I been working on this railroad Sometimes I get off track but all this indecision sure keeps me coming back all the livelong night all the livelong day all the livelong night all the livelong day all the livelong night all the livelong day Seems I never know what to do or how to get in gear can’t shake these brakeman’s blues I think I need an engineer been waiting at the crossing for some signal to pass or some kind of magical thing wouldn’t that be a classical gas Sometimes these shady grey way days
Get me yodeling blue But at least I got me good friend who always sees me through
 all the livelong night all the livelong day all the livelong night all the livelong day all the livelong night all the livelong day

You got me going around in your circles you got me all hog tied and baby when you tell me sweet nuthin’s there’s just no place to hide So come on Let’s go I got a secret babe that you oughta know Knock knock Guess Who? Can’t you see that i'm fallen for you Can’t think of nuthin I’d rather do than just wait for your call Don’t you know it would have broke my heart if you didn’t break my fall So come on you’ll see I got a fairy tale just waiting for me The night’s so long baby I just want you get you alone Hook Line and Sinker So come on you’ll see I got a fairy tale just waiting for me Knock knock Who’s there? You know baby I ain’t going nowhere Hook Line and Sinker

When I found you I was such a mess didn’t know what to do so I didn’t I guess When I found you my head was filled with clouds I waited for your move that ended all my doubts When I found you When I found you When I found When I found When I found you You looked at me at it was plain to see we were going become a family When I found you When I found you When I found When I found When I found you

Alletta Jean Borough Van Houck was a tiny simple girl she’d often have dreams of things she should not and it put her parents in a whirl "Someday people will fly through the clouds and we’ll know why the sky is blue we’ll have devices to make things sound loud and we’ll record them too intelligent men will make brilliant discoveries just wait till you see what they found with little bits of fire trapped inside a wire they’ll soon light up all the streets of our town" "forget all that claptrap nonsense", her father proudly proclaimed mother said, "your father’s right" Secretly she thought she was to blame. and they closed the door and left her in the dark now she’s drawing birds with their colorful markings they’ve been sleeping all night but soon they’ll be spreading their wings again now she’s drawing birds And their talons are sharpened swooping down with their hook-shaped beaks plucking out the eyes of men Now she’s drawing birds Alletta Jean Borough Van Houck forgot all her dreams she cast away all those fancy thoughts and accepted things for what they seem Her parents no longer fret about the things she thinks always scraping together penny or two for more paper and ink "things could never have been better it’s so good to feel normal again she’s doing just fine making squiggly lines she more happy as she’s ever been" in her room in the dark So now she’s drawing birds with their beautiful plumage regurgitating the food for their young so they’ll grow up smart and strong now she’s drawing birds and they’re breathing fire burning up everything in sight while their singing their sweet birdsongs now she’s drawing birds now she’s drawing birds with spinning hypnotic eyes her parents are happy as they sleep so soundly in their beds now she’s drawing birds but their spitting up poison no one knows just why or how they were found with a million scratches on their heads! now she’s drawing birds

Where will I put my brain till you come back? and how will I bide my time what will I do with the things I lack? you know it’s getting hard to follow through I don’t know where we got off track Where will I put my brain till you come back? Where will I put my heart till you return? can’t even start to think about what I never did seem to learn you know there’s gonna be some desperate times but that’s none of your concern Where will I put my heart till you return I’ve been a fool for lesser things but cannot seem to think of what that would be How will I know just when your coming home? I can’t wait for you to see how everything has grown once I was the king but my crown’s been overthrown How will I know just when your coming home? How will I know just when your coming home?

Shape Shifter Shape Shifter well you crawl into your little box and you come out looking like a fox Shape Shifter Shape Shifter Shape Shifter well you act like you want some sex but I never know what you’ll look like next Shape Shifter Shape Shifter you do it all so mischievously Feels almost like you're trying to trade places with me Shape Shifter Shape Shifter

Claire knows best She isn’t threatened by your empty words any more I speak on her behest she doesn’t need you so please sir proceed to the door You can’t consider her wounded heart for the taking I’m not making this up No need to elaborate more you’ve been forsaken and she’s not faking Claire knows best She’s been writhing with fever but I can deliver the cure disregard this address you’ve been a cad sir and she shouldn’t have to endure She’s given all of those trinkets away that you bought her I believe you thought her a fool She’s burned up all the letters you wrote last December She doesn’t remember Claire knows best Claire knows best Claire knows Claire knows Claire knows best You know there really isn’t any excuse for your actions it brings no satisfaction at all your indiscriminate ways that you thought she was blind to need I remind you Claire knows best she’s no need for your squalor or gentlemen callers today sir I think that your obsessed and you weren't a very suitable suitor anyway you know it’s gonna take some time to rejuvenate her and clean up all the damage you’ve done
 your brutish ways have corrupted her gentler nature but she’s getting better Claire knows best Claire knows best Claire knows Claire knows Claire knows best

I really hate to see you pass up on your big break I really hate to see you make a big mistake I hope you realize that this is not the end I hope you realize I still want to be your friend but there’s no shooting star to wish upon so you just keep merrily rollin' along with nothing to show for it seems like your (Slowly Shutting the) doors of opportunity always hoping for more but never wait to see just what we had in store for us I guess we’ll never know because you just had to go and shut the door when we first met you said I made you feel so good takin' the next step you always said we should what did I to you to be treated so unkind what did I do to you to feed your doubtful mind If you just take a look around you babe you’ll see there’s so much here for you to save - if only wanted to instead you’re (Slowly Shutting the) doors of opportunity always hoping for more but never wait to see just what we had in store for us I guess we’ll never know because you just had to go and shut the door this is my final chance to tell you how I feel this is my final chance to prove to you that this is real I don’t know if there’s anyway I can break through I’ll tell you one thing I’m not gonna make the same mistake as you Nobody’s gonna tell you what you should do I’m hoping maybe someday you’ll get a clue - if you only knew

yes it’s true I’m loving you all the Livelong days and the livelong nights yes it’s true yes it’s true

well it's freezing in my studio and I don't know if this is where i belong but i promised myself i'd write a song so there it is it's cold here in my studio you know that my fingers can barely move but i feel like i got something to prove so there it is i step out for a moment the sun is shining today i smell the coffee brewing and i wonder if i'm okay but i can't stop believing that things are getting better someday i know i might me deceiving myself but that's just another way just another way and it's freezing in my studio you know i can't feel my feet but the finishing line it smells so sweet so now i think that this song's complete so there it is