This is the only, this is the only
This is the cream of the bunch
Isn't it lonely, isn't it lonely
Pitiful queen of the crunch

But time moves slowly
And I been saving it up for the summer
saving it up for someone I know, I know

This is the only this is the only
this is the end of the day
isnt it lonely isnt it lonely
isnt there nothing to say

but i been dreamin
and i been saving it up in a bottle
saving it up for someone who knows, who knows

goodnight baby
sleep tight baby

Elena

down Olvera street and in a bar
found, curled into a ball
and underneath the couch the bugs hang out, black
and spell her name between the cracks

Elena

and inside the Coffee Bean
her head filled with Benzedrine
he's not there and nature screams
"it's the thing to do"

drowning in shampoo I heard her car
start and wait by the door
and underneath my tires the birds hang fire
rats they spell her name between the slats

elena

Kenji

Kenji got run over
he got hurt a little
his insurance gave him money
and he bought an 8 track

he recorded my friend's band for free
what a nice guy he turned out to be
when he got run over
Kenji got run over

I played his atari
while the band recorded
he had frogger and moon patrol

that band's demo turned out pretty bad
but I got the best on frogger that I ever had
when he got run over
Kenji got run over

Shutterbug

I hear the click clack click of the camera eye
bent by the rays of the summer sun
fall sick and quietly
drown in the cracks in the cracks of her wind shield
there is a wind that blows through the window
slip fall down and bump my little head
but there is no sympathy

Shutterbug you are the end, you are the writing on the wall

I hung around with you in your bedroom
counting all your finger and your toes
to pose for photographs
keeping the time with the flicks of your fingers
we fell asleep too tired to remember
all the things we did that afternoon
to make my summer head
float like a bug on the skin of the water

Shutterbug I could not wait to get my fingers on you
Shutterbug you are the end you are the writing on the wall

Oh Yeah

Come on baby, give me something I can't untie
Oh Yeah
So long sweet meat, found a new treat why oh why
Oh Yeah
Too much you expect of me
It's not our fault, life ain't easy
Growing older has made me colder by and by
Oh Yeah
Too much you expect of me
It's not our fault life ain't easy
Hopeless crying, still I'm flying on this time
Oh Yeah

Loosen Up

Loosen up your belt it's becoming constrictive
Blood is havin trouble, it's being restricted
Alone to wander through your aimless affairs
I squirm when I think of your blonde hairs

You had it, I lost it, and we'll never get it back again

If boredom could save me I'd rather be dead,
but the noose is wrapped too tight beneath my head
and I don't know if my luck is stronger than steel
but still I'd like to bargain, and strike a deal

You had it I lost it and we'll never get it back again

repeat 2nd verse and chorus

Nerf Bear Bonanza

If I had a car, I'd probably buy a nerf one
I'd find the guy who owns the place and talk to him in person
I'd say would you make, would you make, would you make a business deal with me
I got purple edge, now he got cherry cornea
I'd hop inside my nerf car and I'd drive to California
coz the people there are nicer, and the hoochies they don't wear so many clothes

and Paul, well he can dance, he say "Lucy Lucy light me on fire"
he made himself tired lookin for romance
he's got a cool shirt and a big hat

I would not go home after school was done with,
I'd go to the arcade and find someone to have some fun with
I'd say would you like, would you like, would you like to have a Nestle Crunch
We'd play truth or dare, we'd play scattergories
we'd go to my apartment building, it has 13 stories
and we could watch TV late coz the manager lives on the 2nd floor

Chorus repeat

and Simon sleepin in the bathtub
had reservations bout the math club
and didn't make it to his bus

Chorus

Botched

symphony's broke and its all that I know
janitor told me right after the show
the horns were all rusty and the strings were all flat
but the wily producers got thick on the fad

Erased it
and you know, it all comes down to the show

crime and corruption arrived at the gates
political suction of collection plates
the rules were all broken and the exits were closed
why do we take this when everyone knows

Erased it
and you know it all comes down to the show

Skyscraper

responsible adults said keep your nose up and ran into a skyscraper
we got mad at aerial photography because it made you look fat