Lyrics (CJC)

From Crisis Averted

Clinton's Ditch:
I never know what to say when you're hurting / but you always utter the phrase / that raises my spirits but stings in the middle / i want my words to touch the same place // and you care so much and i feel it / and for once i can tell that it's real / for the first time my thoughts are unshielded / on the border of starting to heal // water flows over the dam in the river / and hurries to keep rushing down / i wish i could flow with the gentlest current / but i fear my waves may make you drown // but you're not concerned and i wonder / if maybe it's cause we're the same / both frightened and masked cause we're hiding / from the thought that we could be to blame // lately i wonder if bends come with wisdom / it seems they make creeks move too slow / youth speeds by quickly bypassing the beauty / of rest stops, red lights and dirt roads // there's a long way left and i'm frightened / so much that the best's in the past // in this shallow river the channell is narrow / you're the paddle that keeps me on track

Annie:
mama's downstairs sleeping and / daddy's car's long gone / annie thinks that quietly / under blankets she can / outsmart the dawn // she's tired of morning / she's tired of lies / she just wants one big break / so she can get by / to the twilight // hope can change reality / annie knows it's true / she's made playground politics / into monsters that / no one can prove // nothing's solid / nothing's stone / she just wants one good friend / so she won't stand alone // annie / annie / annie - it's me // fall asleep now little girl / it'll be alright / you will have such pretty dreams / you'll be carried gently / straight through the night // but you don't get it / you don't know / i'd rather sleep than wake / i'd rather let it go // annie / annie / annie // get me down, lift me up / hear my cry, fill my cup / with something that drowns the fears / take a walk, take my hand / shut it off, understand / that nightmares are nothing next to what's right here // annie / annie / annie - let her be // please don't leave me mama / don't bring me there again / please don't leave me mama / don't bring me there again / just stay with me / and hold me till it's gone

Ray Gun:
these hours are filled with deception / these confessions are filled with lies / i am in it but you have minutes left / to tell me your reasons why / kill away all the dirty matter / clinging to your soul and free your mind / handle something make it nothing / because i need to feel empty inside // chorus: i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun but i can't kill this / i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun but i can't kill this / i am set to stun / but i do no damage at all // you smell a little like summer / but you always look like rain / you take too long in the shower / but lately i can't seem to pass the blame / cause i just want to feel beautiful / and i just need you to be okay / but still i envy what you're hiding / and somehow i think i miss feeling that way // chorus // i do / i do no damage to you / i do not want you to fall / fall though the cracks // chorus // i'm set to stun / but i do no damage at all // i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun / i'm a ray gun but i can't kill this

Katie:
katie catch your flight right on time / know you've wanted to make that trip for a while / and i'll miss you / but that won't stop you / so i'll stand by and watch you from afar / reset my watch to the timezone where you are // katie / remember me / katie / remember me // chorus: those nights on wet grass sidelines / right beside the highway / cars passing us by / the stars that we saw falling / are wherever your calling leads / and they will be our sign // katie it's been years since you were here / bodily yes but your thoughts weren't clear / and i missed you / but that didn't stop you / from heading east in thought and now for real / have you lost your train of thought enough to feel // katie / remember me / katie / remember me // chorus // look up, look up / look up, look up katie / and see our sign / a piece of rock returning / to the atmosphere and burning up / will ease your mind // katie catch your flight right on time / go ahead and take that trip you'll be fine / and i'll miss you / but don't let that stop you / cause i'll lay back and watch you from afar / see your face in falling stars // katie / remember me / katie / remember me

Third Street:
flickering lights - the fridge turns on / say goodnight - cause the power is gone / and we don't have tv cause the reception is bad / don't blame me - this is the best love you've ever had // and i know i've got problems / and you've got a past / and we can't solve them all right now / and it won't be fast / but i'm // chorus: not sorry now / no i'm not sorry now / i never wanted any other life than this / and i'm not sorry now // i'm too afraid to say what i think / my mind's in the way of what i'm trying to sink / and all that i was - and all that you are / can tumble away or we won't get very, very far // and i know we've got problems / we're trying hard to fix / and you would swallow them right now / if it could put an end to this / and i'm // chorus // we paid our rent with the money from church / and we might have heat but you can never be sure / and no one has gloves - and it's freezing outside / but we're doing the things we love and it's another day in paradise // cause we've got a flat tire / and the car has got the boot / nobody told us this was / the easy route / and i'm // chorus // not sorry // chorus //