The Ataris Album

I'm really fucking sick
Of Beck and 311,
And Marylin Manson,
I wish someone would break his fucking neck.And what about Bush
And lame-ass Oasis?
Hey, talk about pretentious,
Why don't they just blow England off the map?Every now and then
I turn it on again
But it's plain to see that
The radio still sucks.Every now and then
I turn it on again
But it's plain to see that
The radio still sucks.

Today I made you a mix tape
And I decorated it with lots of stars.
It had all my favorite songs.
There was jawbreaker and armchair martian
Built to spill and the descendents.
Hell I even put one of ours on it.Falling for you was the easy thing to do.
If only somehow I could make you hang around.Today I made you a mix tape
To say exactly how I feel inside
And make you feel it to.
These are the songs that make me smile
And cry myself to sleep at night
When I'm lying without you.I love you more than I ever loved anyone before.
Hey silly girl I'm begging you.All of these songs they remind me of you
I hope that you like this song.Did you ever listen to the words and melody
Do you feel the pain inside
The way that it hurts me?
When your in your room at night
I hope you'll be singing along.
And make me a tape of your favorite songs.

Do you know what its like
To live somewhere that sucks?
And everyone tries to bring you down.
No place for you to go
And see a punk rock show.
And spend your whole life trying to get out.

Here I am sitting on the beach again
Watching as the tide comes rolling in.
I miss the times when I looked into your eyes
A sacrifice I made for paradise.The objects in your mirror
Are closer than they actually appear.

Knowledge is key.
You can never know too much.Well I won't let them
Keep me from learning all I can.
Public schools just stand up.
The system feeds our minds.Did the system tell you about democracy?
The same system that supported slavery?When we try to make a change
To lock us up and throw away the key.I won't let you
Play me for a foolBut I cant pray in school.
Make a decision for yourself
Don't bother with any trends
Open up a book
And share the knowledge with your friends.Did the system tell you about democracy?
The same system that created slavery?When we try to make a change
To lock us up and throw away the key.

Got out of bed today.
I'm in love, what can I say?
I'm really happy to be
Somewhere with someone who makes me happy
I took the bus downtown.
All day long I walked around.
I looked at all the sights
And thought about how lucky I am now.I was sick of being down
So I gave it all away.
2000 miles from all I know.
So much better off today.I'm still waiting for the world
To come crashing down ahead.
And I'm still waiting for someone
To call me up and tell me "You're dead."
Sometimes I wonder what was going through your head.
Hey, I don't know,
But I won't go there again.You make me smile so wide
When I look into your eyes
And when you're not around
You know you're somewhere stuck inside my mind.I was sick of being down
So I gave it all away.
2000 miles from all I know.
So much better off today.And I'm still waiting for the world
To come crashing down ahead.
And I'm still waiting for someone
To call me up and tell me "You're dead."
Sometimes I wonder what was going through your head.Hey I don't know,
But, I won't go there again
No I won't go there again.

Frankie died just the other night.
Some say it was suicide,
But we know
How the story goes.With his six string knife
And his street wise pride
The boy was a man before his time,
And she knew
All their dreams would come true.But ya see, Frankie was fast,
Too fast to know.
He wouldn't go slow
Until his lethal dose.
And she knows
He'll finally come too close.[Chorus]
Well, on with the show.
Going on with the show.
Come on baby
No, no, no.
Oh my, my, my . . .
[repeat]He was bad.
He was never good.
But one thing that he understood.
And she knew
All those lies would come true.The time has come and
He's paid his dues.
Suzy finally got the news.
She always knew
This day would come soon.[Chorus][Chorus]He was stopped on a dime
With a switchblade knife.
Some damn punk went and
Took Frankie's life.
And she knew
She'd have to pull through.
Broken down, with his broken dreams,
With a wink of an eye
Said "Suzy, listen to me
You must go
On with the show."[Chorus][Chorus]Oh baby!

Last night I had a dream that we went to Disneyland,
Went on all the rides, didn't have to wait in line.
I drove you to your house where we stared up at the stars
I listened to your heartbeat as I held you in my arms.We hung out at the rainbow where we drank til' half past two.
Nothing could go wrong anytime that I'm with you.
Like crashing a hotel room or leading up to that first kiss
Or searching for a high school that you know doesn't exist...These are the things that make me free
I feel like I'm stuck in "stand by me"
This night was too good to be true.Today I woke up alone wishing you were here with me,
I wanted us to be something that we'd probably never be.
Today you called me up and said you'd see me at our show,
But now I'm stuck debating if I even wanna go.DENISE, don't you understand that what I say is true?
I just want you to know I have a major crush on you.
I'd drive you to Las Vegas and do the things you wanna do
I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you.I only wish that this could be
Just dump your boyfriend and go out with me
I swear I'd treat you like a queen.

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