SUBURBAN GULL John Soeder © 2009 Suburban gull Is it dull Circling a parking lot all day Instead of flying above the bay Who’s to say Where you belong Yet this feels wrong You were born to soar over the seas Not minivans and SUVs Oh please When I plunge Into the abyss I will remember this When I take the plunge Into the abyss I will remember this Your bird’s eye view Has deceived you Too bad the lake you thought you found Is really solid ground Yet the sound Of your laughter Fills the air As you carry on Without a care Up there When I plunge Into the abyss I will remember this When I take the plunge Into the abyss I will remember this It seems absurd You wayward bird But who am I too judge you I live here too It’s true When I plunge Into the abyss I will remember this When I take the plunge Into the abyss I will remember this

GIMME GIMME NEVER GETS John Soeder © 2009 Gimme a break Gimme five Gimme a shout if you feel alive Can I get an amen Amen Hallelujah Gimme this Gimme that Gimme a call OK Gimme a second Gimme a minute Gimme the time of day Give my regards to Broadway Now don’t get me wrong Just gimme your attention While I sing my song Gimme life with no regrets Gimme liberty or death Just remember Gimme gimme never gets Now gimme peace Gimme love Gimme understanding Gimme one good reason Why you think I’m too demanding Give me your honest opinion Don’t gimme that look Don’t gimme flak Gimme a chance to explain Gimme shelter Gimme strength Gimme something for the pain Give me that old-time religion Gimme your best shot (C’mon) Gimme everything you got Gimme life with no regrets Gimme liberty or death Just remember Gimme gimme never gets Halftime Gimme a G Gimme an I Gimme an M-M-E Gimme a G Gimme an I Gimme an M-M-E What’s that spell Gimme! Gimme! What’s that spell Gimme! Gimme! I can’t hear you Gimme gimme never gets Gimme peace Gimme love Gimme understanding Gimme one good reason Why you think I’m too demanding Gimme one little sign And everything will be just fine Gimme life with no regrets Gimme liberty or gimme death Just remember Gimme gimme never gets I’ll say it one more time now Gimme life with no regrets Gimme liberty or death Just remember Gimme gimme never gets

SHE’S A RAZOR John Soeder © 2009 She’s a razor Cuts to the chase And cuts ’em down to size Nothing can faze her She’s heard it all before Don’t waste your breath On alibis I’m a piece of paper Write down my name And file me away Save it for later If you don’t find what you’re looking for Look me up again someday She’s a razor I know, you know I know, you know baby (Repeat) She’s a razor The days grew shorter Summer split like a rabbit on the run Autumn’s afterglow Gave way to winter’s snow And another trip around the sun I tried to save her But there was nothing I could do There was nothing I could say She’s a razor She cut me loose I watched her drift away She’s a razor I know, you know I know, you know baby (Repeat) She’s a razor I tried to save her There was nothing I could do There was nothing I could say She’s a razor She cut me loose I watched her drift away She’s a razor I know, you know I know, you know baby (Repeat) She’s a razor

CRISIS ON THE DANCE FLOOR John Soeder © 2009 You were told no to shake it But you shook it You were told not to do it But you did it anyway You were told not to take it But you took it Told you not to do it But you did it anyway You thought you wouldn’t dig it But you dug it You didn’t wanna do it But you did it anyway I told you not to get down But you got down Told you not to do it But you did it anyway Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Read the writing on the wall Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Run for your lives y’all 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door 5, 6, 7, 8 Everyone evacuate 9, 10, 11, 12 Not much really rhymes with 12 13, 14, 15, 16 We gotta split this scene Feels like the world could end tonight So 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door We got a crisis on the dance floor You were told no to shake it But you shook it You were told not to do it But you did it anyway You were told not to take it But you took it Told you not to do it But you did it anyway You shook it, you shook it You did it anyway You took it, you took it You did it anyway You shook it, you shook it You did it anyway You took it, you took it You did it anyway Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Read the writing on the wall Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Run for your lives y’all 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door 5, 6, 7, 8 Everyone evacuate 9, 10, 11, 12 Not much really rhymes with 12 13, 14, 15, 16 We gotta split this scene Feels like the world could end tonight So 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door We got a crisis on the dance floor Crisis on the dance floor Crisis on the dance floor Crisis on the dance floor Crisis on the dance floor Hey Mr. DJ Can’t you see This is the last dance literally So hey Mr. DJ Could you spin “O When the Saints Go Marching In” Because I want to be in that number I want to be in that number I want to be in that number This ain’t the remix It’s the apocalypse Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Read the writing on the wall Mirrorball, mirrorball Who’s the fairest of them all Mirrorball, mirrorball Run for your lives y’all 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door 5, 6, 7, 8 Everyone evacuate 9, 10, 11, 12 Not much really rhymes with 12 13, 14, 15, 16 We gotta split this scene Feels like the world could end tonight So 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door We got a crisis on the dance floor 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door 5, 6, 7, 8 Everyone evacuate 9, 10, 11, 12 Not much really rhymes with 12 13, 14, 15, 16 We gotta split this scene Feels like the world could end tonight So 1, 2, 3, 4 Get your booty out the door We got a crisis on the dance floor

INAMORATA John Soeder © 2009 Pleased to meet ya Inamorata I’m so glad I found ya They say insanity Is doing the same thing repeatedly And expecting things to turn out differently So again I sing my song of you Call me crazy What else can I do In a house On a hill In a frame On the wall I keep your picture Picture you with me Now I don’t know But I’ve been told The gypsy woman ain’t got no soul But I’ll never doubt ya My Inamorata When you do That voodoo It makes my Heart go Boom boom (boom boom) So I sing a song What else can I do Maybe I’m crazy Maybe I’m just crazy for you Now I don’t know But I’ve been told The gypsy woman ain’t got no soul But I’ll never doubt ya My Inamorata Pleased to meet ya Inamorata I’m so glad I found ya Now I don’t know But I’ve been told The gypsy woman ain’t got no soul But I’ll never doubt ya My Inamorata Now I don’t know But I’ve been told The gypsy woman ain’t got no soul But I’ll never doubt ya My Inamorata

LOVE SONG 25 John Soeder © 2009 If you were a bird I would be the sky And if I were the sky You could be the sea And if you were the sea I would be a little fish Swimming round and round With you All around me If you were a grain of sand I would be a beach And If I were a beach You could be the sun And if you were the sun I would be the moon up high Chasing you Across the sky Maybe I could be a singer If you would be my song And if you were a song I would sing you All night long Maybe I could be a singer If you would be my song And if you were a song I would sing you All night long If you were a bird I would be the sky And if I were the sky You could be the sea And if you were the sea I would be a little fish Swimming round and round With you All around me

LONG ROAD TO JERUSALEM John Soeder © 2009 Doesn’t matter where you’ve been What matters is Where you’re going Going to a city on a hill I have reason to believe It’s real Long road to Jerusalem It’s a hard row to hoe Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home So which way to Jerusalem We’ve got a ways to go Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home We’re going home Far beyond the neon lights 40 days and 40 nights At the crossroads you may find Someone who will try to change your mind Pay no mind Long road to Jerusalem It’s a hard row to hoe Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home So which way to Jerusalem We’ve got a ways to go Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home We’re going home We can make it if we try I know we’ll get there by and by Into the valley of the shadow of death With no fear And no regrets Long road to Jerusalem It’s a hard row to hoe Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home So which way to Jerusalem We’ve got a ways to go Long road to Jerusalem But the road leads home We’re going home Doesn’t matter where you’ve been What matters is Where you’re going

A BOY CAN DREAM John Soeder © 2009 You’re a moon shot Pretty as a polka dot Dress More or less Less is more And I adore The way you ignore me Ah, who am I kidding It’s time to start living in the real world Where girls like you Don’t waste time on guys like me She’s Out of reach Desire doesn’t sleep So now I lay me down to weep It makes me wanna scream, yeah Because I want it I want it I want it I want it And I can’t have it But a boy can dream When I was a kid Tell ya what I did Man I loved my toy rocket ship I wanted to be an astronaut Now as you can plainly see I had to settle for Plan B But I’m still reaching for the stars She’s Out of reach Desire doesn’t sleep I’m in way too deep It makes me wanna scream, oh yeah I want it I want it I want it I want it And if I can’t have it At least a boy can dream And if I smile before I wake Whatever you do Don’t wake me up For goodness sake, no She’s Out of reach Desire refuses to sleep Another night I lay me down to weep It makes me wanna scream Because I want it, I want it I want it, I want it Why can’t I have it Oh well A boy can dream Dream a little dream of me C’mon dream a little dream of me I want it I want it I want it I want it Yeah, I want it I want it I want it I want it A boy can dream

WE DID IT FOR THE SHOW (THE BALLAD OF BALLOON BOY) John Soeder © 2009 Quick Turn on the TV Now did you ever see Anything so extraordinary Flying saucer Flying high In the October sky Balloon Boy wave bye bye They’ll see They’ll see They all will see The whole world will look up to me What goes up Must go down in history All systems go We’ll do it for the show To each his own reality Did you ever have a day When nothing went your way And you just wanted to float away Say a prayer For the boy in the air And God help The kids Down here They’ll see They’ll see They all will see The whole world will look up to me What goes up Must go down in history All systems go We’re doing it for the show To each his own reality (Show me) Fly away Far away Balloon Boy fly away What goes up Must come down And everything you do comes back around What goes up Must come down Not a trace of him could be found What goes up Must come down And everything you do comes back around What goes up Must come down Balloon Boy never left the ground You’ll see You’ll see You’ll all see The whole world’s out to get me Now what went down Will live on in infamy If you really must know Yeah We did it for the show Now leave us alone To each his own reality What goes up Must come down Everything you do comes back around Balloon Boy fly away What goes up Must come down Everything you do comes back around Balloon Boy fly away

BY THE LIGHT OF A BLOODSHOT MOON John Soeder © 2009 By the light Of a bloodshot moon I did What I had to do Now don’t the moonlight on the water Look like a million eyes staring back at you By the light Of a bloodshot moon In every heart there is a darkness That’s just the way it goes Under cover of darkness I got a secret nobody else knows Over yonder in the blink of an eye Down the road to ruin By the light Of a bloodshot moon Just when you think you got away it Turns out you didn’t get away with it And even when you get away with it You never really get away with it, no Ain’t no rest for the wicked You can take it from me I lie awake in a cold cold sweat Don’t believe what I see A million fingers pointing at me From across the room By the light Of a bloodshot moon I got a secret nobody else knows I got a secret nobody else knows Now don’t the moonlight on the water Look like a million eyes staring back at you By the light Of a bloodshot moon