by Shawn Colvin
This is your new thing now
Naked as a rose
Everything exposed
But not quite
This is your new thing now
Cards out on the table
A genius with no label
But not quite, not quite
God, I swear it's good to be back home
Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone
All the other girls are still at war
The best and worst of 1994
Sometimes I see the half and not the whole
Sometimes I see the face and not the soul
Sometimes I think this place has no part
For anyone who ever had a heart
This is your new thing now
And it looks so good in print
Just a poet and her pimps
But not quite
This is your new thing now
A prom dress and a sneer
The woman of the year
But not quite, not quite
Gee, it's good to see a dream come true
People smile and bless all over you
Mixing up those latest junkie-isms
With all the pretty terms of religion
And don't you love the leader of the band
Equal parts Butthead and Peter Pan
All the other kids are sad again
A legend's not a legend 'til it ends
This is your new thing now
And it makes the whole world spin
It's as least as old as sin
But not quite
This is your new thing now
And now you're turning grinning
But maybe no one's listening
And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might
This is your new thing now
And it feels so good to doubt you
I could almost live without you
But not quiteThis knots easy
the very third house
see the light through
threw out the last ouch
... much wasn't real
amongst hierarchy fields
sure we'll travel together
but socialites have beautiful skin
BRAVO, BRAVO
your forth missed rest
generations misled
fantasy island remembers me
shame for the ordinary (2x)
global warming upon us
inspire yourselves position up
once in a lifetime attempting
you can trust the sun...
apples don't mean a thing
if they don't mean to me
although breath is free
it's also free to me
BRAVO BRAVO
your forth missed rest
generations misled
fantasy island remembers me
shame for the ordinary (2x)
it's about time (8x)
BRAVO, BRAVO
your forth missed rest
generations misled
fantasy island remembers me
shame for the ordinary (2x)
you can't buy class nor does it wear you
it's something we find in ourselves... issues
read on far enough create your own
react on insinct
predict and grow