AIMEE MANN – Lost In Space

Lost in space
A bubble drifting
Into a place
Where planets shift and
The moon’s erased
Its features lift in the glare

But I’m the stuff
Of happy endings
Though mostly bluff
Belief suspending
But close enough
For just pretending to care

And I’m pretending to care
When I’m not even there
Gone, but I don’t know where

Well, she’s the face
And I’m the double
Who keeps the pace
And clears the rubble
And, lost in space
Fills up the bubble with air

By just pretending to care
Like I’m not even there
Gone, but I don’t know where

You split like a cell
And then cannot tell
The line from its parallel

So baby, beware
I’m just pretending to care
Like I’m not even there
Gone, but I don’t know where
Gone, but I don’t know where
Gone, but I don’t know where

AIMEE MANN – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with caleidoscope eyes.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she’s gone.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah

Follow her downto a bridge by the fountain
where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high.

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you’re gone.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah

Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
The girl with caleidoscope eyes.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah…

AIMEE MANN – Just Like Anyone

So maybe I wasn’t
That good a friend
But you were one of us
And I will wonder
Just like anyone
If there was something
Else I could’ve done

So maybe it’s true that
Your cry for help
Was oh, so very faint
But still I heard
And knew something was wrong
Just nothing you could put your finger on
And I will wonder
Just like anyone
Just like anyone

AIMEE MANN – King Of The Jailhouse

The king of the jailhouse
And the queen of the road
Think sharing the burden will lighten the load
So they pack up their troubles
In an old Cadillac
That’s her in the mirror, asleep in the back

Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
That I can’t see
That I can’t see

And they don’t give the answers
At the end of the test
So you can’t simply stand there and hope for the best
So wake me up at the border
When we reach Mexico
I’ll tell you a secret I don’t even know

Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
That I can’t see
That I can’t see

Honey, I don’t wanna turn around
And go back there — do you?
I think you know something I don’t know
That I need to

Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
Baby, there’s something wrong with me
That I can’t see
That I can’t see
That I can’t see

AIMEE MANN – Jacob Marley’s Chain

Well, today a friend told me this sorry tale
As he stood there trembling and turning pale
He said each day’s harder to get on the scale
Sort of like Jacob Marley’s chain

But it’s not like life’s such a vale of tears
It’s just full of thoughts that act as souvenirs
For those tiny blunders made in yesteryear
That comprise Jacob Marley’s chain

Well, I had a little metaphor to state my case
It encompassed the condition of the human race
Nut to my dismay, it left without a trace
Except for the sound of Jacob Marley’s chain

Now there is no story left to tell
So I think I’d rather just go on to hell
Where there’s a snowball’s chance that the personnel
Might help to carry Jacob Marley’s chain

Help to carry Jacob Marley’s chain…

AIMEE MANN – That’s How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart

I drew a picture of you
You and your anchor tattoo
And saw the face that I knew
Covered in shame
You drew a bird that was here
A kind of sweet chanticleer
But with a terrible fear
That the cage couldn’t tame

That’s how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That’s how I knew this story would break my heart

So, like a ghost in the snow
I’m getting ready to go
‘Cause baby, that’s all I know
How to open the door
And though the exit is crude
It saves me coming unglued
For when you’re not in the mood
For the gloves and the canvas floor

That’s how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That’s how I knew this story would break my heart

That’s how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That’s how I knew this story would break my heart

AIMEE MANN – I’ll Be Home For Christmas

I’m dreaming tonight
Of a place I love
Even more than I usually do.
And although I know
It’s a long road back
I promise you

I’ll be home for Christmas.
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love-light gleams.
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams.

Oh oh ah I’ll be home for Christmas.
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree.
Oh Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love-light gleams.
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams.

If only yeah
Well now, if only, only, only, only
If only in my dreams.
If only
Well, well, well Lord
If only oh

AIMEE MANN – I Can’t Help You Anymore

That summer was just crazy hot
We walked the fairground parking lot
And with our secret handshakes
Sealed the deal completely
But I’m too close to know just what
Will keep Pandora’s boxes shut
And so I’ll fail you badly
When you really need me

‘Cause I don’t know
What I should know
That I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore

I’ll get a pen and make a list
And give you my analysis
But I can’t write this story
With a happy ending
Was I the bullet or the gun
Or just a target drawn upon
A wall that you decided
Wasn’t worth defending?

And I should know
But I don’t know
That I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore
Anymore
No, I can’t help you

‘Cause baby, look what I have done
The ruins just go on and on
I’ve got to let it go now, or it will drag me under

So I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore
Anymore
No, I can’t help you anymore

AIMEE MANN – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.

AIMEE MANN – Guys Like Me

Guys like me
We don’t know how it feels
Absentee
Even closing the deal
With every player there’s a payoff in the final reel
But never with guys like me

Cause guys like me
We look good at the gate
But you’ll agree
With the odds on the slate
And put your money on a bona-fide heavyweight
And take it off guys like me
Take off guys like me

They’ll pull you close but never really
Looking warm but feeling chilly
You’ll describe us as “impassioned”
When it’s just a front we’ve fashion

Cause guys like me
We all vow to become
Clear and free of the fife and the drum
And block the circulation till we’re all completely numb
Let’s hear it for guys like me
Let’s hear it for guys like me
Let’s hear it for guys
Guys like me

AIMEE MANN – Gumby

Gumby, I just can’t do anything,
can’t do anything right
don’t ask me
if I’ll help when helping you
just means someone to fight

It’s so hard putting on your clothes
you don’t even move to cover your skin
why move, moving is how things begin
the front yard taken by the crows
blackguards with their shiny pieces of tin
so much fury
you bury it in

Gumby, we should call your daughter
please, call your daughter again
you must see
things are getting harder and
getting more out of hand

Dude, you’re not even that old
how bad must it be to be bad as this
all day, filling a bottomless pit
all these trinkets bought and sold
all tokens you’ve thrown down to the abyss
there’s a bottom that you’ll never hit

And I don’t know just how you explain this
to a kid with nowhere to live
tell her that the father she has means well
but just has nothing to give

Gumby…
you should call your daughter again
don’t call me…
call your daughter.

AIMEE MANN – Going Through The Motions

Something isn’t right
I don’t know how I know
But baby, it’s despite
Your dog-and-pony show

I can hear it coming
You’re only going through the motions, baby
With your engines humming
You’re just going through the motions, baby

Feel like I’m in jail
With you and Mr. Hyde
A guy who leaves a trail
About a mile wide

So it starts already
That you’re just going through the motions, baby
You can throw confetti
But you’re still going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby

They’ll have a big parade
For every day that you stay clean
But when the trumpets fade
You’ll go under like a submarine
And you won’t see it coming
No, you won’t see it coming

You could have it made
Up there in San Rafael
But baby, I’m afraid
I’ll never see you well

Because I’ve seen the tally
And you’re just going through the motions, baby
To a big finale
That comes from going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby
Going through the motions, baby
You’re just going through the motions, baby

AIMEE MANN – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

“Fear not then,” said the Angel,
“Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan’s power and might.”
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found Him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy

AIMEE MANN – Frankenstein

(I still have the shake in my voice
And I’m going to sing you this song)

I don’t know you from Adam, it could make my day
If you leave me a message I’ll give it away
‘Cause the most perfect strangers that you can talk to
Are the ones who pretend that you’re not really you

Are with any attempts here to play Frankenstein
Come with plenty of chances for changing your mind
When you’re building your own creation
Nothing’s better than real than a real
Imitation

I won’t find it fantastic or think it absurd
When the gun in the first act goes off in the third
‘Cause it’s rare that you ever know what to expect
From a guy made of corpses with bolts in his neck

If the creature is limping the parts are in place
With a mind of its own and a fist for a face
Say hello to your new creation
Now it’s better than real
It’s a real imitation

You may wonder what the catch is
As we batten down the hatches

And when later we find that the thing we devised
Has the villagers clamouring for it’s demise
We will have to admit the futility of
Trying to make something more of this jerry-built love

And you’ll notice it bears a resemblance to
Everything I imagined I wanted from you
But at least it’s my own creation
And it’s better than real
It’s a real imitation

AIMEE MANN – Driving Sideways

At least you know
You were taken by a pro
I know just how you feel
She talked a perfect game
Deflecting all the blame
You took the jack
And changed the flat
And got behind the wheel

Now you’re
Driving sideways
Taken in by the scenery
As you’re propelled along
And your companion
Will not help you to navigate
For fear she may be wrong
For fear she may be wrong

And you will say
That you’re making headway
And put it in overdrive
But you’re mistaking speed
For getting what you need
And never even noticing
You never do arrive

‘Cause you’re
Driving sideways
If you roll down the window, you’ll see
You’re where you don’t belong
And your companion
Will not help you to navigate
For fear she may be wrong
For fear she may be wrong

And you’re powered by
The hopeful lie
That it’s just around the bend
And when this, by default
Comes screeching to a halt
Let’s hope that you
Know what to do
To start it up again

Driving sideways
Hitting scan on the radio
So she can sing along
And she’ll sit
Thinking you’re gonna handle it
Until she’s proven wrong
Until she’s proven wrong
Until you prove her wrong
(Driving sideways)

AIMEE MANN – Deathly

Now that I’ve met you
Would you object to
Never seeing each other again
‘Cause I can’t afford to
Climb aboard you
No one’s got that much ego to spend

So don’t work your stuff
Because I’ve got troubles enough
No, don’t pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
Deathly

‘Cause I’m just a problem
For you to solve and
Watch dissolve in the heat of your charm
But what will you do when
You run it through and
You can’t get me back on the farm

So don’t work your stuff
Because I’ve got troubles enough
No, don’t pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
Deathly
Definitely

You’re on your honor
‘Cause I’m a goner
And you haven’t even begun
So do me a favor
If I should waver
Be my savior
And get out the gun

So don’t work your stuff
Because I’ve got troubles enough
No, don’t pick on me
When one act of kindness could be
Deathly
Deathly
Deathly
Definitely

AIMEE MANN – Choice In The Matter

Skip the cloak and dagger bit
Don’t you know we’re sick of it?
As much as I would like to stay
The message light just blinks away
And while I’m here you won’t push play

So you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter

You leave me no option to indulge in this
Exercise in cowardice
Ignorance without the bliss

‘Cause you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter

You leave me no …

‘Cause I know where this boat will go
Pulled down by the undertow
It’s lucky I know how to row

(so row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.
I hope you drown and never come back.)

‘Cause you leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter
You leave me no choice in the matter

You leave me no

AIMEE MANN – Baby Blue

Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long my love
All that time without a word
Didn’t know you’d think that I’d forget
I’d regret

The special love I had for you
My Baby Blue

All those days became so long
Did you really think I’d do you wrong
Dixie, when I let you go
Thought you’d realize that I would know
I would show

The special love I had for you
My Baby Blue

What can I do?
What can I say?
Except I want you by my side
How can I show you?
Show me a way
Don’t you know the times I’ve tried

Guess that’s all I have to say
Except the feeling just grows stronger every day
Just one thing before I go
Take good care baby, and let me know
Let it grow

The special love you had for me
My Dixie dear

AIMEE MANN – Amateur

I’m told the case is now closed
So I can come to my senses
But when the question is posed
I’ll have this meager defense

I was hoping that you’d know better than that
I was hoping, but you’re an amateur
I was hoping that you’d know better
But I’ve been wrong before

Despite conclusions I drew
There was a chance you’d surprise me
And you’d be better than new
‘Cause I’d have left otherwise

I was hoping that you’d know better than that
I was hoping, but you’re an amateur
I was hoping that you’d know better
But I’ve been wrong before

So I wasn’t thinking clearly
So you didn’t think at all
I thought that was protocol

I was hoping that you’d know better than that
I was hoping, but you’re an amateur
I was hoping that you’d know better
But I’ve been wrong before

I was hoping that
I was hoping, but you’re an amateur
I was hoping that you’d know better
But I’ve been wrong before

AIMEE MANN – All Over Now

Though I let you steer
You, a cavalier
Inch became a light year
It was pathetic

Well, you can write the play
At every word I say
But I don’t have to stay
To see the credits

‘Cause it’s all over now (All over now)
Yes, it’s all over now (All over now)
And I’m free

I was one of few
Who’d stick up for you
And so you never knew
You were a punch line

I could not convince or trust you
To pick up on my hints, must you
Leave your fingerprints
On everything I call mine?

Well, that’s all over now (All over now)
Yes, it’s all over now (All over now)
And I’m free
Yes, I’m free

From your interference
Which had the appearance
Of making it clear that
It’s got nothing to do with me

It’s got nothing to do with me

(It’s got nothing)
It’s got nothing to do with me

It’s got nothing to do with me

And I warn you now
The velocity I’m gathering