Just Rob Me
(Though these lyrics do not exactly match the existing live recording of the song, they are the correct lyrics, as told to us by Jon Foreman.)
I met a pretty girl the next town over
Running like a river, thin and long
Other than her dress
She looked mighty well depressed
So I asked this little lady what was wrong
She said, “All my life I’ve tried to be an outlaw
I’ve tried to spit and chew and steal and rob
But I ain’t no good at thieven’
So I might as well be leaven
I think I’m off and go get a job”
I told the pretty girl, “Don’t be so foolish
Don’t be so quick to leave a life of crime
See I’ll be quick to call it
You can practice on my wallet
And that way if you’re caught you won’t do time”
Just rob me!
Just rob me!
A pretty face like yours don’t come for free
If I can call you honey
Well then you can take my money
So darlin keep your gun
And just rob me
I see the girl again a few months later
To see her with her gun was a relief
I said, “Honey you’ve got attributes
Like lace and lips and high heeled boots
But dearie your just no good as a thief”
She said, “Mister how do you know that I’m failin’
I might have robbed twenty banks today”
I looked into her eyes
And said, “Miss, I’d be surprised,
You’re pointing that there gun the wrong way.
Just rob me
Just rob me
Money never did grow up on trees
See, you’re no good at crookin
But you’re mighty fine at lookin”
Oh, honey take my money,
Just rob me
Maybe every woman is an outlaw
I’m pretty sure they’re pretty thieves in black
They’ll make you scream like smoke
And then they rob you broke
But I suppose don’t mind being robbed like that
So my pretty thief and I started a family
Yeah my outlaw’s been given me inlaws
She kept her thievin art
Sure as rain she stole my heart
But she tells me it’s for a worthy cause
Just rob me
Just rob me
Deep down my darlin’ is a thief
Oh, she may do the dishes
But I still pay her for my kisses
I know it’s not malicious
She’s just in the thievin business
She calls herself my Mrs.
But she’s got me by the britches
I say honey
Take the money
Just rob me!
Just rob me!
Just rob me!
A pretty face like yours don’t come for free
If I can call you honey
Well then you can take my money
So darlin keep your gun
And just rob me
The Ashes of Rock and Roll (Fool’s Gold)
I found a picture of you in black and white
Looking like Bob Dylan’s disciple
The only thing left is a spark in your eye
In the ashes of rock and roll
You used to shine like the 4th of July
Looking like a midnight revival
To see you now is to watch a man die
In the ashes of rock and roll
You shining like fool’s gold
Shining like fool’s gold
You’re out digging for what’s left of our souls
In the ashes of rock and roll
I remember when your love was full force
You held her hand like it was a bible
And just like last night
I found out about your divorce
In the ashes of rock and roll
You used to run like a river in a flood
Out chopping down on your idols
Now there’s a cynic, dripping in your blood
In the ashes of rock and roll
You shining like fool’s gold
Shining like fool’s gold
You’re out digging for what’s left of our souls
In the ashes of rock and roll
I watched them come and go
I watched them taking their toll
Maybe rock n’ roll never dies
But it sure gets old
Yeah it sure gets old
You swore to me that we’d always be close
Singing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
Now you casting lots for my old man’s clothes
In the ashes of rock and roll
You shining like fool’s gold
Shining like fool’s gold
You’re out digging for what’s left of our souls
In the ashes of rock and roll
Shining like fool’s gold
Yeah you’re shining like fool’s gold
You’re out digging for what’s left of our soul
In the ashes of rock and roll
My Girl
(The lyrics still aren’t 100% accurate, but it’s our best take at this point!)
I can feel it now
I can feel my heart again
I thought I lost myself
I can feel it caving in
You can keep your venom snakes
Just give me back my girl
When the city’s dark
With the melancholy chords
I can feel the hollow skin
As thin as billboards
You can win the poison race
Just give me back my girl
You can have LA
Just give me back my girl
I feel it creeping in
Breaking my heart again
I don’t know who I’ve been
Feels like I’m losing it all
You can have Los Angeles, just give me back my girl!
Feel like I’ll never be cool enough
Feel like I’ve never been cool enough
Sometimes
But that was never the point
I don’t ever want to lose your love
I just want to know what shattered
On the inside
Yeah
Feel like I’m losing her
Like we’ll never be what we were
Ever since the bubble burst
Feels like we’re in reverse
You can have Los Angeles, just give me back my girl
You can keep the angels, just give me back my girl
Shining brighter in the city of love
Shining brighter in the city of love
Shining brighter in the city of love
Shining brighter in the city of love
Shining brighter in the city of love
Feel like I’m losing you
Like we’re being torn in two
After all that we’ve been through
Is there nothing that I can do?
You can have Los Angeles, just give me back my girl
You can have the angels, just give me back my girl
You can have Los Angeles, just give me back my girl
You can keep the Dodgers, just give me back my girl
Against the Wall
(The lyrics still aren’t 100% accurate, but it’s our best take at this point!)
When the gavel comes down crooked
And the verdict feels unfair
And the judges robes are stained
And the jury don’t seem to care
Hey, how you gonna pick up the pieces?
Hey, how you gonna pick up the pieces?
- Chorus -
Our love is a puzzle that can’t be solved
Our love is a puzzle that can’t be solved
And the urn that holds the ashes
Has been scattered by the fall
I’m stuck with the circus king
In the thick of it all
Up against the wall
Up against the wall
When you’re down on the ocean floor
And sand’s in your shell
Everyone’s been talking
About the pearl you’ll have someday
But right now it only hurts like hell
Hey, how you gonna pick up the pieces?
Hey, how you gonna pick up the pieces?
- Chorus -
Our love is a puzzle that can’t be solved
Our love is a puzzle that can’t be solved
And the urn that holds the ashes
Has been scattered by the fall
I’m stuck with the circus king
In the thick of it all
Up against the wall
Up against the wall
Our love is a puzzle that can’t be solved
Up against the wall
Reality Calls
(The lyrics still aren’t 100% accurate, but it’s our best take at this point!)
Reality calls,
And I just let it ring
In the middle of fall
I’m still dressed for spring
My voice is gone
And I’m still trying to sing
Reality calls
And I just let it ring
Finest of all the girls I’ve seen
But she gets what she wants
And that’s everything
She tastes so sweet
But lord, she’s mean to me
Reality calls
And I just let it ring
It’s not that I can’t hear it ringing in my ears
Cause it’s coming through loud and clear
Cause I want something real
But she only wants a fling
Reality calls, and I just let it ring
Reality calls and I just let it ring
Damaged
(The lyrics still aren’t 100% accurate, but it’s our best take at this point!)
There are damages and wounds
I’ll never show
I dress them well before you come around
And wrap them until you go
I am damaged and I don’t want you to know
There are many pictures hung up on my wall
I have let you think that you have seen them all
But I take some down before you come around
It’s propaganda yeah I know
I am damaged and I don’t want you to go
Eat the inside and you’ll find some rotten cores
So I pick the outside before you eat your cores (?)
I won’t lie but I like things ???? down below
I am damaged and I don’t want you to know
I am damaged and I don’t want you to go
I am damaged and I don’t want you to know