Caroline's Spine Lyrics - Sullivan


  1. King For A Day
  2. You & Me
  3. Sullivan
  4. Wallflower
  5. Monsoon
  6. Unglued
  7. Trio Pain
  8. Psycho
  9. Necro
  10. So Good Afternoon
  11. Say It To You
  12. Sweet 'N' Sour
  13. Hippie Boy


King For A Day

I'm lost, hearing all the things we say
Looks like another day of wasting life
I need a different place where I can go
And my face won't be shown for a long time

Cause all I want is an ice cream cone
A convertible car
And a country home in the hills
And you know why
Things, the way they are
They make me sit in here and cry

I'm lost, seeing all the things we see
They just can't be right for me
They say I'm blind
They're making fun of my shoes
Making fun of my shorts
Making fun of my shirt
It just blows my mind

Cause all I want is an ice cream cone
A convertible car
And a country home in the hills
And you know why
Things, the way they are
They make me sit in here and cry

If you follow, I'll cherish us
And we'll never be alone
But if you turn me down
I'm gonna leave your ass at home

So now I got my way
I've crowned myself king for a day
And I finally got to implement my changes
I wake up in the trees
With my queen next to me
Cause a king needs to know his place

Now I got my ice cream cone
My convertible car
And my country home in the hills
And you by my side
Now I'm so bored I sit right here and cry

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You & Me

There is something you should know
Something you should think about
Where you wanna go
Do you want me in or want me out
I got stuff to do; it's got nothing to do
With you
I want to let you know I'm really very tired
Of...

You and me
We're like the fire and the trees
We're like the pollen in the breeze
Summer with a freeze
You and me

Yesterday is over; today I gotta deal with
How tomorrow might such
Suck if you don't understand the way it
Oughta be
It's got a lot to do with me
I want to let you know I'm really very tired
Of...

You and me
We're like the fire and the trees
We're like the pollen in the breeze
Summer with a freeze
You and me


Your, me, I want you to come close we're
Like a
Cracker without cheese I can never get
Close enough to you

You and me
We're like the fire and the trees
We're like the pollen in the breeze
Summer with a freeze
You and me

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Sullivan

It's not hard to reach back to the day
Underneath an Iowa sun
Running to the tower of Waterloo
Looking for the Sullivan train to come
His five boys would run to the top and
Salute him as he went by
First we'd wave hello
Then we'd wave goodbye, goodbye

It's not hard to reach back to the days
After the attack on Pearl
Overnight my buddies turned into men
Running out of time for games and girls
The Sullivan boys were not overlooked
Uncle Sam calling each by name
The very next day they left on a mystery train

Say goodbye, bye, bye Mrs. Sullivan
Don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
We regret to inform you
The navy is taking your sons away
All five, five, five, five
So put you blue star in the window

It's not hard to reach back to her smile
When she received their letter
The letters, they sounded generally the same
It said if they couldn't be home
At least they were together
On a mighty fighting battleship
Somewhere in the South Pacific
The letters never got much more specific

Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan
Don't you cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
We regret to inform you
The Navy is keeping your sons away
All five, five, five, five
So keep your blue star in the window
In the window

It's not hard to reach back to the day
When the war finally came home
Uncle Sam, he'll send you a telegram
So he doesn't have to tell you over the phone
I heard she cracked up, when they found out
What the war had cost
And all five of her boys were lost

Say goodbye, bye, bye, Mrs. Sullivan
Go ahead and cry, cry, cry, cry, cry
We regret to inform you that all your sons
Have passed away
All five, five, five, five
So change you blue star to gold
Blue stars, change them to gold

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Wallflower

I could have died, maybe I should have died
When I saw you walk inside
And as you shut the door
I put my eyes back on the floor
When all I really wanted was to look some more

Does a wallflower play
Or does a wallflower stay on his wall

You see I live alone
But I've made my happy home
All my furniture is centred around my phone
I'm waiting for a call
My imaginary friends and all
Those who would never let me
Be taken by the fall

Does a wallflower know
When it's about time he outgrow his wall
Tell me does a wallflower know
When it's about time he outgrow his wall...

Time and time and only time has feeling for me
Maybe Father Time feels sorry for me
I knew when there was time
When I knew it all
Why don't I ever leave my wall?
Why don't I ever leave my wall?
...I don't ever leave my wall

You know that siren's getting louder
And these people are starting to crowd in on me
(All I smell and taste is garlic and gunpowder)
I shot the bad guy dead -
But he got me in the head
With the girl of my dreams
She's mentioning to me how much I bled

Where does a wallflower go
When their flowers get pulled from this wall
Though she says I'm brave and bold
She knows a flower cannot hold up a wall
I can't hold up this wall any longer...

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Monsoon

We're caught inside, I feel around you
There's no more light, to pelt and melt our window

...And I'll never drop the anchor
If you'll never stop the rain...

As she descends, her soldiers try to win me over
I feel the sin, of feet washing my frosted windows

...And I'll never drop the anchor
If you'll never stop the rain
And we'll never have to feel
Anything else again

For once in this scene
I can dream all the flowers in bloom
This garden will stay here and hold me
For sister moon
The higher we fly her to worship the crying monsoon

Don't let it end
My sin is just beginning
I need you here
I need you to help me

...And I'll never drop the anchor
If you'll never stop the rain
And we'll never have to feel
Anyone else again
Now cry down, monsoon

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Unglued

I didn't know this was right
But I'll remember this night
For the rest of my life
You'd never hurt me the way I hurt myself
Little boys need help
And you're all the help I think I need

When we're alone
When we're alone
When I'm alone I'm thinking about something in your eyes
...Makes me come unglued (inside you)

I didn't know this was wrong
But for the first time in my life
I felt like I finally belong
You'd never hate me
The way I hate myself
Little boys need help
And you're all the help I think I need

When we're alone
When we're alone
When I'm alone I'm thinking about something in your eyes
...Makes me come unglued

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb
This old man, he played two
He gave me a sign and it sent me back to you

When we're alone
I'm gonna find us a home
When I'm alone I'm thinking about something in your eyes
...Makes me come unglued

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Trio Pain

She said, "Who answered the phone?
I don't understand, I thought you'd be alone tonight."
I said, "The girl who lives here said
The band could stay if we brought the beer."
She said, "I don't like the sound of that
Tell me what she looks like - thin or fat?"
I said, "Uh...I can't really say
What does it matter anyway?"

I said, "It's good to hear your voice,
I really do miss you but we made the right choice."
She said, "I hope you're eating well and
Living here without you is living through hell."
I said, "...well I may be home early
It'll be a few days till I know for surely."
"Shirley! Is that her name?
Is she in love and do you feel the same?"
No I don't feel the same

I cannot find a way to make peace with you today
So where will we be tomorrow

So I busted my ass to make it home and
When I got there - she wasn't alone
She said, "You're home so soon
I didn't get a chance to clean the room."
I said, "...forget this house...
Road cheese calls both man and mouse."
She said, "Don't end it this way
I really did miss you everyday
...Well...almost everyday...in every way."

I cannot find a way to make peace with you today
So where will we be tomorrow

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Psycho

Busy, busy, I'm so busy
I've got no time for you
Sleazy, sleazy, you say I'm sleazy
For all the things I've put you through
Angry, angry, now you're angry
Sick of all the games we're playin'
Sleepy, sleepy, I'm so sleepy
Tired of all the things you're sayin'

I'm so sorry, excuse me for living
I didn't know you were a psycho...

Wasted, wasted, I get so wasted
Sometimes I can't even get up the stairs
Stupid, stupid, you say I'm stupid
For telling you not to be scared
Frightened, frightened now you're frightened
You thought you were "oh so close"
While I'm dyin', dyin', I'm slowly dyin'
'Cause you won't leave me alone

I'm so sorry, excuse me for living
I didn't know you were a psycho...

Salute me, greet me so glad to meet me
Then you say I'm such a mess
Well, sue me, chew me beebopaloo me
Thanks so much...now go get dressed.
Preach me, teach me so glad you reached me
Before you found me, I was a waste
You found me, bound me, rolled all around me
Now you're gone and I got faced...

I'm so sorry, excuse me for living
I didn't know you were a psycho...

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Necro

I'm a necrophiliac and I'm all right,
I work it all day, sleep it all night.
I'm a necrophiliac looking for reaction
My deviance lies at the core of attraction.

I'm a necrophiliac close your eyes
No more laughter, no more cries
I'm a necrophiliac check your head
I'm lovin' you live, lovin' you dead
Will you marry me? No, I don't think so

I know you want my insides out
I know you need my insides out
I know you want me, want me

I'm a haphephiliac I need to be touched
I like it gentle, like it rough
I'm a coprophiliac and so, so kind
I'll take whatever you leave behind

I'm a hypoxyphiliac I need the freedom
To think about you when you should be breathing
I'm an agoraphiliac I need my ground
Won't lock you up or tie you down
Will you marry me? No, I don't think so

I know you want my insides out
I know you need my insides out
I know you want me, want me

Then she sipped a round of you
Then she said, "I seem so helpless"
Yes
Then she slipped out of view
Slipped out of view
Slipped out of you
I'm a necrophiliac and I'm all right
I work it all day then I sleep it off
I'm a necrophiliac looking for reaction
Deviance lies...
Will you marry me? No, I don't think so!

I know you want my insides out
I know you need my insides out
I know you want me, want me

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So Good Afternoon

I think I'll try my luck at Flo and Normandie
And have some dude beat the living shit
Out of me
Well he haunts me, he taunted me
And I just found out that he's been set free

So I'll go and tell my girlfriend
I think she's ugly
We've had a few kids
And she's getting kinda pudgy
I'll tease her, please her
And then I'm gonna leave her
And I'll go and find me a new girl
Until she bugs me

Because they know I want you
Know I need you
Know I won't go a day without you
And only you can know what you're doing
To me
...So good afternoon

I think I'll go take my snake down for
Animal testing
Where they lay me down and injecting me
While I'm resting.
They starve me, carve me, stitch me up
They scar me up
And when I wake up with cancer, they give
Me their blessing

Chorus

You and I, we shine and I feel you
Coming down my way
...So good afternoon

I like to get laid so I became a musician,
And I'm an expert in humanity by my own
Admission.
I'm kind, I'm signed, I'm a legend in my own
Mind
And I'll tell you I'm god herself if you
Promise to listen
...You promised

Chorus

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Say It To You

When the man spoke, the people listened
And they followed him to his death.
I was the closest to him
And this I must confess

That I never felt I had the chance to say
All the things that were in this heart of
Mind.
They say you learn from your big mistakes
And I think its just about time that I...

Chorus:
Say it to you, Say it to me
Say it to all of us
In perfect clarity (to all our families)

I'm sick of people talkin' out of their ass
About the way things are today
They bitch and moan every time you see
Them
In their own peculiar ways

They're lunchin', they're munchin', and then
They start punchin'
Cause they just can't get it straight
What's the use in beating around the bush
Unless you're getting a little

Chorus

I'm sick of living this life in vain
Black or white, love or spite
Just give me the facts on what you're feeling
I try to be patient but you're killing me

Chorus

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Sweet 'N' Sour

I have a friend
She's been a good friend
Of mind for some time
Says she has a friend
Who's fallin' for me
She likes the way I rhyme my word
And in the end
My best friend says she wants a piece of
Me too...

I have a friend
He says he's a friend of mine for some
Time
Says his girlfriend has a thing for me
And they'd like to work me
In the end
He said he'd like to know if I think about
Her too
What am I to do...

Sweet n sour bushes? Strike my sweet n
Sour bushes. Strike
I have a friend
He's much older than me and he's still
Kicking
Says he has a friend on the floor above
She's a widow in doubt and headed for
Her end
She said she'd like a young man with
Energy for two...
What am I to do with my

Chorus

I had a friend,
She'd been a friend since childhood
Said she wouldn't beg
For my love to come around her true
And in the end
I couldn't have saved her anyway...

Chorus

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Hippie Boy

My hippie boy don't wanna be a man
My hippie boy don't wanna understand
My hippie boy lives in a Volkswagon van
My hippie boy don't know how to communicate
Says he knows love that knows no hate
My hippie boy leaves his life up to fate...
Yeah...he's my hippie boy

My hippie boy don't know his own feelings
Wants to draw flowers on my ceiling
I think my hippie boy is trying to do me in
My hippie boy don't follow the commandments
Don't follow law, he don't follow government
My hippie boy wants to start his own settlement....
Yeah...he's my hippie boy

He said "Come sit beside me
Tell me about the things you adore
And please don't remind me
That I am not the boy you'd hoped for."

My hippie boy won't get up off his ass
He don't care if he fail or if he pass
My hippie boy, I know he's been smokin'
Grass
My hippie boy don't ever know where to
Begin
Says he wasn't put on this earth to fit in
My hippie boy has got his mama stickin' up
For him
Yeah he's my hippie boy

He said "Come sit beside me
Tell me about the things you adore
And please don't remind me
That I am not the boy you'd hoped for."

My hippie boy left our lives to join a band
Says his band plays throughout the land
My hippie boy brought his mom a car for
Twenty grand
They say he's puttin' our town up on the map
The mayor called this morning for a photograph
And kids are asking for my autograph
Yeah...cause of my hippie boy

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