The 11th Hour
Hey sister do you know what time it was
when you finally seen all your broken dreams
come crashing down your door
they demand an answer and they demand it quick
or the questions fade and the wasted days come crawling back for more
do you know where the power lies?
and who pulls the strings
do you know where the power lies it starts and ends with you
the face of isolation well well this one you recognize
well you can't get straight it's a lonely place and it's one you do despise boredom is for sale now and helplessness
you feel it's a wounded dove and the hawks are above
blood splattered on a reel to reel I was almost over
my world was almost gone in a sudden rush
I could almost touch the things that I'd done wrong
my single's made of concrete through silence I could feel my aim
is true I will walk on through these mountains made of steel

Roots Radicals
Took the 60 bus out of downtown
Cambell Ben Zannato he was on there
he was waitin' for me
all the punk rockers and the moon stompers
are out on the wires where they sparing for change
I started thinkin' you know I started drinkin'
you know I don't remember too much of that day
somethin' struck me funny when we ran out of money
do you go now when your only is with the music
execution and the talk of revolution it bleed in me and it goes
give 'em the boot the roots the radicals
Give 'em the boot you know I'm a radical
give 'em the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo
the radio was playin' Desmon Dekker
was singin' on the 49 bus as we climb up the hill
nothin' incoming but the reggae drummin'
and we all come from unloving homes
why even bother I pick up the bohle
hey mr. bus driver please let these people on
rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl
my blurry vision saw nothin' wrong.

Time bomb
If you wanna make the move then you better come in
it's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
living and dying and the stories that are true the
secrets to a good life is knowing when you're through

black coat, white shoes,
clack hat, Cadillac
the boy's a time bomb

he's back in the hole where they got him living like a rat
but he's smarter than that nine lives like a cat
take him to the youth authority home
first thing you learn is that you got to make it in this world alone
now he's gotten out he's gotten free he's gotta go
gotta car 21 years old
he's runnin' #'s from the bar his pager's beepin'
he's got in deep in what ever he can move on in you know that kid's a creepin'
in tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below his eye his mother cries
she knows that he is strong enough to die
he's rollin' in the Cadillac it's midnight
sunroof is down three shots rung out
the herd's deal the new king is crowned.

Olympia, WA
Hangin' out with Lars on 6th street he knew I was in trouble
I was feeling much like the devil
there was something burnin' deep inside of me
ran into three Puerto Ricans
these girls took us to the funhouse
where we played a lonely pinball machine
hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway cars passin' by
but none of them seem to be goin' my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway back to Olympia
...I'm having a hard time understanding
it gets all too demanding
she's all gone and I'm stranded
something burning deep inside of me
all I know it's 4'o'clock and she ain't never showed up
and I watched a thousand people go home from work
how many times will it take me before I go crazy
before I lose everything something burning deep inside of me
ran into three Puerto Ricans
those girls took us to the funhouse
I don't wanna be alone again.

Lock, Step & Gone
The ending isn't here
somethin' wrong but it's comin' real soon
I lock step I'm gone I said the feeling isn't fear there's something wrong
it's just telling you to move
I lock step I'm gone a fire on the corner and it's never gonna stop
killer in the neighborhood never got caught
I lock up my door step out and I'm gone
Waitin' for the buses but the buses won't come
all the docks are quiet there's somethin' wrong
and there's no ships comin' in
I lock step I'm gone where there once was a riot there's somethin' wrong
there's a whole lot of nothin'
lock step I'm gone the stop signs broken and the meters goin' down
wild dogs are runnin' themselves into the ground
everything was clear for that moment in time
if I don't come back well throw me a line
well the docks are quiet something wrong
and there's no ships comin' in
I lock step I'm gone
where there once was a riot
There's a whole lot of nothin'.......

Junkie Man
The common man doesn't suffer pain like this
only the soul that has never been kissed
let us adore our beautiful son
he's ridin' on the River of Babylon
bootin' up, shootin' up bring on the brightness
see the son of god is comin' up and I see a likeness
internalize the lunacy of the misery is showin' when
you're brought up you're caught up in a system that's goin'
no one answers no one takes that call from you
junky man tell me what your story is...
water I despise some parents house is on fire
slowly the house gonna burn to the ground the neighborhood will watch
will someone be a witness please tell me that he's crazy
but he's not and they know that and they can't get him cause
he's not crazy beat lock him knock him take him away
his authority hit 'em, ship 'em, club 'em submitted conformity
my hand went blind clairvoyant I make love
to my trance sister my trance sister went on
and my trance parents see from the balcony
I looked out on the big field it
opens like the cover of an old brief
And out come the wolves
their plans trampling the snow the asphalt
I stand on my head and watch it all go away
bootin' up, shootin' up bring on the brightness
see the son of god is comin' up and there's a likeness
internalize the lunacy the misery is showin' when your
brought up and caught up
in a system that is goin'

Listed M.I.A.
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots
I ain't foolin' I've been pursuing
god damn it man I almost had it
a way to get out of these dirty old ruins
I'm checkin' out I'm never comin' back I'm checkin' out I'm listed M.I.A.
god damn it man I almost had it
threw me out the door and called me a faggot
I ain't done I've only yet begun
West Oakland is the place where I'm comin' from
god damn it man I almost had it
well I did it again yeah I do it outta habit
well I'm numb it ain't no fun
I'm less than zero when you add up the sum
I'm checkin' out yeah it ain't no doubt
yea a courtship built from anger is what it amounts
I almost had it I came so close man I almost had it I almost had it

Ruby Soho
Echoes of reggae comin' through my bedroom wall
havin' a party up next door
but I'm sittin here all alone
two lovers in the bedroom and the others start to shout
all I got is this blank stare and that don't carry no cloud at all

destination unknown
ruby soho

he's singin' and she's there to lend a hand
he's seen his name on the marquee but she will never understand
once again he's leavin' and she's there with a tear in her eye
embraces with a warm gesture
it's time to say good-bye

destination unknown
ruby soho

Ruby's heart ain't bleedin'
cause she knows the feeling is gone
she's not the only one who knew
there's somethin' wrong her
lover's in the distance as she wipes a tear from her eye
Ruby's fading out she disappears it's time
time to say good-bye

destination unknown
ruby soho

Daly City Train
He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend
in a man's life he will take a fall but how low he goes it just depends
he's shooting dope in the men's room at the station
Daly city train have you ever seen an angel
well I know I have
they'll stay here for a while and then they'll fly away
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I seen him
when he rolled the dice he never thought twice
never thought twice about being here
some grown up and some grow old
but what about the kid who never learned the rules
spent all these years on this earth
when you look back it's just a flicker of time
Jackyl was one of the one's
that he was one of the one's that was already saved
through all the evil and wreckage he maintained a sense of himself
some men are in prison even though they walk the streets at night
other men who got the lockdown are free as a bird in flight

Journey To The End Of The East Bay
Reconcile to the belief consumed in sacred ground
for me there wasn't always a place to go
but there was always an urgent need to belong
all these bands and all these people all these friends and
we were equals but what you gonna do when everyone goes on without you
to the end I'll journey to the end started in '87 ended in '89
you got a garage or an amp we'll play anytime it was just the four of us
yea the core of us too much attention unavoidably destroyed us
four kids on tour three thousand miles
in a four door car not knowing what was going
years it would turn out like this hell no
no premonition could have seen this
my friend came from far away from New Orleans into the East Bay
he said this is a Mecca I said this ain't no Mecca man
this place is fucked
three months go by he had no home he had no food
he was all alone matty said fool me once shame on you
he said fool me twice he went back to New Orleans

She's Automatic
The way that she moves
well I was aroused empowered, impassioned
by every move it's cold outside
we need a place to hide go into the club to thaw
out for the night she's automatic the way that she moves
she asked me if I would stand by her side like glue
that I would till the end of the night
my head was spinnin' a million miles an hour
the chance I was takin' I get anxious around her
she put her head on my shoulder
I started to hold her swingin' and swayin' the morning began

Old Friend
Look up you're in Cleveland again
a solid line that never ends
I've got stories you'll never realize
and I know it I wear it on my sleeve
there must be somethin' about you that I liked
but right here in the rain you know it just don't seem right
I always go out I never hide but in Cleveland I should
have stayed inside good morning heartache
your like an old friend come and see me again testify
my love for you I know it runs deep through your body too
from the cold blacktop to the hot concrete
the old tan van it ain't so sweet somewhere in America
in the city at night we were far from home but you know it was gonna be alright the unfortunate get prayed on by vultures eyes
86 cents in these pockets of mine

The Wars End
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
you know his mother never understand him
went to his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record
didn't want him to hear that communist lecture
you know his mother tried to take him to war
Sammy now the war is over now
we're at the wars end now it's time for you to leave home

You Don't Care Nothin'
A cat lies awake when it sleeps
was she conscious of her own miseries
will the amount of her pain win her to enlightenment
and set conscience free do you
really wanna know what's happenin'
do you really wanna know what's goin' on
hey girl you better please take a look around
you better explore your heart
and find out for yourself
Jenny Demilo you don't care nothin' about me
I never really had a reason never had a use for one before
but now I know that there's now a prize
but for the wise and the unwise do you really wanna know
what's happenin' do you really wanna know what's goin' on
hey girl you better please take a look around
you better explore your heart and find out for yourself

As Wicked
I saw an old man on the street
he was in a dumpster lookin' for somethin' to eat
he moved so slow like a dyin' dream
like a machinist who got caught in the machine
I saw this lady and she was cryin'
she said it's hard when someone you love is dyin'
I saw this kid who was about 5 years old
he was in the park all alone
he was cold
there's something coming around

as wicked as it may seem
as wicked as anything could be

I know this girl she's barely alive
she's all haggard she's only twenty-five
she said she never had a friend before I said
"hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keepin' score"
I saw this other little girl on the phone
her mother comforts her from far from home
the little girl was very hesitant
her best friend lie dead on the pavement
I always end up back on the hill
lookin' down at the landfill
I always go there when I can
my friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man

Avenues And Alleyways
I figured out the problem but you can't take my heart
it's in the city behind yea
the problem is you you didn't see us comin'
now there's nothin' you can do
times are gonna change, change or step aside
it's my point of view that took you by surprise
the sun's comin up yea the new dawn arrives
a new generation standing
stand with anger in their eyes
no love in the city because there's no connection been stricken
with disease a racial infection I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
in every alleyway on every avenue actions could erase all the fear that we suffer people segregated no one understands each other
he's a different color but we're the same kid
I will treat him like my brother
he will treat me like his well an eye for an eye
yea a tooth for a tooth brother against brother
should be singin' with the group
the inner cities burnin' yea
it's screamin' black and blue
the power and the passion of a million youth
figured out the problem yea the problem is you
you didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do
he's a different color but we're the
same kid I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like his
all the blood that spills of all the guts that fly
the media paints a picture that stands pits
dogs against cats now who is responsible
the power in the issue the force is unstoppable

The Way I Feel About You
Pick me back up just to throw me back down
apologies too like when you're up against the wall
compassion heals while duplicity kills
you say I'm different the only thing different is the way I feel about you
You moved up the ladder at a very rapid speed
we moved methodically and calmly when you got to the top
you see enemies if I knew back then what I know
that it would all turn out like this
I'd sit back and I'd watch you squirm cause you say I'm different
the only thing different is the way I feel about you.....