OUT OF CONTROL
[MAGRANN]

 DID I SIN LAST NIGHT, DID I SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU
 NOW DEPRESSION SETS IN AND MY HEADACHE'S
   RIGHT ON CUE
 I NEED TO KNOW
 DID I SIN LAST NIGHT, DID I SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU

 ONLYONE THING I KNOW-I'M OUT OF CONTROL

 SATURDAY MORNING AND I FEEL SO BAD AGAIN
 I'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF FRIENDS
 I NEED HELP
 SATURDAY MORNING AND I FEEL SO BAD AGAIN

 OUT OF MY HEAD WITH WORRY THAT I DID SOMETHING
   WRONG LAST NIGHT
 LATELY I'M FORGETTING THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE
 I NEED HELP
 LATELY I'M FORGETTING THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE


ACCIDENT
[MAGRANN]

I SAW YOU OUTSIDE-WHY'D YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW ME?
YOU WANTED FREE RIDE-I JUST PRETENDED NOT TO SEE
THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN-I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SO CRUEL
I DIDN'T STOP THEN-IT'S 0NLY TWO BLOCKS TO THE SCHOOL

STEEL WRAPPED AROUHD THE POLE
HOT BLOOD STREAMS ON COLD CEMENT
BURNT FLESH IN THE AIR
DON'T BLAME ME FOR THIS ACCIDENT

I FELT A SHARP FLASH-FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE
I TURNED MY HEAD THEN-I HAD THE FEELING
   SOMETHING DIED

I WOULD'VE KNOWN THEN-DEATH WAS SO NEAR THAT DAY
I WOULD'VE STOPPED THEN-PERHAPS IT'S TOO LATE TO SAY
I COULD'VE LOVED YOU-I SAT BY YOU IN HISTORY
THIS LIFE IS SO SHORT-AND NOW YOU'RE JUST A MEMORY


 YOU MAKE ME FEEL CHEAP
[MAGRANN]

 I'VE BEEN WAITIN' BY YOUR WINDOW FOR
   THREE LONG NIGHTS
WON'T YOU COME OUT BABY, WON'T YOU MAKE IT ALL RIGHT
YOU SAY IT AIN'T WORKIN' BUT I MUST DISAGREE
IS SOMETHING BURNING OUT HERE OR IS IT JUST ME?

AND YOU SAY YOU JUST WON'T DO IT
YOU SAY WE'RE JUST GOOD FRIENDS
BUT YOU KNOW IT HAPPENED ONCE
AND YOU KNOW IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN

I'VE BEEN THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU, GIRL, SINCE
    I MET YOU LAST WEEK
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHE BUT I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP
YOU'RE ACTIN' SO COLD AND I'M FEELIN'LIKE DYING
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GIVING UP, YOU'RE NOT EVEN TRYING

AND YOU SAY IT'S DONE AND OVER
IT WAS ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT
BUT YOU'RE MAKIN'ME FEEL SO CHEAP
AND DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GUY?

WELL YOU TOLD ME I WAS SPECIAL AND
    I SWALLOWED THAT LINE
YOU TOOK WHAT YOU WANTED BUT YOU WON'T GIVE ME MINE
NOW I'M DOWN AND DESPERATE WON'T YOU GIVE ME A HAND
TELL ME I MEAN MORE THAN JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND


CATHOLIC BOY
[MAGRANN]

FATHER FINN, DRESSED IN BLACK
SLIVERS FROM HIS RULER LODGED IN MY ASS
CATHOLIC BOY, CATHOLIC SCHOOL
LIVE AND DIE BY THE SAME TEN RULES

GENUFLECT, PASS THE PLATE
THE PRIEST HEARS YOUR PROBLEMS BUT HE CAN'T RELATE
CLEANSE YOUR SOUL, THEN YOU SIN
BACK TO CONFESSION THEN SIN AGAIN

CATHOLIC BOY

ON YOUR KNEES, NOW YOU STAND
FOLLOWING A PATH YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND
YOUNG AND DUMB, THEN YOU REBEL
START TO LOOK AROUND AND YOU QUESTION HELL

BLESS ME FATHER FOR IHAVE SINNED
DON'T ASK WHAT I'VE DONE, WHERE I'VE BEEN
IT'S TIME TO SWALLOW A BITTER TEAR
NOTHING MEANS NOTHING IF YOU'RE INSINCERE


WETSPOTS
[GARDENER, MAGRANN]

HAVEN'T I SEEN YOUR FACE BEFORE
WEREN'T YOU DOWN ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR
GRANDMA LOST HER HEARING AID
LET'S GO HAVE FUN WITH THE MAID

WETSPOTS, WHEN I TALK TO YOU
WETSPOTS, GIVE YOU A CLUE
CAN'T HELP IT, CAN'T HIDE MY THOUGHTS
CAN'T HELP IT, CAN'T HIDE THESE SPOTS

WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND THAT WAY
MY EMOTIONS HIT THE FRAY
CAN'T CONTROL THESE STRONG EMOTIONS
CAN'T HOLD BACK THIS MAGIC LOTION

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT I FEEL DOWN SO LOW
ALL I KNOW IS A SUDDEN SURGE
I'M A NORMAL GROWING BOY,
   GOT A NORMAL GROWING URGE


FEAR OF LIFE
[MAGRANN]

I'VE GROWN SO FOND OF THIS WEEKEND LIFE,
   NO RESPONSIBILITIES
I'M NOT READY FOR THE REAL WORLD, WAKE ME UP
  WHEN I'M TWENTY-THREE

I EAT MOM'S PILLS, DRINK DAD'S BEER
ANYTHING TO BLOCK OUT THIS FEAR....OF LIFE

GOT NO JOB, GOT NO GIRL, GOT NOTHING AT ALL
SOUNDS LIKE A LIFE OF MISERY, STILL I'M HAVING A BALL

I LIVE IN MY OWN LITTLE FANTASY, I WON'T LISTEN TO YOU
YOU TELL ME TO ACT MORE SERIOUSLY,
  HEY MAN, FUCK YOU


LIFEGOES ON
[MAGRANN]

DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU
SO MUCH PAIN THAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH
ONLY ONE THING ON MY MIND
LIFE GOES ON

AND YOU HURT ME TO A LARGE AMOUNT
AND YOU KNOCKED ME DOWN FOR THE COUNT
I'LL GET BACK UP, BRUSH OFF MY PANTS
LIFE GOES ON

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I HEEDED YOU LAST NIGHT
I'D HOLD YOU GIRL BUT YOU JUST AIN'T WORTH THE FIGHT

AND THE HURT, IT STILL REMAINS
TIME WILL CURE THIS BIT OF PAIN
CRIED BEFORE, I'LL CRY AGAIN
LIFE GOES ON

MADE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL
SITTING UP FOR A BITCH LIKE YOU
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN
LIFE GOES ON


MANZANAR
[GARDENER, MAGRANN]

YOU BITCH AND MOAN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
A DRASTIC CRIME IN THE MODERN DAY
WHERE WERE YOU IN WORLD WAR TWO
WERE YOU PROUD OF THE AMERICAN WAY
ADOLPH REALLY CAUGHT YOUR EYE
AIN'T IT FUN TO KNOCK THE WARSAW ZONE
BUT YOU TURNED THE OTHER WAY
WHEN WE SCREWED SOME OF OUR VERY OWN

MANZANAR CONCENTRATION CAMP
IT WASN'T IN A COUNTRY SO FAR
MANZANAR
IN FACT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

YOUR ARM BEARS A SWASTIKA
SO VOGUE IN THIS ANGER HYPE
YOU WANNA BE FUCKIN' CRUEL
WHY DON'T YOU WEAR THE STARS AND STRIPES
PEARL H. REALLY SHOOK YOU UP
TOO CLOSE TO YOU AND MOM
YOU HAD TO SHOW YOUR REAL STRENGTH
YOU HAD TO DROP A FUCKIN' BOMB

MANZANAR CONCENTRATION CAMP
IT WASN'T IN A COUNTRY SO FAR
MANZANAR
INFACT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD


 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
[GARDENER, MAGRANN]

 UNITY A SPECIALTY SURROUNDED BY A MASS
 SANS INDIVIDUALITY THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS
 INSULATED BY THE BOYS NEVER FACE A THREAT
 TRY TO ARGUE WITH OUR LOGIC SEE WHAT YOU WILL

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, POWER IN A CROWD
 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, NOISE IS GETTING LOUD
 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, GO WITH THE REST
 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, NEVER LEAVE THE NEST

 GIMME MODERN PROBLEMS I GET LOST IN A CROWD
 FRIENDS, PEERS, FAMILY FORM A MODERN SHROUD
 EAT UP ALL THE GOSSIP AND WE GO FOR CURRENT TRENDS
WHO NEEDS INDEPENDENCE WHEN YOU GOT A LOT OF

MOTHER RAISED A SNAKE A VOID RESPONSIBILITY
I LACK A SOLID WILL AND I LACK INTEGRITY
TEENAGE CONFUSIONS SEND ME TO THE HUDDLED FLOCK
YOU THINK I'M READY FOR THE WORLD YOU'RE IN FOR
   QUITE A SHOCK

 MY INSECURITY LEADS ME TO DRESS LIKE THIS,
   HANG OUT HERE,
 PUT THIS MUSIC IN YOUR EAR
 INDIVIDUALITY, SO FRIGHTENING TO THE CROWD


DOUBLE STANDARD BOYS
[MAGRANN]

GET HER!
ORPHAN MOTHER HOW WILL YOU FEED YOUR KIDS
ONE BURST OF PASSION AND YOUR LIFE HIT THE SKIDS
DROPPED OUT AT SIXTEEN AND YOU WORK EVERY DAY
THEIR FATHER'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND, WENTSURFING TODAY

SEX HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LOVE
IT'S ONLY ONE NIGHT AND YOU KNOW BECAUSE
DOUBLE STANDARD BOYS WANT MORE AND MORE
GIRLS CATCH THE FEVER AND WE CALL THEM WHORES

USED TO HAVE DREAMS OF LOVE AND ROMANCE
TORN DRESS WHEN YOU GOT HOME FROM THE DANCE
NOW YOU REALIZE THE TRUTH OF YOUR FEARS
NOW YOUR DREAMS GET WASHED AWAY WITH YOUR TEARS
[JUST TRUST ME, I'LL BE KIND. YOU NEED IT? YOU'RE SO BLIND]
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF OUR GAME
WHO ARE YOU I CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME
YOU FEEL BETRAYED AND NOBODY CARES
BUT WHO EVER TOLD YOU THAT LIFE WAS FAIR?


YOU LIE
[KELLEY,MAGRANN]

I HOPE YOU KNOW THIS AIN'T NO SOCIAL CALL
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE
WHEN YOU DIE, AND SAY THA T'S ALL
BEHIND YOU CLOSE THE DOOR
SUMMER'S SHORT, AND WHEN IT'S GONE
WINTER TURNS A LEAF
WHEN YOU CRY THE WHOLE DAY LONG
NIGHTTIME'S SUCHA RELIEF

YOU LIE
DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANYONE
LIE
RUIN MY LIFE, JUST FOR FUN
[I CAN'T TRUST ANYONE]
YOU LIE, YOU CHEAT, YOU STEAL YOU KILLED MY FAITH

I JUST LEARNED THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU
YOU THINK I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
LIES YOU SPIN, BUILD MY CAGE
AUTHORITY, ADVANCED AGE
WARP MY MIND, YOUR SOCIAL PROCESS
IT'S YOUR GAIN, IT'S MY LOSSES
DAMAGE HAS ALL BEEN DONE
YOU BETRAYED ME, BETTER RUN


I WANNA KNOW WHY
[MAGRANN]

IN OUR TIME
NOTHING WE DO MEANS NOTHING
AND THAT'S FINE
WE DON'T LIVE OUR LIFE FOR THEM
THE LATE NIGHTS
DRINKING TO BLOCK OUT THE PAIN
RIGHT NOW
I'M FEELING SO NUMB AGAIN

AND I DON'T MIND YOU TAKING IT AWAY FROM ME
AND IT DON'T MEAN THAT MUCH AND CAN'T YOU SEE
THAT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT AND I WON'T EVEN TRY
BUT ONE MORE THING, I WANNA KNOW WHY

I WANNA KNOW WHY
THEY'RE LOOKING AT ME THAT WAY
TELL ME WHY
THEY GOT NOTHING NICE TO SAY
I DON'T LIKE
THE IMAGE THEY FORCE ON ME
NICE GUYS
THEY DON'T FINISH LAST FOR FREE

DO YOU KNOW
HOW I FEEL IN THE NIGHT
ALL ALONE
I DON'T EVEN CARE WHAT SEEMS RIGHT  
LATE NIGHTS              
DRINKING TO BLOCK OUT THE PAIN 
RIGHT NOW                   
I'M FEELING SO NUMB AGAIN          



MIKE MAGRANN - VOCALS. GUITAR
KIMM GARDENER - GUITAR. VOCALS
LARRYKELLY BASS
MIKE BURTON-DRUMS
©1982 POSH BOY RECORDS AND TAPES
P.O. BOX 38861 LOS ANGELES, CA 90038

 WHAT ABOUT ME?               
 [Magrann, Gardener]   
                  
Another early motel morning                  
Bourbon sits thick on her tongue              
Neon flashes on a plastic tray                
Doris reaches for a smoke                  
Dented pillow, goodbye note                  
She's ready for another lonely day            

She's lost hope in tomorrow for today           
"What about me?"                      

Back into the cocktail dress                    
Peroxide hair. God, such a mess                 
Fix lunch for the boy without a dad                 
Hustle tips until 2A.M.                          
Find another man again                         
Until dawn forget what makes her feel so sad      

Just another lonely person in this cold dark world 
Stopped looking for emotional messiahs long ago  
Just another lonely person in this cold dark world  
Look the other way now!                        

Only sees what she believes
No more love, no more dreams
They're shattered like the chipped nails on her hand
Been so long there's no more tears
Desperate cries that no one hears
Can't you see her, don't you understand


NO LOVE
[Magrann]

I'm not the kind to cry on a dime
Still I've had my thoughts
I've seen movies before
Sat hopeful in the dark
I 've seen books at the store
Sweet Harlequin romance
Book ends, lights go on
And love can't stand a chance

Can it be the truth
There is no love
Can it be there is no love

In love, death do you part
Changes one fine day
Dear Dad married again
Before my voice had changed
Love dies, illusion remains
I hear top forty songs
Lone housewives sing to the radio
Wonder what went wrong

I guess I'm not quite as naive
As I used to be
Just can't always believe
Everything you see
Still I sit in the dark
Watch the film unroll
Gotta have a sliver of hope
In this cold dark world


AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT   
[Magrann]                 
     
So you had a little lesson on life today
Learned a little bit about the real way
Took a little trip to the darker side
Initiation to lust, greed, and lies

I'm sorry to hear that
My broken friend
Shall we sit and wait up for the end?

Now she acts like she never cared
Gave back the doll you won at the fair
Gave back the letters
And the pictures and things
Only kept the pearls
And the unpaid ring

This ain't no book, man
It's real life
No perfect love, no starry nights

What can we do?
After the lights go out
We're still not through
After the lights go out

We all knew long time ago
But we let your dreams
Live a few weeks more
While you were home
And reading Krantz
She was out dancing every dance

Can't your reach exceed your grasp?
Quit those tears, get off your ass
Can't tell for sure if future looks bright
But you can't paralyze last night


 TRUTH AND TRUST
 [Magrann]

 I read the books in school
 Books that serve as my country's tools
 No mention of our guilty scores,
 The Dresden bombs of the second war
 And when was it that they killed JK?
 Hey man, that's before my day
 But 60 Minutes had a show last night
 Something's still not sitting right

 I feel betrayed
 What's the matter with the world today?
 You sigh and say
What the hell's with these kids these days?
 It's getting late, quit fucking around

Want our trust, give us the truth
See some trust, when we see some proof
Want our trust, give us the truth
Give me trust and give me the truth

You're in the bar and you watch TV
Can't believe just what you see
Angry kids in a cold dark world
Is that a boy, or is that a girl?
So your kid's disillusioned by nine
Could've swore you had a better time
Soda shops and the drive-in, too
But did your parents have to lie to you?

I don't claim to have the fix
I'm too dumb for politics
But every answer stems from the heart
There's always chance for a better start
Truth and trust has taken a kick
So much phoniness it makes me sick
Were Holden Caulfield alive today
He'd overdose before he could say


I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES
[Magrann]

Hear the cries of drastic crimes
In the modern day
Greed and crime and ugly lust
I just don't know what to say
Tell me how the world's fucked up
How you'd rather die
What's the use of being angry
If you don't know why

Why must you complain the way you do?
So you bitch, now tell me what to do
I'll take my chances anyway

Every boy dreams of the day he'll
Die young in a blaze
Like his favorite rock star
Which one died today?
Worship one who turned from life
Who could not take a stand
Make a martyr out of one
Who dies by his own hand

Tell me about the nice guys
The charm of the defeat
Pessimistic attitude
Finds darkness so damn sweet
Don't accuse my attitude
As holier than thou
I simply recognize my sins
And I want to change it now

I lost all my dreams
Do dreams really matter?
I lost all my dreams
I 'm here now, that's what matters
I've been down that road before
I believed those metaphors
So they take the dreams away
So they take my dreams away
Now I see reality
I guess it happens every day
Keep ahead from day to day
It's hard to have to wait so long
I prayed until my knees were bruised
But they still use guns and Ron's still gone


ALL MY DREAMS
[Magrann]

People tell him he's the one
Tell him he's the lucky one
Hit the singles bar tonight
Get another piece tonight
He takes her home in the morning light
This one night lust is all he knows
No more dreams of the perfect wife
He lost his dreams a long time ago

I 've gone through the motions too long
I've been let down before
We're all just fooling ourselves
But I can't lie no more

I'm not afraid of life no more
Not a crying kid no more
Why you drink so much there boy?
To kill the pain of understanding
I really try to keep my smile
but deep inside my soul's still sore
What to do when lights go out
I guess that's just what faith is for

I lost all my dreams
Do dreams really matter?
I lost all my dreams
I'm here now, that's what matters

I've been down that road before
I believed those metaphors

So they take the dreams away
So they take my dreams away
Now I see reality
I guess it happens every day
Keep ahead from day to day
It's hard to have to wait so long
I prayed until my knees were bruised
But they still use guns and Ron's still gone


CAN'T AFFORD IT
[Magrann]

Might as well call ahead
To turn off the church light
We'll tell them that we're staying out with our friends
We won't be home tonight
Only stopped off to change
Left my wounded ways
Took the old pamphlets out of my coat
You can't be sure these days

I can't afford it
Nothing left to lose

People have their needs
These are lonely days
Reach out their hearts like an open palm
Hunger is a pain
Set yourself up to fall
In trying to ease the pain
Don't want to get hurt anymore
I'll look the other way

When I was younger, and I had a friend
Opened up my heart and spent my trust
Until the end
But things have changed and,
My friend's not here
But that's all past and tomorrow gets no tears

Please don't ask of me
To fill some empty space
If I had something left, I'd give it to you
But that's not the case
Got a busted light
No more love or hate
I spent too much on my young illusions
That was my mistake


I DIDN'T KNOW
[Magrann]

That girl, she said
I feel used and dead
She whispered I love you
I pretended I was asleep
Deep down, I feel
Confused,the usual
Late nights, soft lights
What's it all mean

There's plenty to see
There's plenty to learn
Without questioning life at every turn
Life means more than the meaning of life
But deep inside all the questions still burn

That man, in black
Said kneel, bow to that
If you want some answers, here read this book
I went, I heard
My prayers were never answered
I know those prayers by heart
But I forgot the words

I didn't know
And I still don't know
But I just gotta know
I didn't know
I still don't know
I guess I'll never know

What, then, can we do?
What's left to see us through
Maybe I'm the wrong one
But I can't wait too long
What's real to me
What feels good now to me
I can hold a bottle
But I can't touch love


MIKE MAGRANN: VOCALS, GUITAR
KIMM GARDENER: GUITAR, VOCALS
LARRY KELLEY: BASS
JACK DEBAUN: DRUMS

CHANNEL THREE
P.O. BOX 693
CERRITOS,CA 90701

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P.O. BOX 38861, LOS ANGELES, CA 90038
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