@ALBUM: One-Sided Story by The Pursuit of Happiness All lyrics by Moe Berg @SONG: Food Your love is like greasy fried noodles Instantly gratifying - makes me want to come back for more You fill me up and I'm hungry an hour later Got to have another serving - give me a sweet encore Come on over for some barbequed pork I want to get you on my fork and then I'm gonna swallow you whole Want to baste you on both sides get you nice and tender Want you to melt in my mouth - give me a sensory overload Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death Sometimes you're a little like shake and bake chicken A little hard on the outside but so soft within I bite through your coating and you ooze all over me I feel just like a pig with your juice running down my chin Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death For dessert how about a nice piece of your cherry pie With some whipped cream on it, that would taste so unreal After we're done I see you sucking on a cigarette You know there's nothing like a smoke after a good hearty meal Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death Ring the dinner bell, I'm starving to death @SONG: Two Girls In One She's two girls - two girls in one She's the woman that she wants to be and the woman she's become Don't even bother trying to figure it out -- go figure -- Two girls - two girls in one Well, she's never been hungry, she's never been poor But when you tell her what it's like she seems to know a little more Yelling through the bathroom door 'bout how to liberate the masses While she's putting on her lipstick and curling her false eyelashes [chorus] She'll won't wear a ring on her finger, no man can tie her down But she wears one in her nose so he can pull her around Sensitive and vulnerable, that's the kind she likes best But he's got to have muscles, and a lot of hair on his chest [chorus] She provokes your lust just so she can refuse it Sex is a weapon but only she's allowed to use it She uses her whims to tell her what's wrong and right And her ignorance to paint the world black and white [chorus] @SONG: New Language Don't make me speak in a new language Just let me tell you the way that I feel about you I sure don't want to offend anyone But if you take away my words how can I tell you the truth An old-fashioned boy and a modern girl And the way that we talk turns our heasds around Your passion is real when I'm in your arms But when you speak it gets watered down I know I'm not very articulate I can't express myself innocuously But what I say - it comes from the heart Must you distort the real meaning [chorus] I know it's been said that talk is cheap But we know the power it really has Must it be rigid and so benign Can't it be free and efficacious [chorus] @SONG: Something Physical His kisses are like drugs... They turn your eyes inside your head Your skin comes alive... And your brain shuts off. Then he turns on you and he's cruel and heartless You can't figure out what went wrong He's a hungry baby far from his mother And you're no comfort at all There's something physical between you That keeps you tied to him Like chains, it'll drag you down WHen he's not around it's easy to intellectualize that he's no good So you sit at home and you sleep and you dream a little more than you should Then he opens the door There's liquor on his breath, and perfume in his hair He holds you close -- he's so warm and strong And gradually you don't care [chorus] Sometimes you don't hear from him at all And the voice in your head becomes a shout What has he got that you can't live without [chorus] @SONG: The One Thing I'm no ladies man - I don't run around It's really not my style I mean I like to flirt but I don't want to hurt You could say I'm just a friendly guy It doesn't often happen but sometimes I'll get a girl laughing That's if she'll even give me a look But when it comes to matters of the heart I'll tell you right up front I'm playing by the book Baby, there is one thing I am saving just for you Darling, I got one thing I ain't giving to nobody but you Sometimes if she's not shy I like to steal a little kiss A little kiss if she's willing and young Sometimes she'll be a little too eager (I hate it when they almost choke you with their tongue) That's when I back off and try and catch my breath And think of what I've got to lose She might be pretty and witty and fun but between the two of you I know who I'll chose [chorus] Sometimes I go too far - the girls just think I'm icky They can see the boner in my pants I know I should keep my hands to myself But I can't -- I just can't My skin gets creepy crawly and I'm so alcoholly That I know it's time for me to leave 'Cause it all means nothing I belong to you and that's something you'll just have to believe [chorus] @SONG: No Safe Place I've got a little girl, though I know it won't be long Before she finds another boy who will sit her by the fireplace And sing her a song It feels like there's no safe place In a world that's come apart And the deafening sound of a bursting bubble Wakes you up with a start Is there nowhere that is safe Why can't we change the rules so I win All I need is an escape A temporary place to hide When she's coming in the door when she's walking out the door hard to tell which is worse That false feeling of relief when she comes in Or the empty feeling when she's gone And every night on the streets the forces of darkness Score another victory And I stand with the timid waiting for the devil To make a martyr of me [chorus] Fold up the tents and load up the trucks 'cause it's time to move on If we only knew where to go I hope that we'd already be gone And even when we're lying together, I make sure she falls asleep first It seems when things are at their best, my mind starts to wander to things at their worst So do I fall asleep and dream of a peace that never will come Or do I roll over and let her break the glass around my heart And set off the alarm [chorus] @SONG: Shave Your Legs If you shave your legs I'll stay home every night I'll defer to you, I'll let you win every fight I'll forget about all the things that you said All the times you've hurt me and left me for dead If you Neet your legs I'll lie at your feet I won't come home drunk and fall fast asleep I'll ignore the fact that you've broken my spirit That contempt in your voice, I'll pretend I don't hear it I'll do anything that you want If it means that we can stay together I'll do anything that you want Can't we keep the peace and stay together If they're soft and smooth I'll be faithful and true I'll forget all my friends that take time from you I know you're not attracted to me any more But we can keep that hidden behind our locked door If they're sleek and shiny we can have a child You can call it want you want, you can let it run wild Just rub yourself against me once in a while Let me run my lips down them, give me a reason to smile I'll do anything that you want If it means that we can stay together I'll do anything that you want Can't we keep the peace and stay together @SONG: Runs in the Family Paula's sister has legs as long as hers Maybe a little bit longer They're tan and shiny and newly grown And they fit so easily on her Paula's sister's eyes sparkle and flair With the promise of her youth Paula's eyes are beautiful but dark Because they know the truth I guess that beauty runs in the family I guess that beauty runs in the family It's as easy as DNA Paula's sister has no lines on her face Nobody's hurt her yet Paula's smile is still devastating But I see it less and less She looks a lot like Paula did When we first met Before I wore her spirit down And filled her with regret [chorus] I'm talking to her like an older brother She's talking to me with her shoes off She looks at me with innocence I look away [chorus] @SONG: All I Want There's no sound like the sound of you breathing It's the sound that I want to put me to sleep at night There's no word like the name that I call you It's the song that I sing to make everything right I don't want to change your way of thinking I don't want to change what you believe I don't want you to change a single thing All I want is your hand tonight You are the heaven that I've chosen to believe in Your face lights the light of hope inside of my heart The miracle of when we're together Lives inside of me through the times that we are apart I don't want you to walk on the water You don't have to prove yourself to me I don't need you to catch the roof above me All I want is your hand tonight Sometimes I think about you walking the street Doing things that any other person might do Sometimes I wonder what makes you think of me Is it anything that I can follow you through We don't have to be lovers in danger Wouldn't put that kind of strain on you Maybe we won't live happy ever after All I want is your hand tonight @SONG: Forbidden Fruit Why do men chosoe evil Why do men choose pain Why do I choose to see you again Why do your eyes tempt me Why do I want you so much I know your body would break me, so I won't touch Forbidden fruit - the taste of sorrow There'll be no turning back You can't go back Forbidden fruit - the taste of sorrow I try to avoid you We can't be left alone If I could just undress you, that's as far as I'd go It makes me feel so guilty I feel so ashamed Maybe I'll go outside and wash you off me in the rain [chorus] @SONG: Little Platoons (My Neighbourhood) My neighbours in the real world Are like the people in my dreams The numb walk with the wicked And I walk in between They're really hard to talk to But they've always something to say It's either thick and incoherent Or undercut with rage Things out here can get a little crazy People are aimless - not so smart - a bit lazy Things in my neighbourhood can get a little rough But that's where my room is, that's where I keep my stuff Women around here don't fare all too well There's usually a comment or a taunt from some loser who smells The ones who get married or shack up don't last too long Their men like to fight - sometimes with guns Things out here can get a little crazy People are aimless - not so smart - a bit lazy Things in my neighbourhood can get a little rough But that's where my room is, that's where I keep my stuff Some of the old ones have lived here for years They keep their places nice in spite of everything Once they had a meal for the lonely and downtrodden Now they lock their doors tight - those days are forgotten At night there's a lot of yelling at each other and to themselves I hope I never hear somebody's final cry for help There's a lot of hate out there so I keep my head down Past the 7-11, down my dark street till I get home Things out here can get a little crazy People are aimless - not so smart - a bit lazy Things in my neighbourhood can get a little rough But that's where my room is, that's where I keep my stuff @SONG: Survival When you get scared you come to me pleadingly I must be there whenever you call To betray your faith would be my greatest sin Your love's so deep it makes me feel small Now it's me, not your father, keeping the ghosts away When we kiss it's a bond that I cannot hide from I can't hurt the one I'm trusted to care for It's not love any more - it's survival When we're apart I cannot comfort you But your heart is safe with me every night When temptation's hand pulls me away from you I must resist or forfeit my life [chorus]