1.SOUL OCCUPATION 1stVERSE:Left along that lonesome road, things started to unfold, ontold in their complication. The broken glass did clearly shine, and then they started to unwind, in tie for the instigation.CHORUS: When it comes and goes it's just your situation, your situation of your soul of your soul occupation, when it comes and goes it's just a declaration, a declaration of your soul, of your soul occupation.2nd VERSE: The evening Quickly turned to night, but they where still feeling right in sight of their destination. The morning sun it broke the rules, come to quickly for the fools who rule their destination.CHORUS: 3rdVERSE: Another day can just pass by, if you don't ask why I try to be your soul occupation. If the system turns and fails, the checks in the mail, gettin' stale in it's information.CHORUS

2.SUN, MOON, EARTH and SKY1stVERSE:Well I love the evening when the sun is sinking low. Lead us in to the nighttime and the places we might go. I don't have much money, but if we give it a try.:CHORUS:We've got the sun the moon the earth and the sky,yeah REPEAT CHORUS:2nd VERSE; Lookin' on the new morning all it's grace to bestow. Gettin' lost in that rush hour, traffic on the roll. I don't have their money, but I'll meet you on the sly. Cause CHORUS: BRIDGE: I know the long day has taken it's toll. Make a young hour seem so old. But if we take a little tip from me. Won't need anyone's extra time won't need anyone's sympathy. 3rd VERSE'; Well I love to feel the daylight shining on my soul. Burn off that frost that found, a friend in the cold. We don't need their money, if we don't lead their lies. Cause,CHORUS:BRIDGE:3rdVERSE;CHORUS

3.REGINA 1st VERSE: Oh, Regina, have you seen her? Was she outside chasing rainbows? In the morning light, and the silent bite of the snow. Did she say where she was going? Did she seem to know it all? 'bout the desperation growing, waiting for her call. BRIDGE: But I know she chose disater, in some way to make her mark. But eventually it must have seemed a crutch. Tried so hard to be loved, but after seen in contrast much too stark. Was the problem that they all loved her too much, to be out of touch. CHORUS: Oh, have you seen her? Oh, Regina
2nd VERSE: Was she acting out in fairy tales? Were her nursery rhymes still dear? Somewhere in her heart? For a brand new start? Far from here. Did she seem to have a future? Was her past still close behind? In the lights now green or the yellow beam on the stop sign. BRIDGE: But if it's easy to forgive her, then it's harder to forget and support can only feel as it's misplaced. And the memories gone now with her, can feel more like regret, Gone. where they belong in time and space, without a face. CHORUS: Oh, Regina, have you seen her? Oh, Regina. BRIDGE: But carry on they say she'll be comin' round some day. As all lost children come and gone some day find where they belong once they are grown. CHORUS: Oh, Regina. Have you seen her?

4.WAKING UP IN FEBRARY 1st VERSE; Wakin' up in february, might explain the shape your in. It's kinda like wakin' up with her evil twin, can't begin, to take it in. One by definition, if the definitive is truth. I'll take the demolition, of our youth, least it's proof, that we blew it, a long, long, time ago.CHORUS; That was a long, long time ago now. That was a long, long time.2nd VERSE; wakin up in february, but isn't March the same. Sometimes they pass before they ever came, can't complain, it's a shame. We liken past behavior, to somewhere here and now. I always thought we'd pave our roads somehow, take your bows, threw in the towel, a long, long, time ago CHORUS; 3rd VERSE; Wakin' up in february, as the snowmen start to thaw. And the eagle grabs it's prey with, sharpened claw, that's not all, that you saw. The squirrel had stored for winter, it's placed around the yard. Bearing forces have been splintered, by disregard, it's not hard, to find shards, from, a long, long, time ago. CHORUS:REPEAT

5.WISEMAN  1st VERSE;Well a wiseman he won't do nothing that he might regret. and a wiseman he won't buy nothing he hasn't seen yet. And a wiseman he won't remember what he can't explain. And a wiseman won't compare nothin' that won't be the same.CHORUS: And a wiseman he'll never play, if he can't win the game. But I been playin' for too long to change.2ndVERSE; Now a wiseman he won't take nothing if strings are attached. And a wiseman won't pay for nothing if it won't last. And a wiseman won't look for nothing that's not for sale. And a wiseman won't fight for nothing if he might fail.CHORUS;3rdVERSE; Now a wiseman won't knock on no doors that won't let him in. And a wiseman won't give to noone that he can't skim. And a wiseman he won't remember what's misunderstood. And a wiseman he won't forget some things that he should.CHORUS

6.DOWNTOWN 1stVERSE;I've got religion in the closet baby, and a life's supply of nails. I've got the sun in my back pocket baby, just in case your darkness fails. I've got a new trip, on the flip, just in case this sinkin' ship decides to put out sails. But don't you fix that leaky faucet baby, cause you know I brought a pail. CHORUS; Downtown let's go baby, you know sometimes we got to get out from here. Downtown Let's go mama you know they make it perfectly clear. That they'll always find a way to suck all of the fun from it if you let them get down to your soul. 2ndVERSE I've got my coke bottle ambitions baby, and a life's supply of caps. I've got so many pre-conditions baby I have to keep them under wraps. I've got a new beat from the street written by those who can't compete with weakness that they lack. But don't you get no extadition baby. At least before I get my nap.CHORUS 3rdVERSE I've got my superstore focus baby, and a life's supply of schmoks. I've got so many things to choke us baby, I have to keep them under locks. I've got a new style from the aisle just in case I catch a smile on someone else's clock. But don't you try no hocus pocus baby, because you know I might get socked. CHORUS

7.MIDNIGHT LISTENIN' to the SAXOPHONE 1stVERSE;Eastside Westside downtown uptown too.You look in her eyes but you know she's not lookin' at you. The southside rolls out the red carpet, but it ain't got nothing that you haven't seen yet. Northside feels like home for a moment or two. CHORUS:Midnight listenin' to the saxophone I don't wanna leave until the cows come home. Midnight listenin to the saxophone all night long.2nd VERSE;Center St. Main St. the sidestreet the cul-de-sac too. Back door front door either don't matter to you. The concrete opens up it's sweaty arms wants to let you in where you can be no harm. Cold steel feels like home for a moment or two.CHORUS;3rd VERSE;AM FM PM till the morning comes thru. Their playing your song but you know their just playin with you. The dance floor grabs you like an old lost friend that ain't gonna leave until you say when. Barstool feels like home for a moment or two.CHORUS (copyright Tony Pica 2002)

8.SHE'S GOT A LOT TO OFFER 1st VERSE: She's earned the right to prove it all night long. If you know how you can move it when she's playin' her song. The delicate air of a dancer's cologne, hope it's still there when the workday's done. If it's good she won't lose it when it's goin' wrong.CHORUS; She's Got alot to offer, modern music and muscletone, a bottle of evian water, and a long, long way from home.2nd VERSE; Yesterday's child but today's motherload. Chasin' those dark clouds away or just on down the road. A double pane glasshouse with the curtains drawn, won't change nothin' when the party's goin' on. But she's not willing to pay if it hasn't been sold.CHORUS;REPEAT
 

9.WAITING MUCH TOO LONG 1st VERSE;In the countryside where all is only meant for green. I belong to you, you belong to me, we belong to everything we see. Near the water's edge where all is not what it seems. I am here for you, your here for me. We are here for everything we see. CHORUS; But still you keep me waiting, much too long. Still you keep me waiting much too long. 2nd VERSE; Thru the longest night and all the dreams that are your touch. I can still feel the love we share, I can still pretend that your not there. Though we sometimes see the forest despite the trees, we missed too many opportunities, we'll never know the possiblities.CHORUS

10.FLIPPIN" THROUGH THE USA Flippin' through the USA, cowboys scratchin' essays on the wall. Flippin' through the USA Gatherin' up the girls without a call. Goin' to the summer in the fall, waitin' for the play to drop the ball. Flippin' through the USA ,checkin' out the hardware on the prowl.CHORUS; What a time for a beautiful day, you know it's easy to get carried away. When your hangin' with the wrong crowd crankin' music too loud for the hall. VERSE; Flippin' through the USA graspin' at the straws that weigh the most. Flippin' through the USA shiftin' gears along the way to coast. Lookin' for a new cause to toast, Takin' in the sites you thought you lost. Flippin though the USA hangin' on the shadows of the ghost.CHORUS

11. HOW YOU USED TO BE 1stVERSE:Well you used to go downtown when, no one was around, desperation on your sleeve. And you used to build your fences to the point that it was senseless for somebody else to leave. Now there's something new in you I see, I think you know just what I mean.CHORUS: Cause I caught on to your game I see your really not the same in your hypocrisies and it's become quite clear to me you never really were just how you used to be.2ndVERSE; Well you used to be couragious to the point it was contagious there was no lookin' back. And you used to build your bridges without potholes and the ridges of the qualities you lack. Now there's something new in you I see,I think you know just what I mean; CHORUS:3rdVERSE; WEll you used to stay up late when no one else could wait and there was no hope in sight. And you used to stand your ground on the princples you found why whether they were wrong or right. Now there's something different in your eyes, it may not come as a surprise.CHORUS;REPEAT

12. SPANISH NIGHT 1st VERSE: You feel the strains in the dark, of the spanish night. Gone like the fire that splits for the driest leaves in the pile. Sailed on like the tall ship that can never change. Dragging it's anchor through the depths that remain. That still remain.2ndVERSE; You can't forget the haze, of the spanish night. The echoes and drum beats remain till the morning light. Tugged at like a mother's sleeve by her youngest child, you know to settle and stay for awhile. Stay for awhile.3rd VERSE; Everything's not as it seems, in the spanish night. If it's not found in your dreams, then it's not in your sight. Pulled in like the novice's fold on the gambler's bluff. In all it's excesses it can't be enough. It can't be enough.4th VERSE; You've seen too many days, of the spanish night. Gone like the dog that strays, for many weeks at a time. Engulfed like the island surrounded by the closing sea. You only hope that some day you'll be free. Some day your set free.

13. ALL GOD'S CHLIDREN 1stVERSE;All god's children know the way, wait for noone in the trials of the day. All god's children take their time, come from nowhere in the counting of the rhyme. All god's children come and go, set their sites on the feelings they can show. All god's children count the miles until they can rest for awhile. 2nd VERSE; All god's children complicate the scene focus on all things whether purist or obscene. All god's children dole out truth make agreements when they know that they have proof. All god's children stand to be seen take no chances with the places that they've been. All god's children know their place and find the courage to get back in the race. 3rd VERSE; All god's children make their home, stand by noone when they cannot stand alone. All god's children get confused dream in colors of so many different hues. All god's children stray the course get distracted by agendas they can force. All god's children understand the years and won't back down to fear.

14. WRONG SIDE OF TOWN 1st VERSE: Lookin' for my doctor, to make me feel good. Lookin' for the bright side, of your neighborhood. Lookin' for the morning in your eyes. Lookin' for the darkness, to make a disguise. Lookin' to the outside of the middle of the night, just to the left but far on my right. What's a man to do when he's hangin' around. Lookin' for the wrong side of town.2nd VERSE; Lookin' for the right game, to play in my hands. Lookin' for a new face, to say they understand. Lookin' for a blank check, you know you can't hide. Lookin' for the uptown, to take me for a ride. Lookin' for the cheap suits just to give me some space. If I come back next time then they'll rub it in my face. What's a man to do when he's hangin' around. Lookin' for the wrong side of town.

15. EVERY GRAIN OF SAND 1sgt VERSE;Looking out for Lucille on a Sunday afternoon. Drinking from the bottle but you know it's empty much too soon. Jumping rope and hoppin'scotch and shootin'up the hoop. There's something here that's clear but you know there's no excuse.BRIDGE; You got a brand new pair of shoes, and you know you're lookin'good, but your mama said. You better get outa here.2ndVERSE;Waiting out for Wendell on a Wednesday morning bright. Watching as the years go by but you know their still in sight. Flippin' cards and rollin' dice and spinnin' wheels of truth. There's something here that's clear, but you know there's much abuse. BRIDGE:CHORUS; You've got to get on now, get on while you can. You've got to go home now there's nothing here that's planned. You've got to get on now, get out some how, this aint about every grain of sand. 3rdVERSE; Hiding out from Henry on a Friday's noon day slump. Holding on to what was used but the rest you have to dump. Poundin' nails and cuttin' wood and shinglin' up the roof. There's something here that's clear but you know you have no proof.BRIDGE;CHORUS

16. UNTITLED So you think I've come and gone but I'm hangin' on only. To see what good can come from wood that's been washed back from the sea, but innocence was not a gift you often found empty, on closer look I think that book was opened up for me. Lookin' back but right on track it's easy to equate, the dominance in it's essence of how hard it is to wait, while preachers without relevance in reverence they hide, while outside commerce promises to bring them to it's knees and to it's side. Now in haste they change the pace like water over rails, and the cautious moves and raucous crews of a freighter without sails, while messengers are reciting words they know they dare not to repeat, lavished in their praise of days they know now went down in defeat. If it's past I hope you last and will be here to report, on all those fears that you've held for years and find hard now not to extort, but ectasy never came easy, not in a lifetime, or in vain, now they're gone I hope they're where they belong both in spirit as well as in name.