BACK IN THE 90's

tried to be cool, turned out i was cruel
in the '90s - back in the '90s
tried to be brave, thought i'd be safe
in the '90s - back in the '90s

guess i got stuck on the side of the road
guess no one stops to help out anymore
corporate claws, created desire
as we descend into the fire

tried to find my self-control, tried to find my soul
in the '90s - back in the '90s
tryin' to find my piece of land, wonderin' where i am
in the '90s - back in the '90s

guess he got stuck on the side of the road
guess no one stops to help out anymore
corporate claws, created desire
as we descend into the fire

in the '90s - back in the '90s
in the '90s - back in the '90s
in the '90s - back in the '90s

i see you workin' down here every day
stop to say hello and smile
if you could see me in a different way
you'd talk to me and groove awhile

come on groove, baby, groove with me
come on groove, baby
i think we ought to be together
groove, baby, groove with me
come on, groove

stars and bars don't have a hold on me
trucks and traffic take my time
if you could see the man i'd like to be
you wouldn't have to wonder why

you should groove, baby, groove with me
come on groove, baby
i think we ought to be together
groove baby, groove with me
come on, groove

i'll never let you down
i'll never let you down

groove, baby, groove with me
come on groove, baby
i think we ought to be together
groove, baby, groove with me
come on, groove
come on, groove

DON'T TREAD

i'll go along with your fine-tooth comb
just take what you want and leave me alone
a cornered dog is bound to bite
and I will bite you - if you give me reason to
don't tread on my baby
don't tread on my brother

they play the game from either side
they pit you 'gainst each other y'all
take you for a ride
but we are smart enough to see
what is good for you can be good for me
don't tread on my baby
don't tread on my brother

they play the game without a sound
they sneak up right behind ya y'all
then they buy your town
but we are smart enough to see

what is good for you can be good for me
don't tread on my baby
don't tread on my brother
don't tread on my baby
don't tread on my brother

THE LOVE THAT'S INSIDE

you've been waitin' - oh, you waited so long
for someone to save you, save you from bein' alone
but I can imagine, imagine your surprise
when you stumble on the love that's inside

now it's time to make up your mind
can you deny the love that's inside

can you feel it, can you show it?
don't you need it? get to know it
it ain't worth a thing - there's only today
it ain't worth a thing, 'less you give it away

now it's time to make up your mind
can you deny the love that's inside
the love that's inside, yeah
the love that's inside
the love that's inside, yeah

now it's time to make up your mind
can you deny the love that's inside
the love that's inside, yeah
the love that's inside
the love that's inside, yeah

WINDOWS

called you up to ask you for a ride
no real reason, I just got to take a drive
do ya have the gas to go, and how's your radio?
does it play -
do your windows roll down all the way?

i'd offer to pick you up, but my car broke down
seems i drove it too hard an'
i drove it right into the ground
there's a chance that it might go,
but i broke my radio
it doesn't play -
but my windows roll down all the way

how's that job, is it startin' to bring you down?
'cause if it is, well, we could just roll right outta town
and we'll never have to come back
and my old guitar is cracked,
but it plays -
and my windows roll down all the way
my windows roll down all the way
my windows roll down all the way
my windows roll down
roll'em down

I WAS WRONG

walkin' shameless through the street
haven't had enough to eat
never thought i'd end this way
fightin' to live another day
don't you have enough to live,
don't you have enough to give?
thrown down alone
a man without a home

i was wrong, oh lord take me home
i was wrong, oh yeah lord take me home

i remember what my daddy told
said i was headin' down a bad road
and when i got to the end of it
all i would find was a bag of shit
i laughed and moved away
now i'm baggin' a bottle every day
thrown down alone
a man without a home

i was wrong, oh lord take me home
i was wrong, oh yeah lord take me home
i was wrong, oh lord take me home
i was wrong, oh yeah lord take me home

SOLAAR

moved out to a side road, became a bitter man
flat out in a lawn chair with a phone in his hand
the sharp shooter shock was from the enemy
as the sky fell down the last thing he said to me

solaar, burning star , i'm bathing in your rays
give me the power to stand against the rage
no choice, my voice will be heard, every word
i stand like a flower

let nobody help him, didn't underrstand
could not find an answer - don't throw it on the land
don't hide it in the darkness, don't feed it to the sea
don't blame it on the other, don't be afraid of me

solaar, burning star , i'm bathing in your rays
give me the power to stand against the rage
no choice, my voice will be heard, every word
i stand like a flower

solaar, solaar

ONTO SOMETHING

i wouldn't lie, i wouldn't lie
i wouldn't lie to you - it's not what i do
what can i say, what can i say
what can i say to make you see
it wasn't me

onto something in the sky
onto something in your eyes
onto something hard to see
onto something

why can't you try, why can't you try
why can't you try to understand - i'm just a man
what can i say, what can i say
what can i say to make you see
it wasn't me

onto something in the sky
onto something in your eyes
onto something hard to see
onto something

COMMENT TU T'APPELLE

our love , finding a way
wanted to feel it, knew i would pay
our love, wild in a crowd
taking me over - our love

MY MOONSHINE

moonlight , comin' down again
moonshine, i lost my only friend
moonshine had to go away
my moonshine - come back
my moonshine - come back

happy, never had to try
lonely, waitin' for to die
moonshine had to go away
my mooshine - come back
my moonshine - come back

I STOPPED WAITING

it's been years, babe
it's been years since we talked
but i can still see you walkin',
sayin' "i'll get you out of this place"
but you never came back around
and i stopped waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting (it's all a lie)
i'm not waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting

it's been clear, babe
it's been clear since you walked
but i can still see you walkin',
sayin' "i'll get you out of this place"
but you never came back around
and i stopped waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting (it's all a lie)
i'm not waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting

i could help you to escape,
to leave behind the hate
that they sold you,
but i don't owe you any more
'cause i stopped waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting (it's all a lie)
i'm not waiting (not waiting for you)
i'm not waiting
waiting, waiting

AM I LOSING MY MIND

babe's makin' change on the corner
it's sad and i wanna know why
babe's makin' change on the corner
and you don't, don't know
that i'm losing my mind
am i losing my mind

am i losing my mind
am i losing my mind
my mind, my mind

take what you need and be happy
but you can't and i wanna know why
take what you need and be happy
but you don't, don't know
that i'm losing my mind
am i losing my mind

am i losing my mind
am i losing my mind

GO SLOW

too bad, that dream was all you had
now it's gone, and you're still hangin' on
go slow, child, this world can drive you wild
take some time, and listen to your dream
dream - what do you really need?
how do you want to live?
what have you got to give?
love, love

so long, you tried to be so strong
now you're down and pain is all around
go slow, child, this world can drive you wild
take some time, and listen to your dream
dream - what do you really need?
how do you want to live?
what have you got to give?
love, love

love, love isn't just a dream
what, what do you really need?
love, love isn't just a dream
what, what do you really need?
love, love, love

IT PAINS ME

oh, it pains me to see you like this
knowing you need my love
as you turn away my kiss
and i'll learn how to let it go
but it pains me - and it shows

oh, it pains me to see you this way
knowing you need my love
watchin' you walk away
and i'll learn how to let it go
but it pains me - and it shows

look inside yourself
find some room for someone else
one sweet day you'll see
much too late for me

and it pains me to know this of you
as much as you need my love
lord, i need yours too
and i'll learn how to let it go
but it pains me -and it shows
and it shows, and it shows

CREDITS

songs written by greg humphreys
and arranged by hobex *
all songs © phrex music (BMI)**

* track 4 "windows" written by jim smith and greg humphreys
**track 4 "windows" c jim-a-baygo music (ASCAP)/phrex music (BMI)

steve "the doctor" hill - drums
andy ware - bass guitar, vocals
greg humphreys - vocals, guitar,
charango

produced by greg humphreys and john mad anthony plymale

engineered by john mad anthony plymale at overdub lane recording, durham nc

mixed by mark williams at reflection sound studios, charlotte nc

additional recording by mark williams
additional engineering by david harris

mastered by greg calbi at masterdisc, NYC

guest musicians:

brandon bush - piano, hammond, organ, clavinet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5,6, 10)

dana and karen kletter - backing vocals (track 1, 2)

the carrboro horns: jas. mathus - trombone, tom maxwell - alto sax, ken mosher - baritone sax, je
widenhouse - trumpet (tracks 2, 3,8)

ed butler - percussion (tracks 2,3, 5, 6, 12)

jimbo "hambone" mathus - backing vocals (track 1)
acoustic guitar ( track 13)

band photo - sara essex

cartoons by greg humphreys
graphic design by greg humphreys
and roger flake at alive designs, inc.

we'd like to thank: kitty hart, john and frances hart, fred and angelene hill, jack ware, grace humphreys, ann humphreys, mary s. humphreys, sara bell, nicole
jurovics, steven judge, chris stamey, tannis root, tor and frank at redeye, elmo and the cheeseman, ryan pickett, mike phillips, molly morgan, chris phillips, craig walker, the veldt, tim roven, richard jaimeyfield, chris peeler, josh pate, grey brewster and family, dave
doernberg, phil morrison, dear enemy, squirrel nut zippers, knockdown society, north mississippi allstars, athenaeum, jolene, black crowes, blue dogs, gibb droll, big ass truck, sharkquest, cowboy mouth, cracker, rich levy, collapsis, whiskeytown, the connells, snuzz, edith's wish, steve and rosemary gorman, norwood cheek, rob ladd, gary green, caroline frye, michael weeman, mike grayson, baggs and sherry, alexa keefe, seymour zimmerman, jean christophe santalis,
marshall altman, donnie scarce, mark bryan, homey and the goldfish, kelly bright and the reflection crew, missy mccall, april morgan, terry self, sara leclaire, peyton reid, josh and sara troy, wes lachoski, johnny irion, andy paley, brent and shirsten lambert, kip
taylor, meg from the cave, the linton family, the strain family, don dixon, lindsey stevens, casey verbeck, mike leach, velena vega, ed morgan, black park, little john anderson, the guys at 2112, kelly smith, the boys from johnny quest, sam earnhardt, john wilson, ian
williams, benj popkin, lane and tracey, jimmy descante, parthenon huxley, frank heath, the 506 gang, glenn wiley, rich bogart, brian gibson, wes lachot, gill holland, danny chavis, doug wannamaker, cliff retallick, david ryan harris, our families, and anyone we've left out

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