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Cheap Shots

by Rohlfie

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1.
The Load 03:25
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Fifth time today… You call me from work... Gonna tell me how you think your boss is a jerk... Come on Babe… i don’t know what you want me to do... It’s startin’ to feel like a block and chain... Like a massive dead weight packin' years of pain.. A three car garage and a die-for-mountain-view. What are we gonna do? I’m going crazy… i wish we knew… How to live where less is more. My head is achin’ my legs are shakin’… My back is breakin’ and we carry the load... The world is turnin’ and gravity’s workin’... Pullin' people holdin’ things spinnin’ outta control. Can’t go to sleep till the anger’s gone… Says the worried... wise… and serious mom... The ash trays are full now… the lights are on 5:00 AM... Now i’m not sayin’ I know all it takes... To keep a love affair from fallin’ into desperate straits... But I’m sure another smoke ain’t gonna help at all. What are we gonna do? I’m going crazy… i wish we knew… How to live where less is more. My head is achin’ my legs are shakin’… My back is breakin’ and we carry the load... The world is turnin’ and gravity’s workin’... Pullin' people holdin’ things spinnin’ outta control. How does good fortune get so hard? And these troubles can’t just be disregarded... What are we gonna do? I’m goin’ crazy… cos i still love you. My head is achin’ my legs are shakin’… My back is breakin’ and we carry the load... The world is turnin’ and gravity’s workin’... Pullin' people holdin’ things spinnin’ outta control. My heart is cryin’ my soul is dyin’… And time is flyin’ while we carry the load... This ain’t right… we don’t need all these trappings... Like artificial wealthy people living on loans... I love you madly… i need you badly... But we can’t go on keepin’ on luggin’ this load Let’s get packed… Simplify now… we don’t need this crap… BURY THE LOAD!!
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Someone Else's World 03:06
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Across the sea… someone else’s world... Soldiers fight… soldiers bleed... Someone else’s world. Across the sea… someone else’s world... Mammas cry… babies die... Someone else’s world. Another day… someone else’s world... Shots are fired… a sophomore’s down... Someone else’s world. Another day… someone else’s world... Pappas cry… babies die... Someone else’s world. But on the bus… No eyes make contact... Even though a moment’s shared... And through our lives… we keep repeating… It’s not me... Cest la’ vis. Across the street… someone else’s world... Lovers fight… lovers bleed... Someone else’s world. Another day… someone else’s world... Babies cry… cest la’ vis... Someone else’s world. But on the bus… no eyes make contact... Even though a moment’s shared... And through our lives… we keep believing… Someone else’s world… Someone else’s world… ...it's someone else’s world.
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One More Time 02:51
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See the man in the coffee shop... With his head held high... Always talking trash about the state of the world... He's the man that seems so grand... Like an actor under control... He never bleeds... He never needs no company. And he's drinkin' a toast... To the one and only ghost... To serve up a second chance... It happened so fast... How could it ever last... One more time? Talkin' bout those little things... You never had the time to do or say... Don't you know... it's all, kid, part of the times? You don't know what to make of this mess... You don't think you understand... It's just as well... the sentence fits the crime... Oh yea! So let's drink a toast... To the one and only ghost... To serve up a second chance... Foolish soul... how could you let it go... One more time...? One more time... yea... One more time... on and on...
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Cheap Shots 03:42
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You say you’re not happy… With the way things are... You say you want a return to the good ol’ days. So you look for someone to blame… but you don’t look too far... You want 'em to remember your name… From your... CHEAP SHOTS! Shoot down the fool... CHEAP SHOTS! Fire at will... CHEAP SHOTS! Nail their jock to the block... Just don’t forget to kick 'em when they’re down. He cuts a silhouette... In the streetlight’s smoky beam... His laser tipped weapon cocked and locked... His boots are tightly cinched around the cuffs of his fatigues... He’s gonna keep the peace on your block… From your... CHEAP SHOTS! Shoot down the fool... CHEAP SHOTS! Fire at will... CHEAP SHOTS! Nail their bra to the wall... Just don’t forget to kick 'em when they’re down. Greed in the halls of power… Ignorance on the streets... With all the know-how in the world… You’d think we all could eat... Sad but true… until we do, we’ve got to live with hate... The less we know… the further we go… here we go again…. FIRE!!!!! Now here’s a crazy thought… Surely it won’t fly... what if we adjust priorities? And set aside the things that won’t matter when we die... Reevaluate reality? No more... CHEAP SHOTS! Shoot down the fool... CHEAP SHOTS! Fire at will... CHEAP SHOTS! Nail their jock to the block... (nail their bra to the wall)... Just don’t forget to kick 'em... Don't forget to kick 'em... Don't forget to kick 'em... When they’re down.
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Daddy's Home 02:45
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I can do the laundry... I can do the cooking... Feed the dog... Keep the band in bookings Surely you can see... i got it down? I can bundle up... I can brave the cold... And walk for miles for your arms to hold.... Surely you can see... i got it down? But here i am... i'm home tonight... Here i go it'll be alright... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME! I can fight the traffic... I can pay the bills... Wash the car and the windowsills... Surely you can see... i got it down? I can make a pledge... I can take a vow... And see it through to the end somehow... Surely you can see... i got it down? But here i am... I'm home tonight... Here i go it'll be alright... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME! And for a dime i'd face the cutting table... Naked and cold... and give it all up... Everything i'm able... LET ME GO... LET ME GO... LET ME GO! I can miss you madly... I can call or write... Or dress up nice and go out tonight... Surely you can see... i got it down? I can hang with angels... And fly balloons... And conquer the edge and the summit too... Surely you can see ya ya... i got it down? But here i am... i'm home tonight... Here i go it'll be alright... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME... DADDY'S HOME... tonight
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Another Winner 02:36
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Jim bolts... Jenny cries... She don't know but hes cryin' too... Sometimes love just ends like that... Two together... fall apart... Neither one knows where to find the will... To start all over again... BUT Another winner... Steps up to the gold and smiles... She's so excited... and humbled in the heat of the light... But when it's over... she's back to the everyday... And finds that losing... is in pursuit the rest of her life. Some kids have all the luck... Never have to wonder whether they are loved... It covers them every day... Not so for everyone... some kids feel they need the gatt... To blow their troubles away... BUT Another winner... Steps up to the gold and smiles... She's so excited... and humbled in the heat of the light... But when it's over... she's back to the everyday... And finds that losing... is in pursuit the rest of her life. Every dog has its day... But every day has its night... And just like the blushing aspen leaves... WE ALL CONCEDE THE FIGHT! Susie found... close to death... Broken back in a traffic wreck... Her answers to questions of life... All of us... every one... Below the earth and above the sun... All of us only one... BUT Another winner... Steps up to the gold and smiles... She's so excited... and humbled in the heat of the light... But when it's over... she's back to the everyday... And finds that losing... is in pursuit the rest of her life. Another winner... Is showered with praise and fame... And for a moment... she's basking in the light of the stage... But just as quickly... the fantasy fades away... And all that's left is... HOW SHE PLAYED THE EVERYDAY!
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Neon 04:05
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Crisp winter morning coffee... Warm in my cup when i first read the letter... From my best friend’s hand today. It’s holiday card... With a message for you and me... Sit down, Honey... your mommy’s coming home. She said… "I need you to need me… I want you to want me… I pray that you’ll learn to count on me... And i’ll cast my bones on neon for the last time tonight... I’m coming home… it’s you that saved my life." Well I know she’s made mistakes... But she left you for me to raise... I'll always think of you... As my own child deep down inside... But now she’s coming home… Gonna dance with the methadone... I'd always hoped this day would finally come. She said… "I need you to need me… I want you to want me… I pray that you’ll learn to count on me... And i’ll cast my bones on neon for the last time tonight... I’m coming home… it’s you that saved my life." Nobody lives in a vacuum... Even the island needs the sea... Everyone needs raison d'etre… And for her… it's down to you and me. Well the snow is falling down... On the busy sidewalks of our town... Your mom won’t go out there tonight or evermore... So... let’s turn that frown around… What was lost once now is found... Your mom… my best friend’s coming home... She said… "I need you to need me… I want you to want me… I pray that you’ll learn to count on me... And i’ll cast my bones on neon for the last time tonight... I’m coming home… it’s you that saved my life." "I’ll cast my bones to neon for the last time tonight... I’m coming home… it’s you that saved my life."
8.
Human Beans (unplugged) 04:19
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The fronts are building now... There's a cold wind blowin' through... And good folks everywhere talk about the chosen few... They can't help themselves... it's only human beans... To cling tight to their notions... that's just what they do. A piece of dirt... both sides claim for themselves... They swear... by God... one day... justice will prevail... They can't help themselves... it's only human beans... To want more than is had... well... nothing fills the pail. I know... it's a cold... cruel world... yea I know... you gotta make do for yourself... I know... people never satisfy... I know... disproportion breeds hatred... I know... the gap of disproportion grows... I know... nothing ever stays the same. Every living breath is a part of us all... Makes sense to extend a hand... Are you sure you want the whole world... Bearin' down on you? Are you sure you want the call? The fronts are building now... Better dig your graveyards... proud... 'Cos good folks everywhere... Well... they're ready to throw it down... They can't help themselves... it's only human beans... To fight for love and pride... in the rain they gladly drown. I know... it's a cold... cruel world... yea I know... you gotta make do for yourself... I know... people never satisfy... I know... disproportion breeds hatred... I know... the gap of disproportion grows... I know... nothing ever stays the same.

about

Cheap shots, as indicated, was a 1st go at recording of some of Rohlfie's babies (songs). He put a lot of energy into this first one and ended up with a better result than expected. Of course, the bass is mixed way too hot and the vocals are horrendous, but hey... he couldn't afford to hire REAL musicians, singers, and engineers... ;-p

Besides, Rohlfie's not out to impress industry people... or anyone else for that matter. He does it because he HAS to.

"Music is the best" ~ Frank Zappa

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released December 25, 2003

SHOUT OUTS: Boss B.R. 1180 for taking the technical headache out of demo making; fOdDa pFeIfEr for hosting the Cheap Shots sessions; and Bruce Otter for the excellent cover art.

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