SCATTERBRAIN LYRICS

1. Here Comes Trouble

Oh no, here I go...
If I go here or I go there or anywhere,
It follows me or meets me there - it's in the air
Here comes trouble
What did I do now, how did I get where I am?
Well where am I? That's what I say a lot of days
When I wake up and see that I ain't home.
Here comes trouble
What did you do? Pounding head, broken bones
Soaked in blood, feeling dead.
What did I do - did I die? - Not a clue, what did I
do?
I don't look for trouble, trouble looks for me -
It finds me every time
Here comes trouble
It finds me every time, it finds me all the time.

Here comes trouble - yeah trouble again
Trouble is my shadow, trouble is my best friend.
Here comes trouble - yeah trouble again
Trouble is right behind me - now on that I can depend.
Trouble is in the air, trouble is everywhere
Here it comes - Trouble again

S.T.D. - D.W.I. - I.V. - O.D. - Oh my, Oh my...
I wake up dead in a strange bed
Or on the street or prison floor - done it all before.
Here comes trouble

I've lost control - I smashed up cars
I trashed some bars,
I broke some bones, I spilled a lot of blood.
Here comes trouble
I've lost all sense of right and wrong
I lost my mind.

Here comes trouble - yeah trouble again
Trouble is my shadow, trouble is my best friend.
Here comes trouble - yeah trouble again
Trouble is right behind me - now on that I can depend.
Trouble is in the air, trouble is everywhere
Here it comes - Trouble again

T - is for my time in jail
R - rot gut
O - overdose
U - an ugly life
B - forgot what that's for...oh yeah - blackouts
L - liver damage
E - is for elegance - well at least I ain't got that.

2. Earache My Eye

My mama's talkin' to me
She tells me how to live,
But I don't listen to her
'Cause my head is like a sieve.

My daddy he disowned me
'Cause I wear my sisters clothes,
He caught me in the bathroom
With a pair of pantyhose.

The basketball coach
Done kicked me off the team
For wearing hi-heel sneakers
And acting like a queen.

The world's coming to an end
And I don't even care,
As long as I can have my limo
And my long blonde hair.

And it don't bother me
If people think I'm funny,
'Cause I'm a big rock star
And I make a lot of money!

I'm so bloody rich,
I own apartment buildings,
Shopping centers, condominiums
And I only know three chords!
You fools - watch me now.

3. That's That

Color by numbers, stay inside the lines
Ya got a question? Check the rulebook
See the grand design -
See the world, wow! It's black & white,
Where rules are rules, and wrong is wrong
And right is right - That's right

Hey kids check it out,
Upside down or inside out,
This is it, it's what it's all about
Strike one, strike two, strike three you're out

It's seconds, minutes, hours, daze inside a maze,
Ya keep your feet upon the yellow bricks
You got it made
'Cause every piece of the puzzle fits the master plan,
In this pre-fabricated, formulated land.
It's every piece in it's place.
Red light, green light, Simon sez
Take a tiny step forward and ask again.

Nothing left to chance, this ain't no lottery
Play it safe, keep it simple - A, B, C - 1, 2, 3
That's good, but this is bad
Smile when you're happy, cry when you're sad

Hey kids check it out,
Upside down or inside out,
This is it, it's what it's all about
Strike one, strike two, strike three you're out
Check it out, see hear what it's all about

It's seconds, minutes, hours, daze inside a maze,
Ya keep your feet upon the yellow bricks
You got it made
'Cause every piece of the puzzle fits the master plan,
In this pre-fabricated, formulated land.
It's every piece in it's place.
Red light, green light, Simon sez
Take a tiny step forward and ask again.

Everybody this is this and I said that is that
See hear everybody this is where it's at - That's
that.

Hey kids check it out,
Upside down or inside out,
This is it, it's what it's all about
Strike one, strike two, strike three you're out
Check it out, see hear what it's all about
This is this & that's that, check it out.

4. I'm With Stupid

[Part One: I Had A Dream]
This is it, it was like this...
Thought I was the king, thought that I was it
And I had no tolerance for idiots.
I was always saying most people are dicks,
I made fun of all them jerks
That's how I got my kicks.
I laughed at men, I laughed at gods.

Then one night I had a dream about a petri dish
It was sittin' on my shoulder,
Growing some kind of fungus or some kind of mold er...
I didn't know what it meant
I didn't know how it got there.
But one things for sure,
I never woke from that nightmare...

[Part Two: Headamorphisis]
Woke up one day not long ago and much to my surprise
There was a head in my bed right next to me,
It was looking me in the eyes.
In the middle of the night it seems that this head
Had just grown up from my shoulder.
It looked a lot like one of Jerry's kids
Except that it was older,
On my shoulder - Not a poster!

I've grown stupid, happened overnight
I'm with stupid, he's with me.

In my bed next to the head, was a note it said:
"You were always mean to stupid people,
You laughed right in their face.
Welcome to the world of a new kind of Karma
Where we don't wait till you're dead.
Reincarnation will come later,
For now you get this head instead."

Stupid Head -
I've grown stupid, happened overnight
I'm with stupid, he's with me.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Ditch this head that I grew last night, 'cause
I've grown stupid, happened overnight
I'm with stupid, he's with me.

The note said I couldn't kill the head
And I shouldn't kill myself
Or I'd be reborn as something worse.
Stupid curse.
Well I don't want to know
What could be worse than this,
This karma kiss, oh gods let's get this over with.

"Instant Karma is gonna get you
Gonna knock you right in the other head
You better get your heads together
'Cause pretty soon you're gonna be dead."

Since that day my life is shot
I can't even go outside,
'Cause it's bad enough to have to heads,
But it's worse when one's unoccupied.
So I just sit at home, feed and bathe my head
Wishin' - waitin', wishin'
Waitin' for that day I'm dead.

Stupid Head -
I've grown stupid, happened overnight
I'm with stupid, he's with me.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Ditch this head that I grew last night, 'cause
I've grown stupid, happened overnight
I'm with stupid, he's with me.

5. Down With The Ship (Slight Return)

Sailing on a big ship
Deaf, dumb, blind
Sailing through a wild one
To the other side

I'm not going down with the ship

Everyone's captain
Trying to tell you what to do
I want to do what's right for me
For me - not you

I'm not going down with the ship

The ship is going down fast
But I won't be around
I'm jumping in a lifeboat
And heading for dry ground

I'm not going down with the ship

6. Sonata #3

[Instrumental]

7. Mr. Johnson And The Juice Crew

Here is a tribute to my best friend,
Hung with me since the beginning
And he'll be there to the end.
Talkin' Mr. Johnson and the Juice Crew.

I love Mr. Johnson and the Juice Crew too,
And all the girls that meet him, they love him too.
'Cause he's the baddest of the bad,
Hardest of the hard,
Mr. Johnson is a giant, dare I call him God?
Juice Crew - Dept. of Energy,
The power Mr. Johnson, Johnson powers me.
And all the girls keep knockin' - knockin' on my door,
All those Johnson junkies want more and more.
So hail Mr. Johnson and his two friends, too,
Mr. Johnson super hero, Johnson and the Juice Crew.

Johnson's hypnotizing and Johnson's mesmerizing...
Johnson keeps me vital, Johnson keeps me strong
Just like Samson had the power when his hair was long.
Everybody needs a source of power,
A hammer works for Thor but I got Johnson power,
Every minute every hour.
So darn cute a big hood with one eye,
Girls can't keep their hands off of him
And neither can I.
Talkin' Mr. Johnson and the Juice Crew.

8. Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom

We'll ban that book and T.V. show,
Forget that movie, no you can't go.
Can't sell that record, don't like that song.
We know what's right we know what's wrong.
Can't have abortions, what's yours ain't yours,
Just obey the laws.
Too young to drink, say no to drugs
We'll take your piss and blood.

'All the world's a stage you get the lead.
Ain't no way I'm gonna play the part of the fool,
There ain't no way man - no way!'

Bikers wear helmets, cars safety belts
You might hurt yourself.
We're watching out, We're watching out
We're watching out for you...

Well the new right's been at work some time
They ain't so new no more
Can you hear 'em knockin'
Knockin' down your door.
1984 has past, forget about Big Brother,
Welcome to the 90's where the government's your
mother.

They'll tell you - don't do that.
They'll try and tell you - it's for your own good.
Big Mother is watching you
Mother's protecting you
Mommy knows what's right for you

They force their will on all the rest
They got the power, they know what's best.
The high court is stacked to the right
Old man on the left won't live through the night.

They'll tell you - don't do that
They'll try and tell you - it's for your own good
Big Mother is watching you
Mother's protecting you
Mommy knows what's right for you...
Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom
The Bill of Rights just disappeared
There it is - whoops it's gone!
Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom
All your rights just disappeared
Everybody stay calm.

First amendment casualties, but they won't be the
last,
Kiss the Bill of Rights goodbye it's disappearing
fast.

They'll tell you - don't do that
They'll try and tell you - it's for your own good
Big Mother is watching you
Mother's protecting you
Mommy knows what's right for you...
Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom
The Bill of Rights just disappeared
There it is - whoops it's gone!
Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom
All your rights just disappeared
Everybody stay calm.

9. Outta Time

I can still remember the first time you tried it,
Just like yesterday
High as a kite, yeah you tried it and you liked it,
Problems went away.
I watched as you turned the outside in
And took off with the night,
Without a care in the world you never felt so right -
Quite alright

So you started buyin' hope, you needed it to cope.
Went on the streets and copped your hope,
You handed me the rope.
How could good be bad? Felt like you never had.
How could something good be bad?
That question drove ya mad.

It made you smile every once-in-a-while,
Well it made me smile too.
Runnin' for your life - Keep on runnin' boy
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide - you can't hide
You just ran outta time.

I can still remember the first time
You rode the mainline,
Just like yesterday.
You sit down on the hook and I saw that look,
I knew it was my lucky day.
Out of sight, you felt the sting
And it was love at first bite,
Love & marriage happened all in one night.

Shit happened much too fast,
The honeymoon it didn't last.

You wanted more - I wanted you
You needed more - I needed you.
You lost your friends, you lost your girl,
You lost it all, you had what you needed cause
Love, friends and family didn't really matter to you,
Not to you anymore.

You lived in hell, you called it home
It was a living hell...
Home sweet home
Runnin' for your life - keep on runnin' boy
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide - you can't hide.
You just ran outta time.

I can still remember the day that I took you,
Just like yesterday.
You did too much of something that was much too good,
Started slipping away.
I made my move, it was so easy cause you were so weak,
I just kicked down the door I didn't have to sneak.
Job well done, 'cause usually 18 year olds are tough,
But you did half my job for me & that was enough.

10. Don't Call Me Dude

Here's my story, sad but true
About a girl that I once knew.
She broke my heart, I became unglued,
It all started when she called me dude

Well today I leave the psycho ward
Cause my sentence did conclude:
I had killed a man with my bare hands
Because he called me dude

The jury said that I was insane.
Temporally insane - brain strain.
But now the doctors say I'm A.O.K.
So I start my new life today.

This story starts some years ago
As I vacationed by the sea.
In the California sunshine
Just me & my baby.

I was in love feeling sky high
When a big blonde lifeguard walked by.
He looked at her, she looked at him -
I knew it was good bye.

He took her by the hand, kicked sand in my face.
She looked & laughed & said, "Later Dude!"
They were gone without a trace
And the waves echoed her laughter
And her words...Yo Later Dude.

Later that night I was in such a bad mood
Sittin' in a bar drinkin' hard, getting stewed
Thinkin' 'bout that girl & how 'bout I'd been screwed
When some guy walks in sits next to me & says
What's up dude!

I heard the word dude & I became unglued.
Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch
And put my hands around his neck, and I squeezed...

Don't call me dude!

So that's how I got where I am
But this ain't where it ends.
The doctors said they cured me
I said good bye to my crazy friends.

I was smiling as I left that place
My life had been renewed.
The guard at the gate, he stamped my pass
And he said, "Yo Later Dude!"

Slowly I turned...

11. Drunken Milkman

Drunken milkmen driving drunk,
Swerves on the curves.
Chevrolet heads his way...
A flash - A crash!
Milk and blood, blood and milk
Family of four, family no more.
Drunken milkmen driving drunk.







SCATTERBRAIN LYRICS