Barbie Q
(Words & Music by Will George)
Well, you look so pretty As you walk though the city
In your red high heeled shoes
Six feet tall A living doll
And they call you Barbie Q
You got your hair piled high Boots to your thighs
And your makeup’s done just right
All the boys downtown Will gather round
When the queen holds court tonight
Oh Barbie Q Here’s to you
I love you like a brother
But you look more like my mother
Barbie Q
You’re all the rage When you hit the stage
There’s nothing you won’t do
You seem so quiet But you can be a riot
When you’re being Barbie Q
Statuesque, You dance burlesque
At the all night west end bar
The people scream ‘Cause you’re the queen
you're The drag strip superstar
Oh Barbie Q We love you
I love you like a brother
But you look more like my mother
Barbie Q
When you go home, Take off your clothes
You’re the boy No one knows
with your best dress on Singing a song
You feel like you own the world
A superstar Is what you are
Cause you make a beautiful girl
Yeah, you look so pretty As you walk though the city
In your red high heeled shoes
Wearing your crown All over town
And we call you Barbie Q
Oh Barbie Q We love you
I love you like a sister
Even though you are a mister
Barbie Q
The End of the World
(Words by Will George & Jon McGrath; Music by Will George)
Temperatures risin’ our resistance is low
‘Bout to burn up Yeh it’s our time to go
Last day on Earth, Too late for blame
We might as well party And go out with a BANG!
It’s the end of the world…
Air is a toxic mess, Oxygen nil
It chokes and it burns, A breath could kill
Big man in the west, I hope you’re proud
Madman in the east sent up a mushroom cloud
Its the end of the world…
It’s the end of the world
We’re all out of time
It’s the end of the world
so Tonight we’re gonna party like its 1999
Polar caps are melted, tidal waves high
Try to catch a wave and you’ll probably die
Look over there, Just out of reach
Phoenix Arizona, What a beautiful beach
It’s the end of the world
Something You Were Born With
(Words by Will George & Jon McGrath; Music by Will George)
You’d been hurting all your life
And no one ever knew
Just something you were born with
Was nothing you could do
You held it all inside
Until you hit the wall
Just something you were born with
That made you take that fall
Are you happy now
Are you in a better place
Did you find what you were looking for
Did you find your peace and grace
Angel
My Angel
We only had you for a while
I can’t forget your smile
Angel
My Angel
Now you’re watching from above
Looking down with love
I wish I could’ve helped
Better than I did
But it’s just something you were born with
You tried to keep it hid
Memories of the past
Those who did you harm
That’s not something you were born with
Your innocence was robbed
I hope you’re happy now
I hope you’re in a better place
I hope you found what you went looking for
A place of peace and grace
Angel
My Angel
We only had you for a while
I won’t forget your smile
Angel
My Angel
As you’re watching from above
I hope you know that you were loved
You were loved.
Nothin' To Lose
(words & music by Will George)
I got the whiskey ridin’ on the passenger side
Half of me’s drunk and the other half’s high
I don’t know where I’m going and I don’t really care
I’ll worry ‘bout that when I get there
The one I love was untrue
So I just did what I had to do
Now I’m on the run, front page news
I’ve got nothin’ to gain and nothin’ to lose
Chorus:
Nothin’ to lose
Nothin’ to lose
I got nowhere to go
and nothin’ left to choose
A hundred miles an hour
down a dead-end road
And I won’t get off
Until I explode
I came home early from work today
Caught my baby hard at play
I saw red, the room went black
And I did something that I can’t take back
Now the law is on my tail
If they catch me I’ll go to jail
But I’d rather die than live in a cage
For something that I did in a fit of rage
Chorus
The only way I can end this story
Is to go out in a blaze of glory
I see flashing lights coming from behind
I step on the gas, I hear the engine grind
I’m flying through the air off the side of the road
All that’s left’ll be metal and bone…
Cowboy Man
(words & music by Will George)
He touched down in the desert in the middle of Joshua Tree
He stepped out of the spaceship and he walked right up to me
He speaks to me in a language I don’t know but somehow understand
He says “I’ve come to Earth because I wanna be a cowboy man”
He’s green and scaly - and a little fat
But he looks real good in his cowboy hat
Chorus
He’s a cowboy man
From a foreign land
‘Cross the burnin’ sand
He’s a cowboy man
He says “I’ve seen all the movies and the western TV shows
And I wanna be a sheriff or a rider in the rodeo
So now please take me to your leader cause you see I’m his biggest fan
Yeh, John Wayne is my hero and I wanna be a cowboy man”
Then he points up to the stars
And says he comes from a place called Mars
Chorus
All his life he felt misunderstood
He didn’t wanna do the things they said he should
So he left his home - gave it all up for a dream
Now he’s the best damn Martian rodeo rider the Earth has ever seen
Dancing With Angels
(words & music by Will George)
She sits all alone and calls him on the phone but he’s never home
He won’t return her call
She always gets his friend, he says “hi, Paul’s not here again”
But it sounds just like Paul
She remembers when they were dancing with angels
Oh they danced for so long
She remembers dancing with angels
What could have gone wrong?
They met at the grocery store, they’ve been dating for a year or more
As happy as can be
They went out to shows and wore fancy clothes but she didn’t know
Paul’s history
She remembers when they were dancing with angels
She remembers it well
She remembers dancing with angels
But how could she tell
Paul’s not the same
Now he’s a different man
His mind’s gone astray
He just forgot to say
She waits down the block at the corner shop where he always stops
And pretends to make a call
His car pulls in she sees, she yells “Hey Paul, remember me?”
He’s says he can’t recall. She screams:
Don’t you remember when we were dancing with angels?
Oh we danced for so long
I remember dancing with angels
Hey Paul, what went wrong?
Spare The Rod
(WORDS & MUSIC BY WILL GEORGE)
I remember my mama cryin’ When they came to take me away
I was too young to understand What was happening on that day
They put me on a bus With all the other kids
We drove all day, we drove all night Til we got to our new digs
They took me to a school, tried to teach me how to pray
But I refused to forget Our traditional ways
They told me I was bad, They told me I had sinned
They told me I was going to Hell For the colour of my skin
Spare the rod and spoil the child That’s what the Father said
Then he used me and abused me Til I wished I was dead
Everything that happened Played tricks on my head
Now I cry myself to sleep each night In my dirty bed
I try my best to please them But it always ends the same
Whatever I do gets twisted Ends up in my shame
They done things I ain’t told They done things I can’t say
They done things I’ll take to my grave Until my dying day
Spare the rod and spoil the child That’s what the Father said
Then he used me and abused me Til I wished I was dead
Everything that happened Played tricks on my head
Now I cry myself to sleep each night In my dirty bed
I gotta get me outta here Gotta find my way home
Gotta see my family Gotta be with my own
I don’t wanna die here, surely will if I stay
Gotta make sure they don’t find me Once I get away
Run, run as fast as you can now
Run, run on home
Run, get on out now
Just don’t let ‘em catch you out on the road
The One That Got Away
(WORDS & Music BY WILL GEORGE & JON MCGRATH)
There was a time I believed I was your only one
But now I see that I was wrong, its done, you’re gone.
It doesn’t matter what you said And we can’t turn back time
Now I know that all your lies aren't wort a dime
I gave you everything I had and You threw it all away
One day, when the tables turn I know you’re going to find
Just how bad lonely feels And how a heart can pine.
Forever in your memory I’ll be in your mind
Someday, you’ll say I was the one that got away
If I see you walking down the street, I’ll cross to the other side.
I won’t let you get to me, I’ve go my pride
If I see you in a club downtown In the arms of that guy
I’ll turn around walk out the door, I’m gone, good bye.
I don’t want to let you have This power over me.
One day, when the tables turn I know you’re going to find
Just how bad lonely feels And how a heart can pine.
Forever in your memory I’ll be in your mind
Someday, you’ll say I was the one that got away
I don’t wanna make small talk Or ask how you’ve been
We’ve said all there is to say
Don’t wanna go that road, We’ve both been there before
This time it’s time to step away
I know it’s gonna take some time But I’ll get over you
I’ll find true love in the arms Of someone new
Someday somebody’s gonna break your heart And then you will find
How it feels to be deceived And left behind
You’ll give him everything you have And he’ll throw it all away
‘Cause one day, when the tables turn I know you’re going to find
Just how bad lonely feels And how a heart can pine.
Forever in your memory I’ll be in your mind
Someday, you’ll say I was the one that got away
Someday, you’ll pay for the one that got away
Cutting Room Floor
(WORDS BY WILL GEORGE; MUSIC BY WILL GEORGE & JON MCGRATH)
He said “I want to see you naked. Let’s see whatcha got.
Show me all your talent, and you’ll make it to the top.
You wanna get far in this business you’ll do just what I say
Cause I’m the man in power and you know I’ll have my way.”
Well she wanted in that movie so she did what he asked for
But all her film just ended up on the cutting room floor.
Well they told she was pretty, but she knew that ain’t enough
To stand out from the crowd, you gotta be hot stuff
So she went to see the doctor to get some work done
She got new lips, new boobs, new hips, and she’d only just begun
Well the doctor nipped and tucked her, and by the time she walked out that door
She’d left the best part of her on the cutting room floor
Still she struggled to get noticed, but it was all in vain
The constant rejection slowly drove her insane
The harder that she tried, the more she felt entrapped
Until one night she’d had enough and something in her snapped
Well she pulled out a razor, cut her wrist and was no more
They found her body lying on the cutting room floor
All she ever wanted was to be loved
Queen of California
(words & music by Will George)
She came down from the blue hills of Kentucky
She was playin' in a rock n roll show
She stayed behind because she liked the weather
It never rains in California don't you know
She's livin' in a house in Laurel Canyon
Deep in the heart of Hollywood
She goes to art school, she's makin' movies
She's gonna take the world by storm
She's the queen of California
From the shores of San Francisco Bay
To the desert out in San Diego
She's the queen of Californ-I-A
She learned to surf on the beach at Venice
Every morning up at 6am
Strums her guitar and sings Bob Dylan
Long blonde hair blowin' in the wind
Drives up the coast with the top down
Cruisin' Highway 101
She's the queen of California
From the beaches out in West L.A.
To the vineyards up in Mendocino
She's the queen of Californ-I-A
Heads turn when she walks by
With a beauty to mystify
She'll cast a spell over you
Everytime she walks in the room
She's the queen of California
From the rocky cliffs of Monterey
To the farmlands down around Salinas
She's the queen of Californ-I-A
She's the queen of California
She's the queen of San Jose
She's the queen of Pasadena
She's the queen of Californ-I-A
She's the queen of California
Winter Is Near
(words & music by Harvey McCormick & Richard McCormick)
Late autumn nights and the rustle of leaves
A touch of frost on the gentle breeze
From green to brown go the colour of trees
And wet with rain
Summer's warmth seemed so long ago
The kids on the street seem all to know
There are some hard times coming ahead
And with it pain
Chorus
The street is alive with the wealthy and poor
Some have homes some sleep in the door
Some carry gold cards some pan spare change
All seem much older no matter their age
The kids huddled up against the cold rain
scouring through dumpsters in the back lanes
Between Porche and Mercedes and half empty champagne
This is their bed
Chorus
Late autumn nights and the rustle of leaves
A touch of frost on the gentle breeze
From green to brown go the colour of trees
And wet with rain
I'm Alive
(words & music by Jon McGrath)
Caught my reflection, in the mirror
Well, it took me by surprise
And though I say that I’m not missing you
I could see it in my eyes
Wake in the night, I hear your voice
It’s me just talkin’ in my sleep
I tell myself “I'll get over you”
But my feelings run too deep
CHORUS
I’m alive but not doing well
I’m alive but just hanging on
I’m alive but anyone can tell
My life’s a living hell, since you’ve been gone