Frank Randall: vocals, guitar harmonica.
David Downey: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Paul Novak: bass, backing vocals.
Jon Duncan: piano organ, accordion.
Adam Levy: lead guitar, backing vocals.
Dominic Ciola: bass.
Slim Dunlap: electric guitar, backing vocals.
John Eller: backing vocals.
Dave Boquist: fiddle.
Mark Lerner: mandolin.
Noah Levy: percussion.
Jacques Wait: lead guitar.
Mike Wisti: percussion, backing vocals.


My Blue Collar
Josephine, won't you go for a ride with me
And we will exchange glorious words
The civilization that surrounds us
Maybe goes to show money doesn't matter
My Blue Collar, My Blue Collar
I will go to great lengths to impress you
I will wash my everyday clothes
I will wave a flag if I have to
Josephine, you will never come to know
My Blue Collar, My Blue Collar
We're all living in the middle of a big, bright
Beautiful, colorful - Josephine, it's a wonderful world
You're lost in fields of green, ain't you now?
Josephine won't you go for a ride with me
And we will exchange glorious words
The civilization that surrounds us
Maybe goes to show money doesn't matter
My Blue Collar, My Blue Collar

Love is Dead
Dying in conversation
The innocent are on their knees
Peace on earth and good will aside
So many things that we must decide
I continue to not understand
I continue to not understand
Was it something Shakespeare said
Or is it simple as "Love is dead"
You're the picture of internal struggle
Where the winner gets to rule the world
You say each day is just hit or miss
I say, come on, blow the world a kiss
I continue to not understand
I continue to not understand
Was it something Shakespeare said
Or is it simple as "Love is dead"
Leave the keys on the counter
I swear I had something to say
You like the songs about the small towns,
Well this ain't no small town anyway
I continue to not understand
I continue to not understand

Hard Years
I'm sorry for your life so far
I wish you wouldn't take it so hard
These hard years they all add up
These hard years are just enough for the leaving
In the meantime, try a little harder no to let it show
There's absolutely nothing to do
There's absolutely something to lose
If he were here, well it's all the same
If he were here he'd only steal you away one more time
In the meantime, try a little harder no to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder no to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder
Long ago, once upon a time
Lived a boy with a hill to climb
You know the story like you wrote it yourself
You could never stand by your man throught the hard years
In the meantime, try a little harder no to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder no to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder
Of all the hopeless passion plays
And all your rainbows turned to grays
And if I stay up late enough the one I love will come to me
Now I now that it's untrue, I try a little harder not to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder no to let it show
Ooh, na na na, try a little harder
I'm sorry for your life so far
I wish you wouldn't take it so hard
It's just a thought and it's my place
But I'll say it once and I'll say no more about it
In the meantime, how about it?

Morning Glory
You could see it coming
Dull witted blade will run ye through
This ain't no paper love story
This here's overwhelming memory
I've got the morning glory
I've got the run and skip and jump inside of me
I've got he morning glory
Waiting for my love
Shield your eyes lest ye be blinded
By burning rays in soft disguise
Clearly, she will have no other
Clearly, she will surely rise
I've got the morning glory
I've got the run and skip and jump inside of me
I've got the morning glory
Waiting for my love
California are you sleeping?
Do masses gather in your name?
And tell me, do you feel the future?
Will nighttime come to crown the day?
I've got the morning glory
I've got the run and skip and jump inside of me
I've got he morning glory
Waiting for my love

Local Sinners
There's no way to say where or when
That slow decay will begin
Those pretty looks will someday fade
Then we'll see the stuff of which you're made
In my eyes you were the delicate one
Your paradise found is innocence gone
There's no broken glass on a nighttime street
Could cut as deep as you cut me
The local sinners, they want you so bad
You want to be a local sinner too
But there's a goodness inside of you
And it's bound to come shining through
I was born and raised, the rest I forget
You were a waitress looking for a pretty good bet
When you said "I believe I'll let it ride"
Smart money made a killing on the side
The local sinners, they want you so bad
You want to be a local sinner too
But there's a goodness inside of you
And it's bound to come shining through
There's no way to say where or when
That slow decay will begin
Those pretty looks will someday fade
Then we'll see the stuff of which you're made
The local sinners, they want you so bad
You want to be a local sinner too
But there's a goodness inside of you
And it's bound to come shining through

Break Your Heart
Wave away your cigarette
Point it to the sky
Lean against your shadow girl
Oh me, Oh me, Oh my
Hey there friend, won't you reach down deep
Set them glasses all in a row
And fill them all up a thousand times each
Or until it's time to go
I prefer to lean against one who can barely stand
You just might prefer a drinking man
No, I don't know no miners, my friend
Or dusty stories from the long hard road
I am no witness to the plight of the nameless
I guess I'm just your average Joe
I prefer to lean against one who can barely stand
You just might prefer a drinking man
There are no gifts that you can give
Just favors unreturned
Love will come to break your heart
This much I have learned
I prefer to lean against one who can barely stand
You just might prefer a drinking man
Wave away your cigarette
Point it to the sky
Lean against your shadow girl
Oh me, Oh me, Oh my

Sing Angel
Humming along out loud, you rose
You were silk and wings and things nobody knows
You can hover above us for all eternity
Please, sing angel
There will be no joy unless you sing angel, sing
Well, heaven is no paradise
So you want to make contact, that's nice
You can have your visitation but there will be no turning back
Please, sing angel
There will be no joy unless you sing angel, sing
Original you, I doubt they'll remember
Another place, I know I've seen her somewhere
And all the time we spent together will start all over again
Please, sing angel
There will be no joy unless you sing angel, sing

Stupid Waste
I remember your words
One by one they come marching through my memory
And I will put you out of mind
It's going slow but I know I will eventually
I guess I could have loved you less
But then what would be the point
I get I what I deserve and you'll get yours in turn
That's not what worries me
Love is lying on the bed
Say what you said again
There's no sense in arguing
I recognize the taste
I heard you cry as you drove away
Oh, it's such a stupid waste
I had a foolish idea
But I have to stand by what I feel and that's all there is
So beauty comes from within
And family is everything just like Rob says
And nothing changes in the end
Hi, how are you, how ya been?
I see you starring in my sleep
We're just driving in your car
Do you remember when?
Love is lying on the bed
Say what you said again
There's no sense in arguing
I recognize the taste
I heard you cry as you drove away
Oh, it's such a stupid waste
You know I used to be upset
But I'm better now, imagine that, imagine me
And now there's nothing I expect
So don't panic if you see me try common courtesy
I guess I could have loved you less
But then what would be the point
I get I what I deserve and you'll get yours in turn
That's not what worries me
Love is lying on the bed
Say what you said again
There's no sense in arguing
I recognize the taste
I heard you cry as you drove away
Oh, it's such a stupid waste

Amaze Me
I've got a feeling, I get your meaning
You've got a funny way of letting me know
If you never really cared for my company
Why didn't you just tell me so
When I saw you first, I'm so unrehearsed
I had eyes popping out of my head
I knew in a minute this is love and I'm in it
So just be careful where you tread
You never cease to amaze me
Or fail to disappoint
I never thought you'd forsake me
Tonight I'll be closing this joint
So you can stop the show, the game is getting old
Now your cool is just plain cold
I must have been chasing some dream you were having
And that ain't no way to be
You never cease to amaze me
Or fail to disappoint
I never thought you'd forsake me
Tonight I'll be closing this joint
Carry me home if it gets too late
And let me down easy when I'm just dead weight

Diamanda
Diamanda I love you truly
Ain't you got no love in your heart for me
Diamanda I love you truly
Ain't you got no love in your heart for me
When I'm dying slow I wish you would
Dance a while, make the people feel good
This crazy world is spinning round
Tell me, where do you get off?
This crazy world is spinning round
Tell me, where do you get off?
Sand keeps falling from my pocket
Keeps on slipping and I just can't stop it
You angel you, you sure do too
Know to sing the blues
You angel you, you sure do too
Know to sing the blues
When I'm dying slow I wish you would
Dance a while, make the people feel good

Red Wing Boots
Now it's time for a late night walk
Tie on my Red Wing Boots
Fly out that dungeon door
And leave those torture toys behind
Trust your heart when love turns to war
Can't seem to find the missing peace
Trust your heart and you're bound to fall
I've made mistakes but not like this
Tomorrow, just might sleep till noon
Tomorrow, just might have to wait
Drunker now than I was before
Drunker now than I'll ever be again
Now it's time for a goodnight kiss
I raise my face to meet your skies
Stars are dancing as I close my eyes
A cloud of smoke is all there is
Tomorrow, just might sleep till noon
Tomorrow, just might have to wait
Drunker now than I was before
Drunker now than I'll ever be again
Need some stuff from the store at once
Need to smash the telephone
Need to tie on my Red Wing Boots
And spread my arms out wide
Tie on my, Tie on my Red Wing Boots

You're the One for Me
It don't seem that we're the one's who wait
And you and I are bound for separate fates
When I can tell, I can tell almost instantly
You're the one, you're the one, you're the one for me
They don't like bars but they sure like to drink
They can't stand the band up on the stage
I look around for some company
And it's obvious you're the one for me
You'll be up late tonight, that's what you said
I'll never make it to morning alone in this bed
No, I'm not crazy, sometimes it feels a little strange
We're like he helpless victims of a desperate age
But maybe someday you'll agree
You're the one, you're the one, you're the one for me
You're the one, you're the one, you're the one for me

On the Rise
There's only so many years
There's only one way you can go now
Look down at your shoes and you'll see old man shoes
And all of your sorrows
They don't stand a chance in hell, no
What with all of your friends, don't they count at all?
Gonna raise you up
Set you down at the top of the hill
Gonna let you slide
Laughing like a child, we'll raise you higher still
Swinging low, well that was just a disguise
Now you're all on the rise
So if you're under-employed
Just remember that it ain't no sin
The question will always be "Hey, what else have you got to show"
So say goodbye to your hideaway
Say goodbye to what you used to call home
What more can I say?
What else have you got to lose?
Gonna raise you up
Set you down at the top of the hill
Gonna let you slide
Laughing like a child, we'll raise you higher still
Swinging low, well that was just a disguise
Now you're all on the rise

All songs by Frank Randall
C and P 1994 Otis Lovesongs - BMI