HOMECOMING

I. THE DEATH OF ST. JIMMY MY HEART IS BEATING FROM ME I AM STANDING ALL ALONE. PLEASE CALL ME ONLY IF YOU ARE COMING HOME WASTE ANOTHER YEAR FLIES BY WASTE A NIGHT OR TWO YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE IN THE STREETS OF SHAME WHERE YOU'VE LOST YOUR DREAMS IN THE RAIN THERE'S NO SIGN OF HOPE THE STEMS AND SEEDS OF THE LAST OF THE DOPE THERE'S A GLOW OF LIGHT. THE ST. JIMMY IS THE SPARK IN THE NIGHT BEARING GIFTS AND TRUST. THE FIXTURE IN THE CITY OF LUST. “WHAT THE HELL'S YOUR NAME? ” WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE AND WHAT'S YOUR PAIN? DO YOU DREAM TOO MUCH? DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU NEED IS A CRUTCH? IN THE CROWD OF PAIN, ST. JIMMY COMES WITHOUT ANY SHAME HE SAYS “WE'RE FUCKED UP” BUT WE'RE NOT THE SAME AND MOM AND DAD ARE THE ONES YOU CAN BLAME JIMMY DIED TODAY. HE BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT INTO THE BAY IN THE STATE OF MIND IN MY OWN PRIVATE SUICIDE II. EAST 12th ST. AND NOBODY CARES AND NOBODY CARES DOES ANYONE CARE IF NOBODY CARES? AND NOBODY CARES AND NOBODY CARES DOES ANYONE CARE IF NOBODY CARES? JESUS FILLING OUT PAPERWORK NOW AT THE FACILITY ON EAST 12th ST HE'S NOT LISTENING TO A WORD NOW HE'S IN HIS OWN WORLD AND HE'S DAYDREAMING HE'D RATHER BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE NOW LIKE CIGARETTES AND COFFEE WITH THE UNDERBELLY HIS LIFE ON THE LINE WITH ANXIETY NOW AND SHE HAD ENOUGH AND HE'S HAD PLENTY SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE ANYBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE GET ME THE FUCK RIGHT OUT OF HERE SO FAR AWAY, I DON'T WANT TO STAY GET ME OUTTA HERE RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO BE FREE IS THERE A POSSIBILITY? GET ME OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW AH AH AH… THIS LIFE LIKE DREAM AIN'T FOR ME III. NOBODY LIKES YOU! I FELL ASLEEP WHILE WATCHING SPIKE TV AFTER 10 CUPS OF COFFEE AND YOU'RE STILL NOT HERE. DREAMING OF A SONG WHEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG, BUT I CAN'T TELL ANYONE 'CUZ YOU'RE NOT HERE. LEFT ME HERE ALONE WHEN I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME AFTER 10 CUPS OF COFFEE I'M THINKING. (WHERE'D YOU GO?) NOBODY LIKES YOU EVERYONE LEFT YOU (WHERE'D YOU GO?) THEY'RE ALL OUT WITHOUT YOU HAVIN' FUN (WHERE'D YOU GO?) EVERYONE LEFT YOU NOBODY LIKES YOU (WHERE'D YOU GO?) THEY'RE ALL OUT WITHOUT YOU, HAVIN' FUN WHERE'D YOU GO? GO… IV. ROCK AND ROLL GIRL FRIEND I got a Rock and Roll band I got a Rock and Roll life I got a Rock and Roll gIRLFRIENd AND ANOTHER EX-WIFE I got a Rock AND Roll house I got a Rock AND Roll CAR I play the shit out the DRums AND I CAN PLAY THE GUITAR I GOT A KiD IN NEW YORK I GOT A KiD IN THE BAY I HAVEN'T DRANK OR SMOKED NOTHIN' IN OVER 22 DAYS SO GET OFF OF MY CASE OFF OF MY CASE OFF OF MY CASE V. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HERE THEY COME MARCHING DOWN THE STREET LIKE A DESPERATION MURMUR OF A HEART BEAT COMING BACK FROM THE EDGE OF TOWN UNDERNEATH THEIR FEET, THE TIME HAS COME AND IT'S GOING NOWHERE NOBODY EVER SAID THAT LIFE WAS FAIR NOW GO-CARTS AND GUNS ARE TREASURES THEY WILL BEAR IN THE SUMMER HEAT THE WORLD IS SPINNING AROUND AND AROUND OUT OF CONTROL AGAIN FROM THE 7-11 TO THE FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN SO SEND MY LOVE A LETTER BOMB AND VISIT ME IN HELL WE'RE THE ONES GOING HOME WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HOME WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN (WOO…) I STARTED FUCKIN' RUNNING JUST AS SOON AS MY FEET TOUCH GROUND (WOO…) WE'RE BACK IN THE BARRIO BUT TO YOU AND ME, THAT'S JINGLE TOWN HOME. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HOME. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HOME. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HOME. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN HOME. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN… NOBODY LIKES YOU - EVERYONE LEFT YOU - THEY'RE ALL OUT WITHOUT YOU HAVIN' FUN!