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I had a friend
Thought she was really neat
She met a cooler friend
At least that's the word on the street
And now it's like I never see her out
At all the places
We used to go
I guess she's found cooler places to be
I had a friend
Thought she was really super
She met a cooler friend
Now I never hear from her
And when I run into her
She acts out of it
And seems to be somewhere else
I believe she's found a whole new scene
But where did she go?
Have you seen her around?
Where did she go?
I fear she's only going down
I guess she's found a whole new person to be
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Used to wake up early in the morning
With the promises of time that was to spent
Bu away it went
To where, I don't know
So it just goes to show
As far as I'm concerned
There's much left to be learned
But I'll still dream my dream
And I'll still put me first
And that's fine by me (by me)
And that's fine by me
It's the Leonard Cohen cryptic lyrics
That he writes about me, with his cynical tone
I guess that's his own way
To even the score
Now he keeps me in a drawer beside his bed
Where he rests his head
And he dreams his dreams
But they're of her instead
And that's fine by me (by me)
And that's fine by me (try me)
It's the bouncing back and forth
That makes everything seem so short-handed
All of the time
I'm always in a bind
It never seems to end
And I just need a friend who understands
That I might need a hand
To help me keep my dream
Whenever I change plans
And that's fine by me (by me)
And that's fine by me (try me)
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I wanna' be beautiful and desirable
I wanna' be a rockstar and a glamour girl
I wanna' dye my hair as blonde as a sunbeam
That's the young bombshell's dream
Look at me baby (look at me)
I'm better than you
Yeah, I'm the best baby (I'm the best)
And you'd like to be like me too
Yeah
I wanna' be the center of everyone's attention
I wanna' have a larger chest and be a Barbie-like sensation
I wanna' be on the cover of every magazine
That's the young bombshell's dream
Look at me baby (look at me)
I'm bigger than you
Yeah, I'm the best baby (I'm the best)
And you'd like to have me too
Because I'm your shining golden fantasy
I'm you're shining golden fallacy
I'm the bomb
I'm your shining golden fantasy
I'm your shining golden fantsy
I'm blonde
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I'm writing you this letter
Knowing it will make me feel better
Forgiving you
Is the hardest thing I've had to do
Believe me when I say that this
Is not for your benefit
I had to be the first one to take action
There's no greater satisfaction
I've realized
You pulled the wool over my eyes
Believe me when I say
Your kiss is something I do not miss
Some say the distance got too tough
Some say you didn't love me enough
And still you said there's only me to blame
It's enough to make a person go insane
I'm sending you this message
It's a way for me to end it
It's great to see you didn't take one thing from me
So believe that I forgive you
That's all
And please don't ever try to call
'Cause I don't wanna' talk
So don't try to call
Don't try to call
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Walking out in a glittered rage
They'll idolize the way you play
The kids head frantically for the stage
They're star-struck, and they'll be for days
But we've all been there
And sometimes I even go there now
And sometimes even you go back
I don't know why, do you know why we go back?
I don't know why, do you know why?
Shouting out in a glittered rage
You, in your rockstar intangible cage
The kids run around in a daze
For many of them it's just a phase
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I've been thinking way, way too much
Put myself in a retrospective mood
I've been thinking so, so much more
Than I ever, ever, ever should
Put it all away
Thinking all about the big
Mistakes I'll repeat with no clue
I think all about the year ahead
And just how I'm gonna' make it through
And I've got to put it all away
And sleep it off
I've been drinking way, way too much
Put myself in a meditative mood
I've been sinking away to a place
Where you'll never find me, but you know you should
Once again I'm faced with those very same two options
I try to change it
But then I'll welcome it in
Because it's so much easier
Yeah
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Walking around
Fiesta parade
I think I've got a little game that we could play
It's a game of truth
And it's your turn
What is it you wanna' know about my past, my present, my future?
Have you had enough?
Batter up
Don't be scared
I won't judge your youth
I just want some answers, I just want the truth
Don't be afraid
I just want the facts
It's not true what they say, when they say curiosity killed the cat
Hey batter batter
Hey hey batter batter swing
I've thrown you a curveball
Now swing
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I'm out
I'm not down
Because where I come from less is more
Please don't bring me down to where you are
I've been there too many times before
You're not going to be
You're not going to be
No baby, you're not going to be the one
The one I'm thinking of
You know what you're doing
And you know just how to make it stop
And I know in the meantime
I think and you'll drink and I'll cry a lot
But you're not going to be
You're not going to be
No honey, you're not going to be the one
The one I'm crying for
You're not going to be
You're not going to be
No gorgeous, you're not going to be the one
The one I'm dreaming of
My dream is better than this
My dream is higher than this
My dream is bigger than this
My dream is brighter
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I haven't really known him all too long
But he just makes me wanna' write a cheesy pop song
Never much believed in fate
But as far as I'm concerned, he's my soul mate
Things are going so fast for me, yeah yeah
But he just makes me so happy, yeah yeah
I guess it's safe to say that I'm a freak
To think I'd fall in love in just a week
He's the only thing on my mind
And I could stare at him until I go blind
He tells me that he feels the same
I guess we just have our foolish hearts to blame
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Come
Come and question
Come question my success
My new failure, my new dress
I'm so fed up
You
You confuse
Hey hey, you confuse me
'Cause on top is where you'll always be
Look me over
Just like the others
Push me over
Or run for cover
Fake like I'm gonna' take
Like I'm gonna' take you down
We'll see how fast it spreads through this town
Now
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Sitting in your basement
You've got some cleaning up to do
You wonder why nobody ever
Tried to let light through
It's going to take a lot of work
And you know it's going to take a lot of hurt
In your little made-up fantasy world
Lying in your locked up box
You've got some breaking out to do
You wonder why nobody ever
Tries to break on through
It's going to take a lot of work
And you know it's going to take a lot of hurt
In your little made up fantasy world
"Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
You know you're gonna' be
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
And you know it's true, coming from me
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
Just listen, here's what to do
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright"
She said, "Be good, be good"
Standing in your long hallway
You've got some choosing to do
And you never needed anybody to tell you
Which door to go through
It's going to take a lot of work
And you know it's going to take a lot of hurt
"Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
You know you're gonna' be
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
And you know it's true, coming from me
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright
Just listen, here's what to do
Hey kid, you're gonna' be alright"
She said, "Be good, be good"
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Sara Radle's first solo record. These songs were initially only recorded to satisfy a curiosity. Sara had just learned to play drums, and had a group of songs that didn't fit in with her pop/punk group at the time, Lucy Loves Schroeder. She went into the studio and recorded these songs, playing all of the instruments, and layering multiple vocal harmonies on top of it. She's Gone Records heard these demos, and they heard a record they wanted to release. Sara returned to the studio, recorded a few more tunes (her brother, Gabriel, added violin on one track), and completed the group of recordings that would become "jellybeanswithbellybuttons", released in December of 2000.
released December 1, 2000
