Bonus Tracks

The Bonus Tracks

EXTRA, EXTRA!

These are the nuggets that DID not make the final record. These are the babies who became, in a manner of speaking, orphans. It still hurts.

Why orphans?

Were they not good enough?

Are these throwaways?

None of the above.

Vinyl manufacturing, if audio quality is to be preserved, must meet certain time parameters. 13 songs would have propelled us outside of that zone. It basically came down to “heads and tails.”

ENGINE NUMBER NINE BLUES

00:00

Engine Engine number one
I asked her why, she said she’s done
Something ’bout I aint no good
She say A real man would have understood
I say if that train falls off the track
will you come on running back?
Yeah, yeah

Engine Engine number three
Bound for Boston or Tennessee
Something ’bout I broke her heart
But its hard to hear when the engine starts
But if that train rolls off the track
will you come on running back?
Yeah, yeah

Train, train jump that track
Train, train bring her back
Train, train, she got me wrong
No, no
OH no

Engine Engine number nine
going down Chicago line
Something ’bout I lost my way
Like I’m so lucky if I stay
But if that comes off the track
will you come on running back?
Yeah, yeah

OUTLANDER

00:00

“Hold on, Stop it!” I howled in my mind
I can’t be here, no way … no
The pomp and the posing, I’m guessing I died,
and this is how I paid

There’s “Look At Me” over here
And ” You Wish You Were Me” right there
Meet “Save The Earth”
And “Guess What I’m Worth”
And “Too Cool to Care”

Now I’m not pure, and I’m no prize
This aint who’s better, best … but
these soap-box posers, well .. never mind
I’m only here as a guest

There’s “You Know You Love Me” over there
And “Revolves Around Me” right near
Meet “The Righteous Cream”
And the “Hashtag Team”
And “Way Too Hot to Care”

Outlander, Outsider, ohm
Outlander, Outsider, ohm

(And action!)

Do the character break..
Do the typecast role
Do the character break
Do, when the credits roll
Do, we got that take
Do, the character’s fake

(Cut)

Roll like it’s spoken, not like it’s done
it’s modus operandi
Just call me lucky to be in the fun
I’ll show you if I can

I’m with “Look At Me” over here
And ” You Wish You Were Me” right there
Here’s “Save The Earth”
And “Guess What I’m Worth”
And “Too Cool to Care”

Outlander, Outsider oooh
Outlander, Outsider oooh

THINKING ABOUT IT

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you’ve been thinking about it night and day,
you’ve been thinking about it every which way,
all the different dreamed destinies
you’ve been thinking about them
and I say let them be.

It’ll soon be tomorrow
but you worry today
and your thoughts keep running away
hey, you don’t even see how
time’s passing you by now
your life you should live now
it’s something to see.

you’ve been thinking about it
all the time
you’ve been thinking about it
filling your mind
all the outcomes that there may be
you’ve been thinking about them
They’re the only things you see

it’ll soon be tomorrow
but you worry today
and you’re thoughts keep running away
hey, you don’t even see how
time’s passing you by now
your life you should live now
it’s something to see

you’ve been thinking about it night and day
and I think that you’re thinking your life away
(solo)

you’ve been thinking about it up and down
you’ve been thinking about it coming around,
and tomorrow will soon be in view
no need to go chase it
while today is waiting for you

it’ll soon be tomorrow
but you worry today
and your thoughts keep running away
hey, you don’t even see how
time’s passing you by now
your life you should live now
it’s something to see.

you’ve been thinking about it night and day,
you’ve been thinking about it every which way,
well today has woes of its own
Don’t you think all about it
just embrace the unknown.