Here We Are

A conversation with a friend yesterday inspired this song. Take from it what you will maybe one day I'll tell you what it's about.

Here We Are

Here we are on our broken wings
Praying fire from the sky on the evil things
Oh why oh why do the angels have to fly
Do the angels have to fly away?

Come my warrior come my king
Fly over all and everything
Oh why oh why do the good guys have to cry
Do the good guys have to cry today?

Well the day is over it's getting late
Have I decided my own fate?
Oh why oh why do these dream have to die
Do these dreams have to die this way?

Chords: D G A

Some Things

For Tessa's birthday I cleaned our spare room and made into a sewing room, complete with all Tessa's old rock n' roll posters from when we lived in SF. She loved it. I wrote this song on Tessa' birthday in the new room. She my inspiration. It was also greatly helped by a concert posters on the wall.

Some Things

You are my beloved and I love your tattoo
Whenever I'm lonely I just think of you
Somethings can't be explained they must be experience
And I'm so glad I ended up with you

Well these are strang days and this is funny weather
Wheneve I'm with you I'm so glad were together
Somethings can't be explained they must be experience
And I'm so glad I ended up with you

You were my favorite thing in San Francisco
You were my favorite thing in San Francisco
And it's true our Rebellion
And it's true our Resolution
And it's true our Evolution's just begun

Well today it's your birthday your turning 31
According to my records you make my life so fun
Some things can't be explained they must be experience
And I'm so glad I ended up with you

You were my favorite thing in San Francisco
You were my favorite thing in San Francisco
And it's true our Rebellion
And it's true our Resolution
And it's true our Evolution's just begun

She Used To Be

Some of these new songs contain my fabulous wife singing along on them... This is one of the first songs I wrote specifically for her to sing with me. All the lines he used to are Tessa singing about me. Tessa also helped write some of the lyrics on this number. We wrote this on the way to a friends house where we heard the Moldy Peaches for the first time. It seems they share some similiar dynamics. I guess I'm behind the times.

She used to be a drummer in the marching band
She used to be a person I don't understand
She used to be a stranger from so far away
And now she's my best friend

He used to be the singer in a punk rock band
He used to be a baseball player in the sand
He used to be a stranger from so far away
And now he's my best friend

She used to call a commune in Chicago home
She used to never ever wanna be alone
She used to be the truth behind my contradictions
And now she's my best friend

He used to be a cheerleader in Highschool
He used to wear hammer pants when they weren't cool
He used to be the truth behind my contradictions
And how he's my best friend

She used to drive me crazy and right up the wall
And then she'd go and answer all my phone calls
And then she went she went ahead and married me
And now she's my best friend

He used to be the answer to my greatest fears
You see he is my junior by a few years
And then he went he went ahead and married me
And now she's my best friend

Now were so happy to be living not alone
Yes were so glad to not be talking on the phone
Yes I'm with you and I'm so happy your with me
AND NOW YOUR MY BEST FRIEND!

Chords: G D C

Not Quite Yet

This song is about not Tessa and I not quite being ready to have kids yet. It's share some musicial commonality with Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. It's easily one of my most complex and dynamic songs to date. It should be noted that while this song is about a real fear of ours, the whole story is not true. Our parents are not pressuring us to have kids or come visit. It is a whole hell of a lot fun to play live though.

Not Quite Yet

(we sing the chorus together)
I love you and you love me
Together we'll make a family
But NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

I got a call from my dear old mom
She said when you making babies well it's been to long
Well NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

I got a call from my mother in law
She said when you coming to visit well you live to far
Well NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

I got a call from my dear old dad
He said it will be the best time you've ever had
Well NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

I love you and you love me
Together we'll make a family
But NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

(tessa sings) See I wanna beat on this big old drum (tessa plays a drum solo)
I wanna travel the world and have lots of fun
Yes we wanna live life fit fancy and free (but were still working on it)
We wanna shoot for the stars be all we can be

I love you and you love me
Together we'll make a family
But NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

So here's our cry and hears our prayer
one day we want kids but were just not there
O NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

Whoooaaa Whoooaaa
Whoooaaa Whoooaaa

Tessa starts screaming like a baby.

I keep screaming whooaa whooaa..

I love you and you love me
Together we'll make a family
But NOT, NOT Quite Yet.

Chords: A D E G

Tonight

I wrote this song a few weeks ago laying out our bed while Tessa was reading a Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It's the catchiest new song so far and a really fun sing-a-long. It was originally a remix of the song Glad Tiding off Take It Easy but it quickly took on a life of it's own. You can hear an early mix over on my myspace page. This song has real sing-a-long / old green day feel. I love it.

Tonight

Here's to glad tiding and great great joy
Here's to talk of revolution with no dreams destroyed

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

Well my names Nate Allen I'm not a rock star
I work at a call center drive a broken down car

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

In this game of life there's nothing but possibilities
We have have skills and we all have abilities

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

So when the rains come down and the floods come up
And when your finally over it and when you've had enough

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

Because there's always an answer there always escape
There always tomorrow and it's never to late

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

Your like a rocketship headed to the moon
Our candles will be lighted soon
and don't you know....... YOUR FUTURES BRIGHT

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

So here's to glad tiding and great great joy
Here's to talk of revolution with our dreams deployed

Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright
Tonight ------ It Will Be Alright

Chords: B F# E

Asshole

This song was originally set to the tune of the song This Is The Army by Irving Berlin. It's can be percieved an apology or an offence but I prefer to think of it as confession. The second verse contains a reference to the fact it took me 2 years to tell my best friend and now wife that I loved her. The third verse contains refences to two Against Me! songs. Tessa thinks this song will become a standard in the set. 2 of the verses were originally in the song Revolutionary Colors off my Home Again record.

Asshole

I woke up this morning on a sunday
One of my 2 split days off this week
started feeling tired around 8 Pm
And I can't find a kind word to speak

I hate feeling like an Asshole
I hate feeling so unnerved
I hate feeling like the things I hate
And I wish I could take back my words

See I can't even tell you that I love you
But I wanna love before I do
One more year in holy isolation
Maybe I'll finally get to try

Oh truly I've never laughed at danger
But I talk a pretty good game
And when were all walking honest
We all look the same

I hate feeling like an Asshole
I hate feeling so unnerved
I hate feeling like the things I hate
And I wish I could take back my words

I woke up this morning on a Sunday
One year later sleeping next to you
Wishing I could say that I've tamed my tongue
But someday that would not be true

I hate feeling like an Asshole
I hate feeling so unnerved
I hate feeling like the things I hate
And I wish I could take back my words

Chords: G D C