One Tiny Flower

The grass is growing
All over town
From the cracks in the sidewalks
Where the shops shut down

One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over

A wheel rolling to a stop
Blocking out the sun
From where I lay
I know I’m the only one

One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over

The grass is growing
All over town
From the cracks in the sidewalk
Where all the shops shut down

One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over

One tiny flower
One tiny flower
One tiny flower (I’m jumping over)
One tiny flower (I’m jumping over)

Skeleton
Under my skin
Blowing in
A low gentle wind

One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over
One tiny flower I’m jumping over

written by Jeff Tweedy

Caught Up In The Past

Ace Hotel
Los Angeles
Rooftop party sounds
Drifting down into my bed
I hear people in love
With a love that just can’t last
No one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past

I get so far behind
I forget I’m following
That’s the kind of sad
I wallow in

I’m the last in line
And the line’s moving fast
No one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past

There’s no crown on my head
Golden light instead
In the corner of my eye
You’re still alive

Pull down the gate
Turn out the lights
I’m a rising sun
That only rolls in at night

There’s a fading flag
I keep flying half-mast
But no one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past

There’s no crown on my head
Golden light instead
In the corner of my eye
You’re still alive

Ace Hotel
Los Angeles
Rooftop party sounds
Drifting down into my bed
I hear people in love
With a love that just can’t last
No one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past

Oh it’s a race against time
But you’re never gonna be that fast
’Cause no one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past
No one stands a chance
Getting caught up in the past

written by Jeff Tweedy

Parking Lot

There’s a version of me that hangs out in parking lots
In my brain
…or my subconscious…
Whatever
He has a car, the hood is popped
Talking to some other me’s I don’t recognize
Gathered around
Staring down at the engine block
Milder me’s
But this guy
This show-off showing off
Kinda rules
He obviously knows a lot about cars
I
Or the me I most am
Drives by in the backseat of my parents’ car
Wondering what it’s like
To care that much about chrome
Sincerely

I’d like to teach the world to sing
(fuck)
Anything!

written by Jeff Tweedy

Forever Never Ends

On the side of the road
In a tuxedo
Three below zero
In a red cummerbund

Highway 13
Not a king not a queen
I didn’t wanna come
To your stupid prom

A hissing road flare
Baby’s breath in her hair
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of a nightmare

I had to call my dad
I knew he’d be mad
I’d never seen him not mad
Vomit in the frozen grass

Peppermint Schnapps
Well, here come the cops
They don’t even stop
Oh, there they go

Forever never ends
I’m always back there again and again and again
Forever never ends
I’m always back there again and again and again
Forever never ends
I’m always back there again and again and again
Forever never ends
I’m always back there again and again

On the side of the road
In a tuxedo
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of a nightmare

written by Jeff Tweedy

Love is for Love

Someone’s cell phone
Comes sailing down
The bones of the books
We never found

The lights on the ridge
Winding around
Shadows in their shadows
Drugs on drugs
Crawling on the ground
Love is for love

Scratching at the dead
Golden lawn
A leaning doe
And a shaking fawn
I called for you
Then they were gone
A planet without moons
A clock with no noons
Too late, too soon
Love is for love

I’m counting on
The spitting type
To follow through
All the night
The kind of dark
That shocks and bites
When the light goes on strike
I can't make it to the mic
Love is love
Like is like

Let’s celebrate
For another year
Hunt and kill
Another hollow fear
Ache for someone
Already here
Catching “I don’t care”
In the humming summer air
Love is love
And I’m not going anywhere

written by Jeff Tweedy

Mirror

You are a mirror and the face
You are an object and the space
Your mind goes blind and you are erased
You will be the person taking your place

You are a cure and the pain
You are the desert and the rain
Your mind goes blind and you are erased
You will be the person taking your place

Light on an autumn day
Leaves falling
Tears falling on your grave

You are a mirror and a face
You and I are the same
Your mind goes blind
We are erased
You will be the person digging your grave

High on a summer’s day
Clouds drifting away
Turning grey

written by Jeff Tweedy

Secret Door

Summertime
Shy kid
Listening like a drum
My love for you is crystalized
In spite of what you’ve done

I pulled down the pink curtains
You tore up the rug
We found someone’s diamond ring
When we were smashing up the tub

What I wanted
If I’m telling the truth
It could’ve been anyone
It just happened to be you

Sharks shine
Like silver wings
Flying down in the sea
Leaning in for a drunken kiss
Jesus Christ, there’s no time for this

There’s a secret door in every heart I’m sure
You’ve found mine
I’m still looking for yours

Summer keeps arguing
Listening like a drum
Do you know why I love you?
Do you know what you’ve done?

written by Jeff Tweedy

Betrayed

Betrayed
Betrayed

Deeper in the mirror
Under a dark marquee
Dreaming I’m awake
Wishing I was still asleep

Betrayed
Betrayed

I broke my finger
Playing middle C
I keep trying to get you
Just to notice me

Betrayed
Betrayed

Sleepier and sleepier
Eyeing the ice in my Chablis
Are you far away
Or are you close enough to be

Betrayed Betrayed Eating with my family Watching KMOX TV Wasn't I guaranteed By now, there’d be killer bees? Betrayed
Betrayed

Betrayed
Betrayed

written by Jeff Tweedy

Sign of Life

I hover
Above
BUY IT NOW

Time is not enough
Time will tell
It’s not enough
But I wish you well
And I still love you

I tried
And I said please
I fell
To my knees

I am death
I am night
I’m everything you fear
Is not quite right
And you still love me
Right?

You’re too kind
I was wrong
There is no sign of life
Where I’m from

I grow out of my old clothes
Without anyone noticing
I waited until I was 17
To get born

But I still love you

written by Jeff Tweedy

Throwaway Lines

I don’t want to write about
All the things I’m still working out
Terrible things you wouldn't believe
So I’ll just leave you with these

Throwaway lines
The best I can do
Throwaway lines like
“I love you”
I'm afraid you can see
What I really mean when I sing
In between
Throwaway lines

I don’t wanna let you down
I always want you around
But, man, my tongue gets so tied
And the hurt gets harder to hide

With throwaway lines
It’s the best I can do
Throwaway lines like
“I love you”
They don’t have to be true
Throwaway lines
An endless parade
Throwaway lines
Just taking up space
I’m afraid you can see
What I really mean
When I sing
In between
My throwaway lines

I’m afraid you can see
What I really mean
When I sing
In between
My throwaway lines

written by Jeff Tweedy

KC Rain

I was born a little sad
I never knew what I had
Mom and dad let it slide
No wonder
I'm never satisfied

I swayed and I swooned
I howled at the moon
Tied myself to the ties
No wonder I'm never satisfied

High in the morning
High in the afternoon
High in evening
When I'm sleeping
I'm with you

Like an old welcome mat
I’m filthy and I’m flat
Now ain’t that the truth
No wonder
I’m so confused

I only care about the cat
Some of this, a little of that
Fat chance I’ll sing the blues
No wonder
I’m so confused

I’m high in the morning
High in the afternoon
High in the evening
When I’m sleeping
I’m with you

written by Jeff Tweedy

Out In The Dark

Out in the dark
Out in the dark
Out in the dark
Under the money tree
There is no spark
Beyond belief
And there is no point
Definitively
Where do we stop?
Where do we start?
Out in the dark

There are no stars
You were a flower to me
No satellites
It’s an empty street

No houses no cars
How did it go?
How did it go?
Yellow rose
How did it go?
Out in the dark

Out in the dark
Under the money tree
There is no spark
Beyond belief
And there is no point
Definitively
Where do we stop?
Where do we start?
Out in the dark

No houses no cars
How did it go?
How did it go?
Yellow rose
How did it go?
Out in the dark

Out in the dark
Out in the dark
Out in the dark
Out in the dark

written by Jeff Tweedy

Better Song

Alone in the temple
Asking my heart to beat
I’m setting an example
By tapping my feet
And in the crescendo
Notes I cannot reach
A world without windows
No method to teach

I need a better song
If I’m gonna sing
I better have a better song
For you to love me

Shaking like a rattlesnake
My maraca
Waiting for my mistakes
To be forgotten
The way that my mind moves
My intention
When you hear the devil’s hooves
Pay attention
If they say it’s good for me
I start laughing
Everything that I sing
Is not happening

I need a better song
If I’m gonna sing
Better have a better song
For you to love me

written by Jeff Tweedy

New Orleans

I’d trade all four limbs
For a parade in New Orleans

I’d hold her in a gold chair
On my shoulders like a queen

I’d sway in the four winds
Digging a grave we’d all get in

I’d trade all four limbs
For a parade in New Orleans

I’d hold her in a gold chair
On my shoulders like a queen

I’m afraid of the snake skin
And the suede boots walking in

written by Jeff Tweedy

Over My Head (Everything Goes)

Over my head
Everything goes
Over my head

Hearts overturned
Peace on earth
Sleep coming slow
Dreams I can’t control
The theory I believe
The one I use
What matters most
Can’t be proved

Over my head
Everything goes
Over my head
Everything goes
Over my head

written by Jeff Tweedy

Western Clear Skies

What are you
Made of murder and blue skies
Black and white
Kisses goodbye at the station

I love you
Written in ink and seen through
I don’t need proof
I need some demonstration

Into the shadows we go
Out of the shadows we go

Clear
Blue
Sky

La la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la

I wish I could light up the room
And explode cold indigo
Kisses goodbye at the station

I can’t so I don’t
I glow in glimpses
Come to me, I say
I’m getting to know salvation

Into the shadows we go
Into and out of the shadows we go

Clear
Blue
Sky
Clear
Blue
Sky

La la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la

written by Jeff Tweedy

Blank Baby

Blank baby
Blank baby
Blank baby

Take off your clothes
Stop the car
Climb out the window
Now you’re the star
Rip out your tongue
Hop a train
Get yourself stung
Hit yourself sane

Blank baby
Blank baby
Blank baby

I have a view
That overlooks
Silhouetted steeples
Books are people
There is a buzz
When the church bells toll
All of the seagulls
Well know

Blank baby
Blank baby
Blank baby

written by Jeff Tweedy

No One's Moving On

Oh god give me your eyes
Tears crowding my sight
Give me tons of time I’ll be so quiet
You won’t even know I’m here

I was owed a chance to be
Someone holding someone in the sun
So sweet of you to forgive me
For getting old so young

I wanna dance right into the light
But there’s no point beating the drum
Who knows what hides in the rhythm?
Mom, look what they’ve done to my song

Now we’re all so missing
It’s not like the love is gone
All of our ghosts are living
And no one is moving on
No one is moving on
How come no one’s moving on?

written by Jeff Tweedy

Feel Free

Feel free
Get on the floor and dream
Cutting pictures out of a magazine
Feel free

Feel free
Plant yourself like a seed
And take your time being buried
Feel free

Feel free
Carry a torch in the street
Say you’re full when we know you’re empty
Feel free

Feel free
To fall in love with the people you know
And fall harder for the people you don’t
Feel free

Feel free
Keep it all pristine
Clean, in its original packaging
Feel free

Feel free
Taking it slow and easy
Even though your heart is racing
Feel free

Feel free
Swim alone in the open sea
Bounce around holding a baby
Feel free

Feel free
Hail Satan, doesn’t matter to me
Or you can be the devil every Halloween
Feel free

Feel free
Lay it down, like a wreath
And leap over what’s underneath
Feel free

Feel free
To never listen and always speak
To never learn and try to teach
Feel free

Feel free
Kick a ball at a tree
Trying to retrieve your frisbee
Feel free

Feel free
Let It Bleed or Let It Be
John or Paul, Mick or Keith
Feel free

Feel free
Think of your name on a marquee
Aim for something you can’t see
Feel free

Feel free
Spin around and get dizzy
Do I know him? Who is he?
Feel free

Feel free
Get yourself born in the USA
Love with a love they can’t take away
Feel free

Feel free
Shave your head in the sink
Be brave, don’t think
Feel free

Feel free
Put your love above the part you play
Keep your love away from what you get paid
Feel free

Feel free
Make a record with your friends
Sing a song that never ends
Feel free

written by Jeff Tweedy

Lou Reed Was My Babysitter

I wanna sweat next to you
Sweat next to you
With a sticky carpet sucking on my shoes
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll ain’t never gonna lose
Nah-ah

I want you to dance into me
Spill my drink
I wanna feel the kick kickin’ in my teeth
My bleeding heart bleeding to the beat
Uh

Look out

I want you to blow smoke in my eyes
Smoke in my eyes
I wanna shake shake shake shake shake until my shoes untie
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll ain’t ever gonna die
Not as long as you and I are alive
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll is dead
But the dead don’t die

The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
Whoo!

The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
Raooh!

Look out

I wanna feel everything
I wanna feel everything
I wanna listen to the idiot sing
Until I can’t feel anything
’Cause rock ‘n’ roll is dead
But the dead don’t die

The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
Whooo!

The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
The dead don’t die
Raaaaoow!

Look out

The dead don’t die x16

written by Jeff Tweedy

Amar Bharati

The arm Amar Bharati
Lifted in the air
Is still there
In the air
Since 1973

It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day

The war Amar Bharati
Put in his right hand
He kept it there
In the air
Since 1973

It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day
It’s every day

It’s not a made-up story
Or hyperbole
It’s right there
In the air
Since 1973

It’s still there
It’s in the air
It’s still there
It’s in the air
It’s still there
It’s in the air
It’s still there
It’s in the air

(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)
(Still there)
(In the air)

written by Jeff Tweedy

Wedding Cake

My wrist itches
My head aches
I had my stitches pulled
By the wedding cake
My blood’s in the sink
It’s not what you think
I’ll be OK

I’m a me
More than a we
Is that what you need?

Answer me
Is your uncle gray?
Does he drive into your dreams
And then go away?

A throbbing pulse
We’re all not adults
When we’re alone

written by Jeff Tweedy

Stray Cats In Spain

Oh, what a beautiful day
Following
The mosaic
At an angle
From where we stayed
The Stray Cats
Are playing in Spain

Oh, what a beautiful scene
All the tiger prints set free
I believe
They believe
It’s not what you think
Unless
It’s hot pink

Oh, what a beautiful day
Following
The smell of pomade
At an angle
From today
The Stray Cats
Are playing in Spain
Stray Cats in 2019
Rockin’ in the street

written by Jeff Tweedy

Ain't It A Shame

My skin is smooth
My hair is blonde
And I am tan
On a blanket
With my friends
In the sand

Ain’t it a shame
When you wanna die
On a beach in the sun
Not a cloud in the sky
And that’s just not how dying’s done
Ain’t it a shame
When you’re young

I am welcome
I am loved
And I am free
But I have reached for something
I can’t keep

Ain’t it a shame
When you wanna die
On a beach in the sun
Not a cloud in the sky
And that’s just not how dying’s done
Ain’t it a shame
When you’re young

Ain’t it a shame
When you wanna die
On a beach in the sun
Not a cloud in the sky
And that’s just not how dying’s done
It’s not how dyin’s done
(Ain’t it a shame)
Ain’t it a shame
When you’re young

written by Jeff Tweedy

Twilight Override

My mind is moving fast
Faster than my stash can last
I’d love a quiet day
Someplace where I could go and stay

Override
Override
Override
Override
Twilight

I’ll need to find a new past
You were sweet, you signed my cast
Now I see clear because
I was not where I thought I was

Override
Override
Override
Override
Twilight

My mind is moving fast
Faster than my stash can last
I’d love a quiet day
Someplace where I could go and stay

Override
Override
Override
Override
Override
Override
Twilight

written by Jeff Tweedy

Too Real

The way I depend
On the dope dancing in my skin
It’s too real
It’s too real

It’s sad
To say
Magic
Fades away
But it’s true
It’s just you
It’s too real

It’s too real
It’s too real
To feel

The way I pretend
The walls aren’t closing in
They’re real, they’re real
It’s too real

written by Jeff Tweedy

This is How It Ends

Night time
Up in the air
At the fair
Where you wanted to go
On the old slow
Ferris wheel
Stopped at the top
Where nothing looks real

The stars
Started to spin
When you looked at me
You said
“We can still be friends
Close your eyes
Count to ten
This is how it ends”

Headlights
In her eyes
Butterfly tattoo
Too-tight denim dress
Just a mess
It’s for the best

When the stars start again
Is this really happening?
“We were never friends
Close your eyes
Count to ten
This is how it ends”

“Close your eyes
Count to ten
This is how it ends”

written by Jeff Tweedy

Saddest Eyes

The world keeps coming apart
And no one knows where to start
All the best brains are broken
In you I see
Something I believe
I’ve known
Has been unspoken

You have the saddest eyes
You have the saddest eyes

I would like to give my regards
To whoever’s in charge
Of making this day feel so long
Making me feel
Like you’ve always been gone

You have the saddest eyes
You have the saddest eyes
You have the brightest light
Behind the saddest eyes

written by Jeff Tweedy

Cry Baby Cry

You say you’re the one who saw me first
Standing at the register dying of thirst
Now we’re looking at the moon lying on the roof
Crying tears one-hundred-proof

Cry, baby, cry
Staring deep in the night
I know you try
But you never get it right
So cry, baby, cry

Well that’ll always be how I see you
Walking like you’ve got a rock in your shoe
Some would say that’s just the way you move
When there’s not enough love and too much to prove

Cry, baby, cry
Staring deep in the night
I know you try
But you never get it right
So cry, baby, cry

Cry, baby, cry
Staring deep in the night
I know you try
But you never get it right
So cry, baby, cry

I know you try
But you never get it right
So cry, baby, cry

written by Jeff Tweedy

Enough

Has it ever been enough?
Has it ever been OK?
Have you ever felt full
At the end of a day?

Is your heart high?
Don’t lie
Is your heart higher
Than your mind?

Do you feel like you’re dyin’
Tracin’ a line
Out on your own
Like a complete unknown

Is your heart tired?
Don’t lie
Is your heart hidin’
From your fire?

It’s hard to stay in love
It’s hard to stay in love
It’s hard to stay in love
With everyone

Is there anything to say
That could change your day?
I don’t care about your thoughts
I just want everything you got

Is your heart still tryin’?
Is your heart still alive?
Is your heart still fightin’
To get out of your mind?

It’s hard to stay in love
It’s hard to stay in love
It’s hard to stay in love
With everyone

written by Jeff Tweedy