Released: 2002

Label: Tooth and Nail Records

Produced by Terry Taylor and Jason Martin

Written by Rob Withem

Recorded by Jason Martin at South County Sounds

Mastered by Andrew Prickett for CUSH

Art Direction and Design: Asterik Studio

Rob Withem: Guitar and voice

Greg Markov: Bass guitar

Thom Walsh: Drum kit

Joshua Block: Keyboards

01 Hug Every Friend

I knew you were cool
I saw it in your hair back on the first day of school
And I hate music too
I hate the bands and every song they do
You know i mean it, yes I do

And i rearranged my life
And I'm the one to blame if we don't ever meet again

I know I'm a fool
I made a mess of everything I do
I need to hear from you
And I hate music too
I hate the bands and every song they do
You know i mean it, yes i do

Hug every friend, hug every friend

It's hard to do

02 The Unsuccessful

Tonight was quite a night, quite a night
I hope that you don't forget that

We can't succeed in all our plans
We can't make money with our bare hands
We can't pretend, welcome to the end, my friend

Yesterday was not my day, not my day
I made a fool of my life
Tonight was not my night, not my night
Who cut the power on my life?

03 Rock Can’t Last Forever

So I heard you got a punk band
What's so punk about that?
And so I heard that you got lots of songs
Well, friend, nobody cares about that

And everybody needs to learn to get over it
And everybody needs to learn

Rock can't last forever
It's just a faad, don't ever try and make it your life

I listened to the tapes you gave me
And I honestly tried not to laugh
And now you say that I'm a meanie
Tell me, what's so mean about that?

04 Don’t Say Nothing

I tried to believe
That I could write another "Daydream Believer"
Believe me, I tried
But this song's a mess
And this is all you're gonna get, I guess
But each time I try, you know, it makes me want to cry
I don't know why

Don't say nothing
Don't say something to the world
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
I'm begging you
Don't say nothing
Don't say something to the world
Don't say nothing, please be my friend, nothing

05 You Were a Saint

C'mon, c'mon, I was a nervous wreck, so give me a chance
What about the days?
Guess it didn't pay
You know, you know, it isn't funny when you make them afraid
You know crime don't pay
Don't push all your friends away

And everyone I know seems paranoid
They're thinking about the young, old, girls, and boys
Everyone I know seems paranoid

You were a saint
You were our best friend
Now you just ain't
We're falling apart

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, get education, rule the world
Yes, you can
You know I'm a fan
You know I'm a fan
C'mon, c'mon, I'm sick of talking like a desperate man
I've done all I can
And I've washed my hands

06 Boo to the Freaks

They love what kills them, asking for what ills them and
I am one of them
You heart was golden
Now it is all old and dead
And my heart is broken

Boo to the freaks means that I'm sorry
Boo to the freaks means that I'm sad
Boo to the freaks means that I really miss the days we never had
It's over now

Boo to the freaks means that I'm sorry

07 The World Wants Me Dead

What if I lied to you?
Would you have a need for me again?
What if I sang the blues for years to come
And you won't hear the end again, the end again?

The world, the world wants me dead

Fate takes its way with you
Hatred never helped us all get through
So take a turn with the new
Take me, more than a wanderer, for sure, for sure

The world, the world wants me dead
They don't want a ransom, they want my head

08 Your Heart Was Made of Gold

We're leaving this town, been here for years
We're not gonna miss them, are we, dear?
If not California, whatever you say
Everything should just be okay

You know the way I mean

Your heart was made of gold, or so I've been told

This is the day the Lord has made
And this is our year and we won't fade
Go down to the West Coast, way down to L.A
Everything should just be okay

09 You Ain’t Happy

There must be a song
That I can sing to you until you fall asleep
You got the blues
Don't want to be a line from yesterday's news

You shouldn't think, I'm not being deep, you shouldn't think

You ain't happy 'cause for a long time
Happy wasn't how you wanted to spend your life
You ain't happy 'cause it's a long ride home tonight

There must be a place
Where we can go and waste our precious days away
And it's okay, there's never been a time quite like today

10 Forget the Experts

Jonny was a poor one without hope
And, who knows, happy as he was, what he'd do
And how I did like him, despite all the ruins
Then one day he died, and he died without a thing

Experts come and go, but what do I know?

Would you hold my hand, as we go to sleep
And I want you to be able to weep
Oh, look outside, our city never sleeps
Guess that's real neat, guess we've got to compete