancy island sure is nice seems almost like paradise close but not quite in cheap black and white in cheap black and white in cheap black and white @SONG: Shame On You Shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame on you, shame on you You've always taken life in massive doses Back when you were a child they said you were precocious You were always doing something that you shouldn't ought to do And you never did the things that were expected of you In school you were a troublemaker, always getting caught Staying up on all the things the teachers never taught Well, you've got a lot of nerve acting the way you do You know, something's going to bring a lot of shame on you Shame on you, shame on you Shame on you, shame on you Man, you could have had power and a hot position Like a hotshot lawyer or a bigshot politician You could have been the head of a major corporation Instead you're working part time at a filling station Doing comedy on the side -- you're really quite funny But dude, don't you know you could be making big money? Shame on you -- you haven't got a dime Shame on you -- for having such a good time Shame on you -- you're a disgrace to everyone Shame on you -- you're having too much fun Shame on you, shame on you Shame on you, shame on you Well, I remember that producer down in Hollywood Who came to hear you play, and said you were good It was your one big break -- If you only would have played your cards a little smarter By now you'd have it made -- your own TV show, or recording contract! And all you had to do was lighten up your act! A stairway to the stars -- a one-way ticket But you, you had to go and tell him where he could stick it Shame on you -- you could have been on TV Shame on you -- you have too much integrity Shame on you -- you should have kept the door open Shame on you -- you're just too outspoken Shame on you -- you haven't got a dime Shame on you -- for having such a good time Shame on you -- you're a disgrace to everyone Shame on you -- you're having too much fun Shame on you -- you're having too much fun Shame on you -- you're having too much fun @SONG: I Love You In The Strangest Ways Hate mail and love letters Searching for some purpose Prank call at three am Thoughtful and wordless A message at the tone -- what can I say? I hang up the phone I love you in the strangest ways Oh, I love you in the strangest ways Ah, I love you in the strangest ways I wish I could just pick you up Next time you're feeling down I wish I could afford to buy A plane ticket to your town I wish we were kids again I'd ask you to come out and play But you're so scary now I love you in the strangest ways Oh, I love you in the strangest ways Ah, I love you in the strangest ways That time we slept together That's about as far as it went But though we're not quite lovers You're more than a friend In a world of black and white We meet in half-tone grey We're different as day and night But I love you in the strangest ways Oh, I love you in the strangest ways Ah, I love you in the strangest ways Oh, I love you in the strangest ways Ah, I love you in the strangest ways