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Let's Pretend

by Rubber Clown Car

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1.
Let’s pretend you’re an astronaut I’ll pretend I’m the King of Siam Doesn’t matter who you are now Won’t matter who I am You’re only lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely man These days all are lonely in lonely, lonely land Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else for a while Let’s pretend you’re John, George, Ringo I’ll pretend I’m a circus clown We can be anyone we want to When no one else is around You’re only lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely girl These days all are lonely in lonely lady land Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else for a while Let’s pretend you’re a loving father I’ll pretend I’m your favorite son We’ll pretend we’re a happy family Let’ pretend now won’t that be fun? You’re only lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely man These days all are lonely in lonely, lonely land Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else Let’s pretend we’re someone else for a while
2.
Shakespeare’s kisses are what you’ve been missing now Picnic lunches and picture perfect Clothesline’s empty for once Don’t think about it too much My kinda crazy That’s just who you are Face it baby You’re a star Hand in hand’s the only plan now Past is gone, in the rear-view mirror Unpaid bills but so what Don’t think about about it too much My kinda crazy That’s just who you are Face it baby You’re a star
3.
Love at any cost It’s a love forever lost It’s love at any cost I’m a man So why do these things keep on following me? I’m a man At least I should be So why do these things keep on following me? I can’t trust my heart I can’t trust my heart I can’t trust my heart I can’t trust my heart Love at any cost It’s a love forever lost It’s love at any cost All this been inside her Did inside her head All way home Love at any cost It’s a love forever lost It’s love at any cost
4.
*Lyrics on this one were improvised. Your guess is as good as mine…..*
5.
Let’s send the kids to war You know I’d go myself But I’ve got too many things.. To do around the house Too many things to do around the house It’s a job that no one wants So tell me another pretty lie Sell it to the boys who have to die Whisper to the mothers as they cry Let’s send the kids to war Especially if they’re poor I don’t want to see them Please make them go away It’s a job that no one wants So tell me another pretty lie Sell it to the boys who have to die Whisper to the mothers as they cry Let’s send the kids to war We’ll bring em back one day Wrapped in the flag Wrapped in the flag
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So Strange 05:15
I love you, I hate you You’re so easy to come back to And even when you lock me out You never try to take my key We scream and we fight But we’ll both be back tomorrow night Making love or making war We can’t seem to tell the difference And Sugar Ray would be proud If he heard us talking loud From late at night To early the next morn And when the smoke had cleared Just you and me my dear No closer than we ever were before Loving you is hard enough Loving you means saying no Loving you is so strange It means no where else to go
7.
Lonely Boy 03:28
If I say that I love you it’s under duress With teeth clenched, under my breath A kiss is a bite if its not a caress If I say that I love you I must be mistaken And all the other lovers in our lives are forsaken And all of this time we must have been faking If I say that I love you I must be insane There really must be something going wrong in my brain If I say that I love you I must not know what I’m saying But I’m not the only I’m not the only lonely boy I’m not the only lonely boy If I say that I love you I’m truly diseased It comes from spending all my time down on my knees Begging you again, Baby please….. If I say that I love you it’s cause you wanna hear it You know you like it and I know I fear it You say we’re in love, we’re not even near it And I’m not the only I’m not the only lonely one I’m not the only lonely boy I’m not the only I’m not the only lonely one I’m not the only lonely boy
8.
She wears the mask of a person she don't really know She's got her dreams for life but it just goes too slow She wants to hide away where no one else can see She daydreams of a place where she would like to be Can I catch you when you’re falling? Can I climb that wall? Will you see me if you need me? Am I there at all? She sends them off to school and kiss them at the door See stares into the room there must be something more She cooks and cleans prepares their meals just their way But no one understands the way she feels today Can I catch you when you’re falling? Can I climb that wall? Will you see me if you need me? Am I there at all?
9.
Packaged revolution that they're selling at the store Never run out because are always making more Why waste time when you’re already bored? When the music says nothing to you You keep on trying but nothing gets through Now you know what you have to do Do it yourself In tune, out of tune. Does it matter anymore? Two minutes later and they're heading for the door Why waste time when you’re already bored? When the music says nothing to you You keep on trying but nothing gets through Now you know what you have to do Do it yourself And it's easy So easy If you wanna know the truth Easy So damn easy Cause when you think about it you've got nothing to lose
10.
Go, Go Girl 03:01
She’s got a foot of lead and a head to match Wouldn’t get attention except for that hatchback Go Go Girl coming in hot Behind the wheel she’s everything she’s not Playing fetch with the drug sniffing dogs Shortening the sleeves of the long arm of the law Go Go Girl coming in hot Behind the wheel she’s everything she’s not Daddy knows people, knows people, knows people Daddy knows people, knows people, knows people Oh Yeah! She’s looking cute in another new mugshot She asked the judge “Hey bro, is that all you’ve got?” Go Go Girl coming in hot Behind the wheel she’s everything she’s not
11.
Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away Cheerleading everyone but yourself Not again Still bleeding over him Not tonight not again It’s quiet on your own Thoughts come out Hold them down It’s safer on your own But you’re scared Moon pulls tide Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away You can be anyone you want to Except who you are now You’re stronger and they all know it But will they understand? It’s time it’s getting late Time to sink or swim Deep breath and a steady hand Now you can begin Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away Vampire Polo Hat You can run, you can run away
12.
Do you hate yourself for missing her Does it make you feel real bad Do you give her credit for feelings she never had Do you think about her late at night When she should be all alone Do you worry if she's coming back Do you always check your phone Do you give her everything she wants And get nothing in return Do you keep telling her you love her And wonder when she'll learn Does she sing into your microphone? Hey, she always did that for me Do you listen really closely When she tell you how to be Did she tell you she loves me Does she look the same? Does she still have that locket? Does she know your name? Did you pass the audition? Perform your act of contrition? Was it worth all the hassle? Did she give you the keys to the castle? Do you hate yourself for missing her Does it make you feel real bad Do you give her credit for feelings she never had
13.
I’m tagged so she knows I’m hers It’s indelible, it’s inevitable Skin deep or a little more Very practical, or unintelligible Cosmic rays from a dozen states Could never blind me to reality I’ll love you forever But if not there’s always… Laser Tattoo Removal She’s fine and she knows she’s mine No chance to think cause it’s written in ink Art for art’s sake or a big mistake Needle drop just a little prick Brain that’s dull from the alcohol Could never blind me to reality I’ll love you forever But if not there’s always… Laser Tattoo Removal She’s got skulls And an interest in the occult And once you get right in You’ll never ever get right out She’s bait and I can’t escape It’s a spider web, it’s where I’ve been led It’s a stamp from a rattlesnake lamp Where it’s been – under my skin Strange noises from another room Could never make me run away I’ll love you forever But if not there’s always… Laser Tattoo Removal
14.
You know I can never un-love you But our love never approached the silence of the sun What did I do wrong what could I have said to make you change your mind So this is how it ends Only hindsight can give me what I want Why were you the only one who knew that it was done I've been scrambling for scraps of your attention Why couldn't I see before the depths of your pretension I was blinded, self-inflicted engrossed with self-deception So this is how it ends Only hindsight can give me what I want

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A 17 song compilation of a variety of styles - pop, rock, grunge, jazz, ballads

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released September 21, 2015

All songs Rubber Clown Car except "So This is How it Ends" by T. Pantalones

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Rubber Clown Car Oswego, Illinois

... a mixture of XTC, Bob Mould, the Damned, the Who, GBV, the Replacements, and Matthew Sweet...

... the Beatles on Quaaludes...

Always in search of the perfect pop song we love power-pop, punk, rock, pop, and anything with great lyrics. Formed in 2006 we continue to write and record songs (including selected covers). Pure Pop for Paranoid People.
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