THE ART OF GROOMING

01. Last Man Standing

They're lining up in columns, they're lining up in pairs
They're lining up around the globe, they line up everywhere
Without reservation, without cause to care
Fuck the complication, last man standing,
I heard the blowing siren, heard boots upon the ground
Heard the brave in unison, hear their engines pound
As God will be our witness, and evil is commanding
Fuck the abdication last man standing

Last man standing, last to fall,
Last man rise to take it all
Last define the best of what we do
Last man standing, last to fall,
Last to rise and take it all
Last man in to tighten up the screw
Get in the mix and fight

The fever turned to anger, the anger turned to hate
The hate became the reason, in the hands of fate
Without reservation, pause to dedicate
All our admiration., Last man standing
Stronger by the dozen., stronger by score
Stronger by the thousands, with a cry of war
As god will be our witness and loyalty demanding
Fuck obliteration, Last man standing

All of our footsteps have taken us here to the place that we all can call home
And all of our hearts sing together, in, what we bring, all in a place we call home


04. Bat Shit Crazy

Everybody out on the wing
Gone bat shit crazy
Everybody don't know a thing 'bout sense anymore
Conscious be your guide, life support
And the truth is hazy
Everybody gone to hell
Say it's very hard to tell
Don't you know they wish you well, so die

Everyone bow to the morality king
Don't think aloud, hey it don't mean a thing
The people have spoke, those lips say we're lazy
Everybody goin', Bat Shit Crazy

Someone hit the big red button
And the shit went viral
And somebody pointed out
That pig- nonconformist slob
Said we rise above
But sure seemed like a downward spiral
I remember it like yesterday
Seems it's died or gone away
I've looked everywhere but now it's gone

I remember it like yesterday
Seems it's died and gone away
I've looked everywhere but now it's gone

Bat Shit Crazy

06. A Mother's Prayer

Gonna rise up mother, gonna take back what is mine
Gonna hold it tight in my hand, 'till the end of time
And will you kiss my cheek as I toe the line
And yes forgive the boyish gall
Running through another wall
I stand, I fall, I want it all

I'm a shooting star across the night
I'm a flaming wreck that's burning bright
I don't care how you feel
And that should seal the deal
In a Mother's prayer, it's all, all right

Let the game begin, let the chips fall where they may
Let the devil grin, no peace for me
Let the angels fly away
And can we sit my arms around the fray
And please forgive my soulless hate
B ut not before it's all too late

I stand, I fall, I want it all
I take, I break, I'm your mistake

C'mon, c'mon I'm begging forgiveness
C'mon, c'mon, I enter the fray
C'mon, c'mon, bestow the forgiveness
C'mon, c'mon, a brand new day

07. Welcome To The Garden State

Chaly got the power
John Boy got the amps to match
He's climbing up the tower
To tap in to make our scratch
Good standing card carrying Jersey boys
Crank it up to a higher level
U-haul cross the state line, don't fuck with a Jersey devil

Welcome to the Garden State
Come on in the water's great
We're out of line and we got no time for you
Welcome to the Garden State
The best damn place in the U.S.A.
You may not agree, you bitch and you moan
I've been everywhere but it's never like home

We loaded up the Pacer, liquid gold in a twelve ounce cans
We're heading down the shore,
With Proc, Cheetah, Evan and the band
Out there where the medical waste
And the water meets the sand
Watch your mouth, want a fresh one
Or you'll get the back of my hand
Big haired, gum chewing, Jersey girls
Good manners is what I hate
She said, this is Billy from Philly
Ok, get the fuck out of my state

Backed up down the parkway, dead on 195
Turnpike has been crawling south and so is route 35
I got a taste for the best and it's better than the rest
So pull it over if you please

08. Where Few Dare To Walk

Cross your 't's" and dot your 'i's', take note when the raven flies
And always keep one eye upon the fool
Without fear or favor speak to them, with good behavior to condemn
And keep the other eye upon the cruel

Reach down deep, stand your ground
We've only just begun
Turn no cheek, in step and pound
Until the job is done
And walk, walk

Call them out, on their shit , demand they listen when you talk
Wear them down, bit by bit, and go where few dare to walk

Do unto others, as unto you, bite down on the golden rule
And always keep a match to lite the fuse
Walk softly, carry a big stick, and disassemble brick by brick
And never think the outcome is to lose

Where few dare to
Bite your lip, step in time, lean on me, up we climb
Reach down deep, clench your fist, turn no cheek, to resist

09. Out On The Road-Kill

Running out of options, running out of road
Stopped to help me shoulder up my load
Invisible can't hear us, we make no sight or sound
We're heading due south to the underground

Supreme power and an upper hand
Imported in, from a foreign land
Some bad motherfuckers asking , where you been
I've been out on the road again
Road kill, road kill and cash in hand
Making hay in the native land
Viva the uproar, viva the stand
We gone out on the road again

Casting them in iron, casting the first stone
Stopped to breath, I knew we're not alone
The first he was a lion, the second was a lamb
The third held proclamations for the damned
Don't leave me on the road
Don't leave me on the road
Don't leave me

Hey don't you leave me on the road, on the road
Hey can you help me with my load to carry
Hey don't you leave me on the road, on the road
Hey don't you leave me, leave me on the road

10. Hole In My Soul

Rode a million miles to shed my skin
I can't say much about the state I'm in
There was a million trials, by fire to win
I can't say much about where I been
Who I seen, shed my skin, what I mean, who I am

All that pain, in the tortured brain.
The bodies, the death toll
The last question, resurrection
My spirit black as coal

The mirror reflects, what's impossible to detect
The ever growing hole inside my soul
With all due respect, not to destroy or infect
The missing piece that makes my spirit whole
Hole in my soul

Turned a million smiles, upside down
Don't know much about this border town
I could taste the bile, can you scratch my itch
And I'd be obliged if you throw the switch
Scratch my itch, throw the switch
Shed my skin and throw the switch

No pity on this lonesome outlaw
Who rides across your land
With a leather face and the devil's grin
You can see right through me
I'm a bad man