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Tuesday, February 8, 8:30pm
Rodeo Bar
375 3rd Avenue
212-683-6500
Friday, March 11, 9pm
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY
Dumb Luck (2003)
1. Stupid Love Song
2. The Girl You Left Behind
3. Crawl Back
4. Feed the Elephant
5. Dumb Luck
6. Line of Battle
7. What Will They Write on Your Stone?
8. Destiny's Too Slow
9. Let It Show
10. She's No Angel
11. Clear to Me Now
12. That Dance
You woke up on the wrong side of the bed from me last night
I wonder if I dare to look away and decide I might
And so I look for clues from you to tell me which way’s right
I’ve still got a ways to go
Before Cupid pulls back his bow
Wherever you are is where I want to be
So don’t let me take it to heart
If you’d rather not fake it
At least I’ll know what’s going on
It’s better than a stupid love song
It’s better than a stupid love song
When we meet in the first act it’s hard to get it
straight
Boy meets girl passion unfurls disguises we create
And when the final curtain falls we renegotiate
I’ve still got something to say
I don’t want you any other way
Wherever you are is where I want to be
Darling don’t you know
What’s in your eyes will bring me home
Darling can’t you see
You’re all I need to my surprise
2. The Girl You Left Behind (Philbrook)
I smell your powder and perfume
I see you in a windowpane
I feel you in the bed at night
But everybody says I gotta move on
Nobody says that you’re gone
I just can’t live with myself
So I live with the girl you left behind
We spend a quiet night at home
Your laughter’s ringing in my ears
But still I feel there’s something missing
Everybody says I gotta move on
Nobody says that you’re gone
I just can’t live with myself
So I live with the girl you left behind
I get a strange sensation when we’re out with friends
They don’t see the kind of bond we found but then, again,
I don’t mind
Now you look better than you ever did
And I believe that we can work this out
But still I feel there’s something missing
Everybody says I gotta move on
Nobody says that you’re gone
I just can’t live with myself
So I live with the girl you left behind
I smell your powder and perfume
I see you in a windowpane
I feel you in the bed at night
But everybody says I gotta move on
Nobody says that you’re gone
I just can’t live with myself
So I live with the girl you left behind
Sometimes I feel it’s all gone crazy
My mind isn’t driving but who’s that behind the wheel
And in time the memories grow hazy
As I wake up each morning to the sounds of grinding steel
I don’t mind telling you that
Your dreams are irrelevant
I might do it sideways or maybe I will just
Crawl into the ocean
Looking back at all this big commotion
Locked up in a tiny human notion
I just want to crawl into the ocean
And you know whatever gets me through to daybreak
Isn’t just the thought of you or the life we’re hoping to
have
And I need something that regulates my heartbeat
I don’t want to waste it all looking down at a safety net
I don’t mind telling you that
Your dreams are irrelevant
I might do it sideways or maybe
I will just crawl into the ocean
Looking back at all this big commotion
Locked up in a tiny human notion
I just want to crawl into the ocean
Even on the very highest mountain
There are too many people up there counting
How much it takes to get down
Don’t tell me I’m wrong
4. Feed the Elephant (Philbrook)
The houses are staring as you park the minivan
This is the seventh time you’ve succumbed to a one-night stand
You were a champion, the fastest runner in the land
You’ve won respect of many, your opinion’s always in demand
Now you’re running just as fast as you can
Knowing you, just a little white lie will do
When you’re through, feed the elephant in the room
The children are sleeping, home is never very far
You look so captivating in the dim light of a local bar
You were a beauty, in the school plays you were such a star
You dreamed of palaces and plates of Russian caviar
But now you’re tripping all the way to the car
Knowing you, just a little white lie will do
When you’re through, feed the elephant in the room
When you smile, you think your mind’s at ease
But in your heart, you’re begging for release
The morning sun is melting frost on the lawn
“Dream Lover” plays on the radio as you turn the coffee on
But if you blink then it could all be gone
Knowing you, just a little white lie will do
When you’re through, feed the elephant in the room
We read all the right books
Consulted the experts
We took our time masterminding the perfect plan
We practiced the hard parts
And studied the big charts
There were days when we thought we had it in the can
The leaves are falling on the ground
The grass is turning brown
On the field today
Now we’re leaving it up…
We’re leaving it up…
Let’s raise our half-filled cups
We’ll never give up
We’re leaving it up…
To dumb luck
We wiped away some tears
Confronted our worst fears
Down in the mud, losing blood, we knew we stood a chance
Now we’re in the big game
We still have our good name
We’ll keep all eyes on the prize until our victory dance
The leaves are falling on the ground
The grass is turning brown
On the field today
Now we’re leaving it up
We’re leaving it up
Let’s raise our half-filled cups
We’ll never give up
We’re leaving it up…
To dumb luck
Why shouldn't I know what's going to happen to us now
When it's so up and down
Why shouldn't you be somebody who means you may be
something good to me
And how do I get through to you when I know you're trying to fight it,
so fight it if you can
Why do I detect the hidden things you say in the line of battle, in the
line of battle
Wherever we go, I'll pretend that I don't know
about that verbal punch
Until I'm invited deep into that part of you
Where all your doubts are saying
Does he need me now
Maybe you've decided that you will never want
Someone who gives it back, right back to you
Is it any use to breathe on down your neck
It's not what you want me to do
Every time we talk you could cut the tension with a knife
You could cut it right in two
And how do I get through to you when I know you're trying to fight it,
so fight it if you can
Why do I detect the hidden things you say in the line of battle, in the
line of battle
7. What Will They Write on Your Stone? (Philbrook)
You find a million better things to do
Than what you’re always dreaming about
Where are those places you were going to?
Why are you still holding out?
So you lay there soaking in the sun
And you call that living
You say you’re not hurting anyone
But I call that giving in
You say we all leave this world alone
What will you do with your flesh and bones?
And what will they write?
What will they write on your stone?
What will they write on your stone?
There’s not a building left in this town
That you haven’t painted red
But if you’re just hanging around
Then you’re just playing dead
You say we all leave this world alone
What will you do with your flesh and bones?
And what will they write?
What will they write on your stone?
What will they write on your stone?
Every birthday card reminds you of an open grave
The truth will hit you hard when you add up those empty days
All of them wasted
You say we all leave this world alone
What will you do with your flesh and bones?
And what will they write?
What will they write on your stone?
What will they write on your stone?
8. Destiny's Too Slow (Philbrook)
Don’t move, let me drink you in
Oh Wendy, where have you been?
And how did you slip into my world?
My heart is a question mark
A forest waiting for a spark
Or an oyster clinging to a lonely pearl
Darkness falls from a clear blue sky
I just want while we got time
Waves will crash and the wind will blow
But each kiss takes on a softer glow
And I’m not a genius but this I know
Destiny’s too slow
Your eyes burn like ancient fire
I’ll build a cathedral spire
For a single taste of your red lips
This life could be gone in a flash
This café will be covered in ash
By then there will be nothing left to fear
Darkness falls from a clear blue sky
I just want to live while we got time
Waves will crash and the wind will blow
But each kiss takes on a softer glow
I’m not a genius but this I know
Destiny’s too slow
Love will survive, long after our goodbye
So let’s grab on while we can
Darkness falls from a clear blue sky
I just want to live before I die
Waves will crash and the wind will blow
But each kiss takes on a softer glow
And I’m not a genius but this I know
I’m running out of melancholy lines
I’ve had enough of endless what have you done for me’s
I’m giving up my own thin veiled disguise
I’m putting fuzzy sentiments back where they belong
Cuz they all line up
And whisper what you mean to me
And they all line up
Now or never still seems strange to me
But I’ve got something to turn to
And I’ve got some place to go
And I’ve got no reason not to let it show…to let it show
It’s easier than stopping on a dime
I’ve finally found I don’t want someone’s sympathy
Here’s a mood and I believe it’s all mine
It doesn’t have a room for maudlin miseries
Because they all line up
And whisper what you mean to me
And they all line up
Now or never still seems strange to me
But I’ve got something to turn to
And I’ve got some place to go
And I’ve got no reason not to let it show
And I’ll take my turn in keeping
Self-pity all in check
While my fingers keep on dripping off the neck
I’ve been led by the nose
Thinking that what’s good in my coffee
Will go down with the rest of it
I’m downwind and feeling the lows
She will pick me up to a point and
Leave me at the pinnacle
Stranded there at the top
I’m waiting for it to drop
I didn’t know what I’d find there
Because it’s only just a dream
Along with everything that came between us
She’s no angel
She’s no angel
She’s no angel except when we’re alone
She’s not exactly a tease
But I can’t pretend she is less
Than anything expected
With a mountainous aim to please
She is not nearly as willing as how I imagined it
She stopped me on the spot
My heart’s tied up in knots
I didn’t know what I’d find there
Because it’s only just a dream
Along with everything that came between us
She’s no angel
She’s no angel
She’s no angel except when we’re alone
I don’t mind (at all) when she floats into my little
room
She can’t see my side but she understands who’s fooling who
Now my cup overflows
With a little flick of a wrist
She lets her hips do the talking
She says she’s waiting for him
With his Mr. Right grin
But I’m thinking it must be me
That she keeps hoping for
Lip-synching all those lustful words that I abhor
She’s no angel
She’s no angel
She’s no angel except when we’re alone
11. Clear to Me Now (Philbrook)
Running with the dogs, howling at the moon
Making sure I didn’t hit the bed too soon
You were an orchid blazing in full bloom
Who could ignore it?
When I said I really needed my own space
You went and handed me the milky way
But when you tried to talk about your day
I was in orbit
And it all seems so clear to me now
And it all seems so clear to me now
Yes it all seems so clear to me now
I made you promises I could not keep
And there were words that I forgot to speak
I could kill a dozen good nights’sleep
With my silence
And it all seems so clear to me now
And it all seems so clear to me now
Yes it all seems so clear to me…
Happiness springs
From such simple things
If you don’t know what you’ve got
You lose a lot, you lose a lot, you lose
Now I’m driving north on 95
Heading up the coast to keep my hopes alive
There’s a blinking yellow caution sign
In the distance
And it all seems so clear to me now
And it all seems so clear to me now
Yes it all seems so clear to me now
Another minute more and I might let you in under my skin…I
just can’t win
‘Cause I been out that door and on the floor with hardly more than
one….drink or two
You see it’s not worth it to me
To have some altered personality
And I know that’s a lot to ask
from any of my old drinking friends
Who sit around and say
They’re tired of being themselves today
So they dance that dance
And look that old mistress in the eye
One last time
There was a time when I was hypnotized by any stranger’s
eyes it seems…so unreal
It felt like someone else stood in my place and used up all the god times….it
wasn’t me
You see it really wouldn’t be lie
To use that as an alibi
And I know that’s a lot to ask from anyone who knew me then
With the bubbly and cigarettes
When I hadn’t met my last laugh yet
When I danced that dance
And looked that old mistress in the eye
One last time
No longer listen to what other people want
I don’t miss them or the places I used to haunt
And if you and I had never met
I might still be an aerialist without a net
And if you ever think that I could be that silly boy again
Well, I’ll tell you that he’s gone for good
And wrapped up as he rightly should
No dancing that dance, no dancing that dance
No looking that old mistress in the eye
One last time
