THE REPLACEMENTS: Tim Please send any corrections to "skyway@novia.net" This file has been made possible by the work of the following: Scott Ochs, Mark Timmins, Lee Short, Mitch Harris, Susy Thomas, Michael Foster, William Lovejoy, Paul Vecchio, Dave Watson, Jamie MacDonald ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLD MY LIFE (4:18) Well, well, well I, found it's my life Down on all fives Let me crawl If I want, I could dye...my hair Time for decisions to be made Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive and hold my life until I'm ready to use it Hold my life because I just might lose it Because I just might lose it Well, well, well, anyone could tell, pass it off, a lucky shot Ooh, they do hate 'em, someday soon, face em Time for decisions to be made Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive and hold my life until I'm ready to use it Hold my life because I just might lose it Because I just might lose it Just might, just might, just might We might crack up in the sun, or we'll lose it in the shade Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, die, time for this one to come alive Hold my life until I'm ready to use it Hold my life because I just might lose it because I just might lose it I want you to hold my life Get ready to hold my life Hold my, hold my, hold my, hold my... I'LL BUY (3:20) Cruisin' in the sunshine, ain't yet been to bed I could hear the motor whistlin', something's off the wall again Give my regards to Broadway, tell 'em I got change to spare Want big bucks? Gonna have to suck up air. Anything you want, dear, is fine, fine, fine, fine, fine Everything you say, dear, I'll buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, goodbye Talkin' about some pictures, now wouldn't that be a scream Movies are for retards like me and Maybelline Give my regards to Boston, ask 'em who'll buy the beer Don't wanna get pop, find yourself a rockin' chair Anything you want, dear, is fine, fine, fine, fine, fine Everything you say, dear, I'll buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy Never get passed the dice dear, goddammit, I'm gonna roll People that pick your nose clean, so what we owe, owe, owe Give my regards to Broadway, tell 'em I don't really care If you want a good joke, why split? You'll go broke right here Anything you want, dear, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine Everything you say, dear, I'll buy, buy, buy, buy, buy Anything you want, dear, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine Everything you say, dear, I'll buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, I'll buy KISS ME ON THE BUS (2:48) On the bus, that's where we're ridin' On the bus, O.K., don't say hi, then Your tongue, your transfer, your hand, your answer On the bus, everyone's lookin' for it On the bus, I am lookin' for it And everything ain't O.K. I might die before Monday (I might drive home one day?) They're all watchin' us Kiss me on the bus Kiss me on the bus If you knew how I felt now You wouldn't act so adult now Hurry, hurry, here comes my stop On the bus, watch our reflection On the bus, I can't stand no rejection C'mon, let's make a scene Oh, baby, don't be so mean They're all watchin' us Kiss me on the bus Kiss me on the bus If you knew how I felt now You wouldn't act so adult now Hurry, hurry, here comes my stop If you knew how I felt now You wouldn't act so adult now They're all watchin' us Kiss me on the bus Kiss me on the bus Kiss me on the bus Kiss me on the bus DOSE OF THUNDER (2:16) Goin' down t' the pool hall Lookin' for the eight ball When it comes, when it comes Only want a little, you need a ton Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme gimme in a hurry Texas added to Missouri When it comes, when it comes Only takes a little 'til you want a ton One good dose of thunder Gimme one good dose of thunder I can feel it start to rumble (mumble) (mumble) When it comes, when it comes It only takes a little 'til you need a ton Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme one good dose of thunder And I can feel it Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme one good dose of thunder I can feel it start to rumble WAITRESS IN THE SKY (2:02) She don't wear no pants and she don't wear no tie Always on the ball, she's always on strike Struttin' up the aisle, big deal, you get to fly You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky Paid my fare, don't wanna complain You get to me, you're always outta champagne Treat me like a bum, don't wear no tie 'cause you ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky And the sign says, "Thank you very much for not smoking" My own sign says, "I'm sorry, I'm smokin'" Don't treat me special, don't kiss my ass Treat me like the way they treat 'em up in first class Sanitation expert and a maintenance engineer Garbage man, a janitor and you my dear A real union flight attendant, my oh my You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky SWINGIN' PARTY (3:48) Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there's a party Here it's never endin', can't remember when it started Pass around the lampshade, there'll be plenty enough room in jail If bein' wrong's a crime, I'm serving forever If bein' strong's your kind, then I need help here with this feather If bein' afraid is a crime, we hang side by side At the swingin' party down the line At the swingin' party down the line Pound the prairie pavement, losin' proposition Quittin' school and goin' to work and never goin' fishin' Water all around, never learned how to swim now If bein' wrong's a crime, I'm serving forever If bein' strong's your kind, then I need help here with this feather If bein' afraid is a crime, we hang side by side At the swingin' party down the line At the swingin' party down the line Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there's a party Here it's never endin', can't remember when it started Pass around the lampshade, there'll be plenty enough room in jail If bein' wrong's a crime, I'm serving forever If bein' strong is what you want, then I need help here with this feather If bein' afraid is a crime, we hang side by side At the swingin' party down the line [mumble] at the swingin' party down the line Catch you down at the swingin' party down the line BASTARDS OF YOUNG (3:35) God, what a mess, on the ladder of success Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten We are the sons of no one, bastards of young We are the sons of no one, bastards of young The daughters and the sons Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom Elvis in the ground, there'll ain't no beer tonight Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten We are the sons of no one, bastards of young We are the sons of no one, bastards of young The daughters and the sons Unwillingness to claim us, ya got no word (war? no one?) to name us The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest And visit their graves on holidays at best The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them We are the sons of no one, bastards of young We are the sons of no one, bastards of young The daughters and the sons Young...take it, it's yours... LAY IT DOWN CLOWN (2:22) Got a big switchblade, drop drop bill a tease There's a deal goin' down, it don't go down around me Rumors keep on spreadin' all over town Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down Spirit is willing (skinny as a rail?) and you think you got what it takes The only exercise you ever get is the shakes Rumors keep on spreadin' all over town Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down Get back to the hills, get back to back where you belong Finally found out which way the wind blows The rumors keep on spreadin' all over town Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down LEFT OF THE DIAL (3:41) Read about your band in some local page Didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name Sweet Georgia breezes, safe, cool and warm I headed up north, you headed north On and on and on and on It's sad to move on On and on and on and on It's sad to move on Weary voice that's laughin', on the radio once We sounded drunk, never made it on Passin' through and it's late, the station started to fade Picked another one up in the very next state On and on and on and on It's sad to move on On and on and on and on and... Pretty girl keep growin' up, playin' make-up, wearin' guitar Growin' old in a bar, ya grow old in a bar Headed out to San Francisco, definitely not L.A. Didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name And if I don't see ya, in a long, long while I'll try to find you Left of the dial LITTLE MASCARA (3:33) You and I fall together You and I sleep alone After all, things might be better after 1, and there's one that's long gone For the moon you keep shootin' Throw your arms up in the air For the kids you stay together You nap 'em and you slap 'em in a highchair All you ever wanted was someone to take care of ya All you're ever losin' is a little mascara Afternoon, things are quiet Settle back now if you can Stations clip by like a rocket Don't you worry if you wonder why he ran All you ever wanted was someone to take care of ya All you're ever losin' is a little mascara that you cry (3x) your eyes out All you ever wanted was someone you're not scared of All your ever losin' is A little mascara That you cry HERE COMES A REGULAR (4:46) Well, a person can work up a mean mean thirst After a hard day of nothin' much at all Summer's past, it's too late to cut the grass There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall Sometimes I just ain't in the mood To take my place in back with the loudmouths You're like a picture on a fridge that's never stocked with food, I used to live at home, now I stay at the house And everybody wants to be special here They call your name out loud and clear Here comes a regular, call out your name Here comes a regular, Am I the only one here today Well a drinking buddy that's bound to another town Once the police made you go away And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby now I drink a great big whiskey to you anyway And everybody wants to be someone's here Someone's gonna show up never fear Here comes a regular, call out your name Here comes a regular, Am I the only one who feels ashamed And even alongside old sad eyes, who says "Opportunity knocks once then the door slams shut" All I know is that I'm sick of everything that my money can buy A fool who wastes his life god rests his guts First the lights, and the collar goes up,and the wind begins to blow You turn our back on a pay-you-back last call First the plants, the leaves, the grass and here comes the snow There ain't much to rake here anyway in the fall addendum: From: Mark Timmins There's a room at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame where they have people's hand-written drafts of songs. Out of maybe 3 or 4 dozen total, there are two by Paul Westerberg, "Here comes a Regular" and "Bastards of Young". I was in Cleveland earlier this week on biz, and transcribed them. HCAR even came on over the PA in the room while I was transcribing, which was definitely a "Rock Hall moment" and a "Mats moment" (by analogy to "wilderness moment"), but also allowed me to be positive that he changed the lyrics (even in the places where it was less obvious just reading the words) by the time they did the record. -Mark "Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst after a hard day of nothin' much at all Summer's past it's too late to cut the grass the other tree died so there's nothin' to do in the fall Today I just ain't in the mood to take my place in back with the loudmouths The ground is wet under a harvest moon sick of living at my father's house Everybody wants to be special here Call our name out loud and clear Here comes a regular / Share a common name Here comes a regular / Am I the only one who feels ashamed Took that song off the jukebox / was my favorite one left Replaced it with a #1 smash hit / to listen to it only makes me mad Found a drinkin' buddy in another town / but the police said you couldn't stay Probably in the arms of your baby now / wanna great big whiskey and I want you hear (sic) today Alongside some older guy / said you can't miss what you ain't had I'm sick of everything my money can buy / He said your (sic) crazy and stupid I said yeah. If you find a picture please send it soon / make me happy if you did I'd put it next to a picture of a harvest moon / drawn by a child hung on a fridge Soon the lights come on / stools and chairs go up Someone will shout out last call / The summer's past / soon the snow will kill the rest of the grass Old tree's died / there's nothin' to do in the fall Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 21:47:48 -0600 From: Jonathan Hoyt Regarding the subject of this e-mail, "Tooter Turtle" was a recurring segment of NBC-TV's early-'60s kiddie show "King Leonardo and His Short Subjects" (A.K.A. "The King and Odie"). During his adventures, Tooter would invariably get into trouble and rely on his pal, Mr. Wizard (no connection to Don Herbert, unfortunately), to bail him out. Mr. Wizard would then utter these immortal words: "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome...Time for this one to come home." Needless to say, Tooter would then be safely transported back home again. More on this topic can be found here (there's even a neat still of Tooter and Mr. Wizard!): http://www.toontracker.com/totaltv/kingodie.htm I apologize if you have already come across this bit of information, and I'm sending it redundantly. I figured it was worth a shot, though, as the similarity between the "Hold My Life" lyric and Mr. Wizard's incantation is obviously beyond the realm of mere coincidence. Actually, Paul does seem to be singing "Razzle Dazzle" instead of "Drizzle Drazzle," but that's nit-picking, isn't it? Also, I, too, remember seeing the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Wild, Wild World Of Batwoman episode. I seem to recall that one of the robots sort of affected a "Boris Karloff" sounding voice, and recited the "Drizzle Drazzle" version of the line. I remember George Wendt making a guest appearance on NBC-TV's late-'80s sitcom "Day By Day" portraying a frat brother of one of the principal cast members. During the episode, Wendt (as "Stan") impresses the son of his college chum (and this stunned viewer) by saying he is a big Replacements fan, and commenting on their latest album. Just thought you'd like to know... http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-542/epid-21631 Your pal, Jonathan Hoyt Springfield, MO