||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _A.M._ (1995) All songs by Jeff Tweedy unless noted ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ::I Must Be High:: You always wanted more time, To do what you always wanted to do Now you got it And I, I must be high, To say goodbye Bye bye bye You never said you needed this And you're pissed that you missed the very last kiss, >From my lips And I, I must be high, To say goodbye Bye bye bye And you never looked in my eyes, Long enough to find any piece of mind But now you got it And I, I must be high, To let you say goodbye Bye bye bye ::Casino Queen:: Well the money's pouring down and the people all look down, And it's floating out of town I hit the second deck and I spend my paycheck, And my wife that I just met, she's looking like a wreck Casino Queen, my lord you're mean I've been gambling like a fiend on your tables so green I always bet on black, blackjack, I'll pay you back The room fills with smoke and I'm already broke, And the dealer keeps on joking as he takes my last token Casino Queen, my lord you're mean I've been gambling like a fiend on your tables so green Casino Queen, my lord you're mean I've been gambling like a fiend on your tables so green ::Box Full of Letters:: Got a box full of letters, Think you might like to read Some things that you might like to see, But they're all addressed to me Wish I had a lotta answers, 'Cause that's the way it should be For all these questions, Being directed at me I just can't find the time To write my mind The way I want it to read You'll come back again And I'll still be your friend I got a lot of your records, In a separate stack Some things that I might like to hear, But I guess I'll give 'em back I wish I had a lotta answers, 'Cause that's the way it should be All these questions Being directed at me Just can't find the time To write my mind The way I want it to read You'll come back again, And I'll still be your friend I can't find the time To write my mind The way I want it to read Just can't find the time To write my mind The way I want it to read ::Shouldn't Be Ashamed:: To live without a savior, answer to his name, Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamed Like a kid behind the counter remembering your name, Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamed If it's not like I told you, then it's still your call You should live how you want, stay with me, we should stay apart Just shouldn't ever have to be this hard Like a man on the sidewalk remembering your face, Shouldn't look away, shouldn't be afraid He remembers when they still wore gaiters, World War One Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamed If it's not like I told you, then it's still your call You should live how you want, stay with me, we should stay apart Just shouldn't ever have to be this hard ::Pick Up the Change:: If it's just your heart talking, I don't mind If you wanna call me, darling that's just fine, that's just fine But if it's your mind that's wandering, it'll fall in line When I kiss your cheek, dear, everytime, everytime We used to have a lotta things in common, But you know now we're just the same You always had more than I really wanted Aw honey, help me, Aw honey, help me pick up the change If it's just your heart talking, I'll listen everytime Dear, you can talk my ear off, anytime, anytime But if my mind starts wandering, it won't be gone long Whenever I hear your heart talking, it's a song, it's a song We used to have a lotta things in common, But you know now we're just the same You always had more than I really wanted Aw honey, help me, Come on honey, help me pick up, Aw honey, help me pick up the change Aw honey, help me, Come on honey, help me pick up, Aw honey, help me pick up the change ::I Thought I Held You:: You're like a moon that's full, Across a sea of foam I'm the sky you've been burning I don't think you even understand I thought I held you by the hand I thought I held you I'm like a songwriter; You're the reason I've run out, Run out of metaphors I don't think you even understand I thought I held you by the hand I thought I held you I thought I held you ::That's Not the Issue:: You've got a problem, I think you know I'll tell you mine before you go You've been thinking about somebody new That's not the issue Secrets, I have some too I'll tell you mine before I say goodbye to you I've been thinking 'bout leaving too That's not the issue I'm leaving, I'm leaving now I'd say goodbye, but I don't know how You've been sleeping with somebody new That's not the issue ::It's Just That Simple:: (John Stirrat) There's a whole lot of money that you gave me I'd gladly empty my pockets right now You'd parlay all that by triple It's just that simple Those days I'd gladly walk so long for you, Although it seemed I crawled most of the way After some time I felt like a cripple It's just that simple Last week I was thinking about traveling by land, And the time you remember we were by the lake It wasn't even like we made a ripple It's just that simple In my head, the time didn't make a ripple It's just that simple ::Should've Been in Love:: You been dealing with all of these feelings Like they got you believing they have no meaning, But they do Your life's been stinking, your heart's been sinking, And you're too busy thinking to stop You blink and you're blue Should've been in love Should've been in love Your mind's been racing, your heart's been chasing, And you might as well face it, time's wasting, It's true Your life's been stinking, your heart's been shrinking, And you're too busy thinking to stop You blink and you're blue Should've been in love Should've been in love I know how it goes, So I just had to let you know I know My life's been stinking, my heart's been shrinking, And I'm too busy thinking to stop I blink and you're gone Should've been in love We should've been in love We should've been in love ::Passenger Side:: Hey, wake up, your eyes weren't open wide For the last couple of miles you've been swerving from side to side You're gonna make me spill my beer, If you don't learn how to steer Passenger side, passenger side, I don't like riding on the passenger side Roll another number for the road You're the only sober person I know Won't you let me make you a deal, Just get behind the wheel Passenger side, passenger side, I don't like riding on the passenger side Should've been the driver, could've been the one I should've been your lover, but I hadn't seen... Can you take me to the store, then the bank? I've got five dollars we can put in the tank I've got a court date coming this June I'll be driving soon Passenger side, passenger side, I don't like riding on the passenger side I don't like riding on the passenger side ::Dash 7:: Dash 7 in the air, Dropped to the sun alone, Jets hum I wish that I was still there, Props not a jet, alone, Where the sun doesn't come down Because I've found the way those engines sound, Will make it kiss the ground, When you touch down Dash 7 pointed down The captain's announcement, Doesn't make a sound Because I've found the way those engines sound, Will make it kiss the ground I found the way those engines sound, Will make it kiss the ground, When you touch down ::Blue Eyed Soul:: You've got a blue-eyed soul, And if you don't let it show, It'll leave you, you won't even know, Without your blue-eyed soul Can you keep it simple? Can you let the snare crack? Can you let it move without holding back? Are you afraid to let it go, Without your blue-eyed soul? You're gonna lose control, You're gonna lose control, Without your blue-eyed soul, Without your blue-eyed soul, Without your blue-eyed soul ::Too Far Apart:: You came to meet me out on the line You couldn't believe I was feeling fine When I really needed you, you were gone; So long We were too far apart, Right from the start I couldn't be any closer to you now Is it really punk rock, like the party line? Do you have to think about that? Can I give you some time? 'Cause when I really needed you, you were gone, So long We were too far apart, Right from the start I couldn't be any closer to you now Too far apart, Right from the start And I couldnt be any closer to you now ................................................................. Transcribed by Rick Cornell, with help from Michael Pemberton