M. Ward Album

Instrumental

He only sings when he's sad and he's sad all the time
So he sings the whole night through
(yeah he sings in the daytime too)

He only dreams when he's sad and he's sad all the time
So he dreams the whole night through
(yeah he dreams in the daytime too)

There may be mermaids under the water
There may even be a man in the moon
Oh but Vince your time is runnin' out
You better get yourself together soon!

Out of buffalo the man
Below the belt he swung
And then after the bell has rung,
Another cheap shot here it comes!
Another cheap shot here it comes!

He only laughs when he's sad and he's sad all the time
So he laughs the whole night through
(yeah he laughs in the daytime too)

There may be mermaids under the water
There may even be a man in the moon
Oh but Vince your time is runnin' out
I hope you get yourself together soon!
I hope you get yourself together soon!

Oh I went to the doctor, i said doctor please,
What do you do when your true love leaves?
He said the hardest thing in the world to do,
Is to find somebody believes in you.

Make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad sad song
Make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad song...

And so i went to the whippoorwill, i said whippoorwill please,
What do you do when your true love leaves?
He said i only have but one trick up my sleeve,
I sing it over and over 'til she comes back to me.

I make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad sad song
I make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad song...

And so i went to the whale, i said killer whale please,
What do you do when your true love leaves?
He said i only have but one trick up my sleeve,
I sing it over and over 'til she comes back to me.

I make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad sad song
I make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad song...

Oh i went to my mama, i said mama please,
What do you do when your true love leaves?
She said the hardest thing in the world to do,
Is to find somebody believes in you

Oh love is so good
When you're treated like you should be
The sky goes on forever in a symphony of song.

And how the water can flow
Like it's streaming out a fountains
And all you got to do is find a sword and a stone.

And how it takes all the night
Like birds of paradise like
Way down in Pollyanna where the race runs wild.

Oh but if you're gonna leave
Better call the undertaker
Take me under, undertaker
Take me home.

Oh just place me in a box
And fasten all the locks
And with a one, two throw me over the bay side bridge.

'Cause love is so good
When you're treated like you should be
The sea goes on forever in a symphony of song.

Oh but if you're gonna leave
Better call the undertaker
Take me under, undertaker
Take me home.

Yeah if you're gonna leave
Better call the undertaker
Take me under, undertaker
Take me home

Instrumental

Oh a playful little kitten met a playful little bird,
And then off with it's head, off with it's head, oh my!

And a breeze met a blossom in a winter embrace
And then off with it's head, off with it's head, oh my!

Am I outta my head, outta my head my love?
Am I outta my head or is this real life?

Well you brought me from the cold bay
For to sharpen up your nights
And then off with my head, off with my head, oh my!

Once you taught me how to crawl, and you taught me how to cry
And then off with my head, off with my head, oh my!

Am I outta my head, outta my head my love?
Am I outta my head or is this goodbye?

Have you ever been alone in the night time
And you're thinking that you just don't know
And that feeling grows
Without control

And you're thinking about a place to go
But your body tells you
"Stay at home"
It's involuntary

And when the phone has lost it's bell
And the doorbell has lost it's sound
You're only hearing your heart pound
It's involuntary

And have you ever tried to leave at the right time
But the right time seems to come so slow
And that feeling grows
Without control

And you're thinking about a place to go
But your body tells you
"Stay at home"
It's involuntary

And when the phone has lost it's bell
And the doorbell has lost it's sound
You're only hearing your heart pound
It's involuntary

I am somewhere in this city
I am climbing up a fire escape
I am somewhere in this city
I am climbing up a fire escape
I have got to save my baby
From the mess this world has made.

I arrive through a window
I leave through a whole in the wall
I arrive through a window
I leave through a whole in the wall
I scramble down the stairwell
With my baby, cradle and all.

Helicopter, helicopter let your long rope down
Let us sway into the sunset,
I have done all I can do in this town.

Tom, violence has taken
The wind out of my sails
Tom, violence has taken
The wind out of my sails
Helicopter has taken to
Breaking this dream as well.
(this song was recorded before you all knew)

My mind is a racing
My heart is prepared somehow
My mind is 'a racing
My heart is prepared somehow
For that searchlight come shining
And find me under a cloud.

Helicopter, helicopter let your long rope down
Let us sway into the sunset,
I have done all I can do in this town

Poor boy
Head against a pillow
Fast asleep
Poor girl
Head against a window
Lost in a dream

One day they will be as giants
Stronger than the sun
But that day ain't yet come

Wide world
Wide world of sorrow
Won't stand a chance
Wide world
Wide world of sorrow
Won't stand a chance

One day they will be as giants
Stronger than the sun
But that day ain't yet come

Hey, i ain't never met anyone like you before
I ain't never met anyone like you before
I thought all the good ones were gone
You're here to tell me i was wrong

Hey, you ain't never met a fool like me before
You ain't never met a fool like me before
They told you all romantic fools had died
I'm here to tell you that they lied

You can't be always right my friend,
Come on and tell me I got it wrong again!

Hey, i ain't never seen anything like this before
I ain't never seen anything like this before
I thought all the mystery was gone
You're here to tell me i was wrong

You can't be always right my friend
Come on and tell me i got it wrong again

Hey, you ain't never met a fool like me before
You ain't never met a fool like me before
They told you all romantic fools had died
I'm here to tell you that they lied

Well they called me once, and they called me twice
Third time they called me was cold as ice,
They say "get to the table, get to the table on time!"
Better make up your mind, if you wanna get to the table on time
Better get to the table, get to the table on time.

And the lord of lords, he laid out a feast,
He said "listen to me boys, this will be last one of these,
So you better get to the table, get to the table on time."
Better make up your mind, if you wanna get to the table on time
Better get to the table, get to the table on time

If all I had was just one final call
Would you answer my ring
Would you hear me at all

Oh when I spent my life
Trying to make someone mine
Now all I want is a voice at the end of the line

I lost my luck in a unlucky bet
Could you clear my name
Could you cancel my debt

Oh when I spent my life, trying to make up my mind
now all I want is a voice at the end of the line

I spent way to much time beside myself
I don't know what I was thinking about
Oh but deep in my mind I am dialing your number now

Dead man, dead man don't cry
Dead man, dead man don't cry, don't cry
When you die it ain't the end
It ain't the end when you die

Dead man, dead man be brave
Dead man, dead man be brave, be brave
You shall be saved by and by
By and by you shall be saved

Dead man, dead man believe
Dead man, dead man believe, believe
You're a free man at last
At last dead man you are free

Dead man, dead man don't cry
Dead man, dead man don't cry, don't cry
When you die it ain't the end
It ain't the end when you die

( David Bowie cover )

Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let's dance, to the song they're playin' on the radio

Let's sway, while colour lights up your face
Let's sway, sway through the crowd to an empty space

If you say run, I’ll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let's dance, for fear your grace should fall
Let's dance, for fear tonight is all

Let's sway, you could look into my eyes
Let's sway, under the moonlight, this serious moonlight

If you say run, I’ll run with you
If you say hide, we'll hide
Because my love for you
Would break my heart in two
If you should fall
Into my arms
And tremble like a flower

Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Let's dance, to the song they're playin' on the radio

Let's sway, you could look into my eyes
Let's sway, under the moonlight, this serious moonlight

Instrumental