Thanks to everyone who came to last week’s shows at the Midway Cafe and O’Brien’s Pub. We appreciate your support, and look forward to seeing you again soon. We’ve got some exciting things planned for the rest of the summer and the autumn, not least of which is our upcoming show in August.

Stay tuned!

“As for the record industry, I’m stunned at how many fools there are who don’t see that it operated once just as literary publishing houses did – the pop hits were like the crime pot-boilers that paid for the poetry. Without the pop, the seriously adventurous composers would never have been recorded at all. Without a record company I would not have been able to survive awkward periods of my creative cycle, the simple ups and downs of life. I don’t sack someone just because they have a baby or get sick or depressed. My record company allowed me the same license to fail to show up for work sometimes. They stood by me. iTunes simply doesn’t have the heart, it is software attached to a bank, nothing more, nothing less. Brilliant, but heartless.” -Pete Townshend

SUNDAY MORNING, GOT NOWHERE TO GO
MONTESSORI ON THE RADIO
NOTHING, NO ONE, NOWHERE ALL AT ONCE
NOTHING NEW HERE, NOTHING MUCH TO LEARN
NOTHING TO SEE, ONLY BRIDGES BURNED
ALWAYS AUTUMN, ALWAYS THE FIRST SNOW

AND THE NIGHTS, THEY WILL SHOCK YOU TO THE CORE
AND LEAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTING MORE

HARVARD SQUARE IS OVER
DON’T YOU FUCKING CALL ME MOONLIGHT GRAHAM
WILLIAMSBURG IS OVER
IT WAS OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS PASSES RIGHT THROUGH YOU
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT CALLS TOY OU
ON THESE STREETS OF IGNORANCE AND WANT
THE MISSING PIECE IN YOUR COLLECTION
GRIEF AND STATIC AND MISSED CONNECTIONS
SIX BILLION FACES YOU DON’T KNOW

AND THE NIGHTS, THEY WILL SHOCK YOU TO THE CORE
AND LEAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTING MORE

HARVARD SQUARE IS OVER
DON’T YOU FUCKING CALL ME MOONLIGHT GRAHAM
WILLIAMSBURG IS OVER
IT WAS OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN

WALK ME TO THE OCEAN
WON’T YOU WALK DOWN TO THE BEACH?
AND TALK ABOUT TOMORROW
‘TIL WE’RE TOO TIRED TO SPEAK
THERE ARE ONLY MOMENTS HERE
ONLY HEAVY SIGHS
AND THIS IS HOW IT FINALLY FEELS
TO TRULY FEEL ALIVE

I WAS BORN ACROSS STREETS,
DOWN ON BACK STREETS, BY THE SEA
AND IF YOU LOOK AROUND THOSE PARTS
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL SEE
THAT I DON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HONEY
I DON’T CHANGE A THING
IT’S HARDWOOD FLOORS AND ICE CREAM CONES
IN THE GLOW OF TRACKLIGHTING

WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE THE OCEAN
YOU CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO SCHOOL
BUT DON’T TELL ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS
YOU KNOW THAT THEY’RE ALL FOOLS
WHEN YOU WAKE UP MILES AWAY
SO FAR FROM YOUR HOME
YOU’LL LOOK AROUND AND THINK ABOUT
HOW WE’RE ALL ALONE

I WAS BORN ACROSS STREETS,
DOWN ON BACK STREETS, BY THE SEA
AND IF YOU LOOK AROUND THOSE PARTS
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL SEE
THAT I DON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HONEY
I DON’T CHANGE A THING
IT’S HARDWOOD FLOORS AND ICE CREAM CONES
IN THE GLOW OF TRACKLIGHTING

ON A PERFECT DAY, AT THE BREAK OF DAWN
THEY HELD HIM UP IN A THUNDERSTORM
AND THEY SAID, “THE BOY’S A CUT ABOVE THE REST”
BUT EVERYTHING WENT STRAIGHT DOWN HILL
THE SUN WON’T SHINE, IT NEVER WILL
AND YOUR FRIENDS, THEY WONDER WHO I AM

YOU SAY, “I’M A BETTER MAN!”
AND YOU SMILE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND

NEVER WANT TO COME BACK DOWN
NEVER HEARD A SWEETER SOUND
NEVER SEEN A BRIGHTER LIGHT
IT’S GOOD WHEN YOU’RE AROUND
NEVER KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO
TO BE STRONG AND BRAVE AND TRUE
YOU’LL NEVER BE A SPACEMAN
BUT AT LEAST I TELL THE TRUTH

DREAMED IT ALL AWAY IN THE HINTERLANDS
LIVING UP TO MY OWN DEMANDS
AND I THOUGHT I KNEW THE MASTERPLAN
SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON A PRETTY GIRL
WHO TOOK SO MUCH AND COST THE WORLD
BUT I SWEAR, I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN

YOU SAY, “I’M A BETTER MAN!”
AND YOU SMILE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND

NEVER WANT TO COME BACK DOWN
NEVER HEARD A SWEETER SOUND
NEVER SEEN A BRIGHTER LIGHT
IT’S GOOD WHEN YOU’RE AROUND
NEVER KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO
TO BE STRONG AND BRAVE AND TRUE
YOU’LL NEVER BE A SPACEMAN
BUT AT LEAST I TELL THE TRUTH

NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN
NEVER WAS A SPACEMAN

WHERE DOES ALL THE LOVE GO, MAN?
I’LL STAY FOREVER
IF FOREVER FEELS LIKE 1995
AND IF THIS MAKES NO SENSE
WELL, THEN, WHATEVER
YOU’LL NEVER GET INSIDE MY MIND

I WANNA REACH OUT, BUT I JUST CAN’T
I WANNA REACH OUT, BUT I JUST CAN’T
STAY WITH ME, BUT AS I LIVE AND BREATHE
YOU WILL NOT COME BETWEEN

WE’RE AT A PLACE AND TIME
IF THERE WAS EVER
WHERE I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO LIE
BUT STILL I’M FILLED WITH DOUBT
GIVE IN TO ‘NEVER’
I LACK THE STRENGTH TO CHANGE MY LIFE

I WANNA REACH OUT, BUT I JUST CAN’T
I WANNA REACH OUT, BUT I JUST CAN’T
STAY WITH ME, BUT AS I LIVE AND BREATHE
YOU WILL NOT COME BETWEEN

IT IS TEARING THROUGH THE BLUE
FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF TRUTH
EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WAS PROVEN WRONG
IT’S A SHOT ACROSS YOUR BOW
CAN’T ESCAPE THE HERE AND NOW
WHO YOU ARE IS NOT ALLOWED WHEN YOU’RE THE SHOW

YOU ARE FLYING ON AN AIRPLANE
YOU ARE SOARING THROUGH THE AIR
WHEN YOU THINK YOU’VE FOUND A PLACE TO LAND
THE RUNWAY ISN’T THERE, THERE, THERE

DO YOU REMEMBER ‘92?
IT WAS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE
AND THE GIRLS, HOW THEY LOVED YOU, BUT DID YOU KNOW?
NOW IT’S MORE THAN TEN YEARS ON
AND YOU’RE PLAYING THE SAME SONG
IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE DAWN, IT STARTS TO RAIN

YOU ARE FLYING ON AN AIRPLANE
YOU ARE SOARING THROUGH THE AIR
WHEN YOU THINK YOU’VE FOUND A PLACE TO LAND
THE RUNWAY ISN’T THERE, THERE, THERE

EVERYTHING YOU EVER ASKED FOR
EVERY BATTLE THAT YOU FOUGHT AND LOST
EVERYTHING YOU CALCULATED
BUT DID YOU EVER COUNT THE COST?

AND IT’S MUCH TOO LATE RIGHT NOW
TO GO BACK
BUT YOU TRY, YOU TRY
YOU TRY SO HARD

IT’S IN THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS
IT’S IN EVERYTHING YOU SEE
AND IN A FLEETING INSTANT
YOU LOSE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE

AND IT’S MUCH TOO LATE RIGHT NOW
TO GO BACK
BUT YOU TRY, YOU TRY
YOU TRY SO HARD

AND IT’S MUCH TOO LATE RIGHT NOW
TO GO BACK
BUT YOU TRY, YOU TRY
YOU TRY, YOU TRY

I WILL NEVER TALK ABOUT LOVE AGAIN
OR ANYTHING THAT I CAN’T PLAN
THAT I CAN’T HOLD IN MY HAND
I WILL NEVER SING ABOUT DRUGS NO MORE
“THE CHIEF’S NOT WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR”
IT LOOKS LIKE NEITHER AM I

DON’T BE ASHAMED OF WHERE YOU’RE FROM
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT WE’VE DONE
ONE DAY YOU’LL HIT YOUR STRIDE AND RUN

I COULDN’T TELL YOU WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG
OR WHY I’M WRITING ALL THESE SONGS
YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR
BUT I’LL KEEP TRYING ‘TIL I FIND A PLACE
‘CAUSE IN THE SUNRISE IS YOUR FACE
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE MINE

DON’T BE ASHAMED OF WHERE YOU’RE FROM
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT WE’VE DONE
ONE DAY YOU’LL HIT YOUR STRIDE AND RUN

DON’T BE ASHAMED OF WHERE YOU’RE FROM
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT WE’VE DONE
ONE DAY YOU’LL HIT YOUR STRIDE AND RUN

I CAME HERE ‘CAUSE I HAD NO CHOICE
SCREAMING OUT LOUD IN A CHILD’S VOICE
AND I WANTED MORE THAN YOU CAN GET FROM HERE
IF I HAD KNOWN TEN YEARS AGO
GONE BACK THEN WHERE I STILL CAN’T GO
I WOULD BE MILES AWAY, OR JUST A LITTLE WHILE FROM HERE

I’M CRYING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
I’M CRASHING AS IT ALL EXPLODES
THE STARS ARE SHINING BRIGHT
AS THE HAIL FALLS COLD OUTSIDE

I CAME HERE JUST TO RUN AWAY
LIVING JUST TO FIGHT FOR ANOTHER DAY
AND THAT’S THE WAY IT IS; SOME THINGS DON’T CHANGE
IT’S THE RADIO YOU’LL NEVER HEAR
A CITY OF YOUR OWN, BUT YOU LIVE IN FEAR
NOW IT’S WIRELESS, BUT IT’S THE SAME OLD THING

I’M CRYING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
I’M CRASHING AS IT ALL EXPLODES
THE STARS ARE SHINING BRIGHT
AS THE HAIL FALLS COLD OUTSIDE

DO YOU GO, DO YOU GO TO UNIVERSITY?
DO YOU GO, DO YOU GO TO UNIVERSITY?
WHERE NOTHING’S GOOD, AND NOTHING’S RIGHT
AND NO ONE’S FREE
DO YOU GO, DO YOU GO TO UNIVERSITY?