DahliaDahlia and I were taking a bath And Dahlia was smoking a cigar And she said to me "I bet you've never taken a bath With a girl smoking a cigar before" And she told me all about her car accident She was overdosed on Valium And she made an attempt to cross "the West Side Highway" Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong But Dahlia, you know you've done me wrong too She wore an old Camel t-shirt With some magic of its own And we listened to the Stones Sucking Cherry Charms Blowpops Sucking Cherry Charms Blowpops Phish Index Family PictureIt's really plain and easy to see The family grows like a fungus on a tree The fungus keeps growing wide and tall We're happy while we flourish And sad when we fall We're just a bunch of monkeys That gather around And you can not draw the line of Family ground Smile for the camera Wait for the flash There's always room for more In this family bash Would you like to be Would you like to be Would you like to be in my family picture? It's getting hard to tell who we love and hate I think it's time we set the record straight There are no papers that we ask you to sign You don't need to stand in a waiting line The lens is in focus We're ready to go The joint'll be jumpin' come rain or snow So hold onto your honey And drink up your booze Just hop into the picture You've got nothing to lose Phish Index SelfGrass has been greater Skies have been bluer I know my soul is down in the sewer You say that I am selfish Well you know that that is true I don't care what you say pretty mama And I don't care what you do I don't care about anyone except myself I don't care about anyone except myself In the land of the brave And the home of the free I don't care about anyone except for me If you are unhappy and You have not won your race Well, there ain't no mercy in this world And there ain't none out in space So welcome to the nineties I hope that you make it through But if you get in trouble honey This is what I say to you I don't care about anyone except myself I don't care about anyone except myself In the land of the brave And the home of the free I don't care about anyone except for me This is not the era of roses, peace and love I must admit I'm the only one That I'm thinking of Well, I just make my honey And I put it in the bank I buy myself some presents With no one but myself to thank Phish Index Crimes Of The MindBigger than man walking on the moon Coming to a theatre near you soon This is what I'm living for You get a little bit And you want a little more Everything is fine Crimes of the mind I drink a little wine Crimes of the mind Here's to modern times Crimes of the mind Every dog will have its day And all these dogs just want to play You will reap what you sow But the real truth we will never know Everything is fine Crimes of the mind I drink a little wine Crimes of the mind Here's to modern times Crimes of the mind Rolling in the grime Crimes of the mind Digging for a dime Crimes of the mind Blind leading the blind Crimes of the mind Phish Index Bitchin' AgainShe's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts "I thought you said You'd bring home the groceries I thought you said you'd fill up the tank I thought you said you'd pull out for me A hundred-fifty dollars from the bank" She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts "I thought you said You'd bring me some flowers You came home with nothing You dirty rat fink I thought you said you'd Clean up the living room You said you'd do the dishes in the sink" "I'm sick and tired of your childish behavior You're always coming home completely soused I'm sick and tired of this shoebox apartment When are you going to buy me a house?" She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts Phish Index TV ShowToo much anger trapped inside It's so hard to let it go Hope is fading I'm tired of waiting And I'm moving much too slow The stars above I'm cursing And it still seems I'm rehearsing But the cameras have been Rolling all the while This story's getting boring And the spectators are snoring I suggest you turn the dial Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago Life is a TV show Life is a TV show Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago I saw a headline in the paper Of another ticker taper For a war which has barely just begun We'll be waving our flag silly As we're chopped into piccalilli And that's not my idea of fun Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago Life is a TV show Life is a TV show Life is a TV show Should've been canceled long ago Phish Index Trials And TribulationsThe Swiss Miss Girl made her fortune Doing commercials on TV But "Easy come, easy go" was Her philosophy She spent all of her money She was searching for some cash So she went to her friend Capt 'n Crunch Whom she'd met at a Hollywood bash The second that he saw her He said, "I bet you're in need Of some dough" Perplexed and confused she asked him, "Oh but Captain how did you know?" Laughingly he responded, "It was really just a lucky hunch" With tears in her eyes she pleaded, "Will you help me out Capt 'n Crunch?" The trials and tribulations Of the Swiss Miss Girl She's got a famous reputation And she's known throughout the world But life's no bed of roses She would change things if she could She plans to make a brand new start And move out of Hollywood The Captain now was grinning He felt he had her in the palm of his hand He said, "Darlin' you're a penniless woman And I'm a wealthy man" You know the rules of the game by now I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine He said, "Let me take you out And we'll talk about this Over a bottle of wine" The Swiss Miss Girl was disgusted And she smacked him right in his face Then she took his hat And she stamped on that Just to put him in his place But the old man was persistent He would not be undaunted The more that he'd been taunted The more she turned him on Then the Captain made a pass at the Swiss Miss Girl Tryin' to show her his affection She screamed for help And when she did... Mr. Clean came to her protection The trials and tribulations Of the Swiss Miss Girl She's got a famous reputation And she's known throughout the world But life's no bed of roses She would change things if she could She plans to make a brand new start And move out of Hollywood Phish Index Lucy In The SubwayLucy sells her flowers for a quarter apiece She wound up on the streets She could not pay her lease She used to want to save the world But nothing to her matters now She lays bout the subway station Clad in dirty tatters now Lucy's in the subway with daffodils She lost all her diamonds And she sold all her pills She's been around the block But she's had too many thrills Lucy's in the subway with daffodils Lucy holds a dixie cup Of sixty cents in change And if she looks you in the eye You see that she's deranged She flew too near the sun And fried her fragile wings But to her faithful whisky bottle she clings Lucy's in the subway with daffodils She lost all her diamonds And she sold all her pills She's been around the block But she's had too many thrills Lucy's in the subway with daffodils Phish Index Ordinary DayI just went about my business I really don't have much to say The city cars just keep on rolling along It's just an ordinary day Pat Sajak spun his big wheel Vanna White clapped her hands The sun came up and down The Earth still spun around It's just an ordinary day Did you read the morning paper? Did you brush your teeth? We have only scratched the surface Much more is lying underneath Eggs and bacon for my breakfast With some orange juice on the side It don't take a brilliant genius To see that life's a bit cockeyed To see that life's a bit cockeyed Well, I just went about my business I really don't have much to say The city cars just keep on rolling along It's just an ordinary day Phish Index Revolution's OverThe revolution's over baby The revolution's over baby now The revolution's over baby The revolution's over baby now Reelin' and Quakin' Bringin' home the bacon! We're all getting taken for a ride Kiss your mama goodbye Time to let it all fly Don't get caught With your fingers in the pie The revolution's over baby The revolution's over baby now The revolution's over baby The revolution's over baby now Time to start a new one Different than the old one Something that they've never seen before The revolution's over baby now The revolution's over baby now The revolution's over baby now The revolution's over baby now Phish Index King Of NothingI am the king of nothing The emperor of emptiness I don't have a castle And I don't wear a crown I recall as a small child The dreams that I once had Yes, I recall as a small boy Those dreams which drove me mad 'Cause I once found myself a Kingdom It was not too far away I once found myself a Kingdom But somehow I let it slip away So I am the king of nothing The emperor of emptiness And I don't have a castle And I don't have a crown And I recall as a small child Those dreams I once had I recall as a small boy Those dreams which drove me mad I once found myself a Kingdom And I thought that it was here to stay Yes, I once found myself a Kingdom But somehow I let it slip away So I am the king of nothing The emperor of emptiness And I don't have a castle And I don't wear a crown Phish Index |
