You say you’re passing through Slick in your business suit What kind of work would bring you all the way to Pidgeon Forge? You hail from San Diego Got you degrees from Yale You made your fortune with a chain of retail outlet stores Add twelve more locations Twelve towns to play in Let’s take this fire station and turn into a gastro-pub You’re going to save the nation Not with education I’m sorry, partner, but this ain’t no place for city folk I guess we should be grateful I guess we should be thankful It’s hard to picture where we were before you came along Now there’s so much action Careers with so much traction So many new positions cleaning up and mopping floors Such flexible hours Serving whiskey sours There clearly was a lack of sandwiches with pretzel buns Still we ain’t getting smarter Still can’t afford a doctor I’m sorry, partner, but this ain’t no place for city folk You can be so inventive We’ll give you tax incentives We’ll even give you keys to open up our treasury door You’re so accomplished And seeking higher office And I’m sure you bought your desk that’s made of solid oak You’re selling “opportunity” Careers with so much dignity That fuzzy feeling that you get from bleaching all the stalls Who needs a park to play in? Just need a grave to lay in I’m sorry, partner, but this ain’t no place for city folk

See they're returning Bad shape they're in Clearly it did not Go as they planned How could it when you Knew all the odds Were so stacked against them Is it your fault? Even in some small Way could it be Something you hoped for A defeat we would need See they're returning Bad shape they're in Clearly it did not Go as they planned Interrogation You're in the spotlight Investigation Something's not right Something's not right here Something's not right Something's not right here Something's not right See they're returning Bad shape they're in Clearly it did not Go as they planned Something's not right here Something's not right Something's not right here Something's not right I know the answer I'm not a fool I saw it in dreams This certain doom Something's not right here Bad shape they're in I saw it in dreams It went as planned Something's not right here Something's not right Something's not right here Something's not right

Stars are making wishes On the moonlight in your eyes Don’t want to go to sleep tonight, don’t want to say goodbye It’s over before you know Before a heart can turn to stone Before I know that you have gone away Could we lay out on the green grass? Watch the world fade away? Take my hand and come with me? I’d like to think so, anyway You can do anything that you’d like Do whatever it is that you please Find what it is that you need I’ve got you in my locket I’ll always keep you there I’ll keep it in my pocket so close to me where You can stay before my eyes A moment stuck in time And no matter where you are you will be here The world’s all in order Everything is in line The only thing I’m out is a little bit more time So here I’ll wait for you until the night sky turns to blue And you will be back home from far away Could we lay out on the green grass? Watch the world fade away? Take my hand and come with me? I’d like to think so, anyway You can do anything that you’d like Do whatever it is that you please Find what it is that you need I’ve got you in my locket I’ll always keep you there I’ll keep it in my pocket so close to me where You can stay before my eyes A moment stuck in time And no matter where you are you will be here

They cast their eyes upon the ground Somewhere I've seen this before The grinning face below the crown The shadow casts its figure down The wolf that sleeps at your door It waits until you turn around Trust Can you trust anyone? Trust What have I become? Empty gestures, vacant sounds Their simply build rapport Embracing gestures, they surround Their knives are sharpened but can't be found Until they're stuck inside you Trust (eyes pierce like daggers in the night Can you trust anyone? Trust What have I become? The trust of the moment is fleeting, it withers aways The lie is the truth at the outset of all that they say Trust (eyes pierce like daggers in the night Can you trust anyone? Trust What have I become?

I sat across, along the way Yea I can feel it, it’s still the same Empty holes, vacant pavement Nothing changes Still using broken strings we used to play Repetition Still sitting tucked away, the verses turn to pages Yea I can feel it It was always enough What use is it now? Quiet corners, memories It hasn’t changed from how it used to be Hearing ghosts, distant sirens Somehow it changes When we were there and on our way Chasing hours, losing days That feeling’s always there I know you feel it It was always enough What use is it now? A dream is just a dream A lie is just a lie A truth is just a truth But this was real

Hey there, little one, I think it’s time we had some fun But I think you’ve got something to say You looking like you need some answers, but what good’s an answer If there ain’t a price that you’re willing to pay? There’s a goldmine here in industry, and it ain’t no mystery That there is quite a fortune to be made We’re wasting time here Don’t you know that this shit’s got to go? I’m sure you’ve had the inkling, but I know right now you’re thinking Aren’t the costs and benefits to weigh? But this is what’s required, if you’re thinkin’ you’re desirin’ About retirin’ at an early age So who cares about the water? Let’s just dump shit in the river Who really needs that water anyway? We’re wasting time here Look out kid, I think she’s going to blow When I see the look on other people I won’t think twice Resisting temptation is easy when there’s no offering Tell me honestly, what’s your price? Resisting temptation is easy when there’s no offering Tell me honestly, what’s your price?

Seven Seven’s the number Seven’s the first of the numbers in a series of five That comprise the numbers that identify your palace The palace in which you reside Of which you inherited Along with an estate And a fortune Safe and secure In your community Separate Separate from the rest of us Where we look up to you And identify who we wish we could be You’re different One of a kind You’ve earned this Self made You deserve this Seven Seven is the number Seven’s the number of promises The promises that you made to the rest of us To reciprocate To allocate And diversify Which is all well and good But what I misunderstood was Who stood to benefit You’re different One of a kind You’ve earned this Self made You deserve this I bet you’d never think it would turn out quite like this A star, a success, and achiever and builder of opportunity Why can’t they understand? Why can’t they celebrate instead of deviate from your plans for them? We believe your good intentions But we can’t build with good intentions Seven Seven’s the number Seven’s the number of times of which you have tried Tried to communicate to the rest of us What is best for us But you in particular Are incredibly charming But what’s alarming Is the lack of time, in which you’ve given us to decide Which avenue to purse And given your skin in the game Who can blame you That when they don’t praise you for your charitable givings It’s you we look up to It’s you we long to be Self-made man on easy street Seven Seven’s the number Seven’s the number of years I have spent Trying to understand What a hypocrite I can be Green with envy But you’re different One of a kind You’ve earned this Self made You deserve this I bet you’d never think it would turn out quite like this A star, a success, and achiever and builder of opportunity Why can’t they understand? Why can’t they celebrate instead of deviate from your plans for them? We believe your good intentions We believe and understand But we can’t build with good intentions

I had thirteen lies to sell you, just four more to go You should’ve known better, you should’ve known better I had fourteen times to swindle you, oh lord how I know Still I could’ve done better, I could’ve done better I spent sixteen months getting into the trade That’s all the more reason, that’s all the more reason I’ve got seventeen characteristics, got all that in spades I have more integrity than Thadeous Stevens Don’t cut me a check, this is a cash only enterprise I’m a guy you can trust, I’m the type lie Don’t cut me a check, this is a cash only enterprise I’m the one who’ll make everything alright

The power is out again And I couldn't sleep last night I don't know what hour you came in And I couldn't sleep last night The dogs are barking again So I couldn't sleep last night I don't what I should expect When the power is out again