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Fossil Record

by The Taj Motel Trio

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1.
Is this my last resort A dream on life support If I can't make it now I never will You took the best from me Is it my destiny to walk these streets alone Well I don't know And the light at the end is growing darker every day Should we turn our backs and walk away Just walk away Now the future's looking bleak We've gotta turn the other cheek Take the good with the bad Think of all the fun we've had God save the scene If it's our final chance Let's have one more dance And make a toast to those who've come before It's tough but don't lose hope Let's keep our scene afloat We'll fight, we're right Our voices must be heard And the light at the end is growing darker every day Should we turn our backs and walk away Just walk away Now the future's looking bleak We've gotta turn the other cheek Take the good with the bad Think of all the fun we've had God save the scene And the light at the end is growing darker every day Should we turn our backs and walk away Just walk away Now the future's looking bleak We've gotta turn the other cheek Take the good with the bad Think of all the fun we've had God save the scene
2.
Java Joe 02:45
Sit back And I'll tell a story I know it all too well About a friend, a friend, a friend of mine Whose life went straight to hell Well, it started innocent enough With a drink or two each day And there's no turning back now It seems my friend has gone away Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again Java Joe No sleep for three days straight And it's going to his mind He's acting like a zombie But he says that he feels fine Now it's hard to quit the habit, man It's so hard to put it down If he keeps the way he's going He'll be 6 feet underground Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again Java Joe he don't know Just which way to go 'Cause he's always running away from himself Now he knows he can't win Heard it time and again There's no shame in asking for help Said Joe's walking around with his fists in the air Bum bum So defiant and proud While the people just stare with a sense of despair They can see that Joe's going down Right now Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again
3.
Time keeps passing by and here we are again We started out as lovers, ended up as just friends I can see the truth and even though we're through I can't move on because I'm still in love with you Now there's nothing left to say I never wanted it this way, yeah I know my heart will never mend If I can't love you like I want this is the end I don't wanna be your friend I thought our love was true and girl you felt the same You made my heart a player in your sick and twisted game My eyes are open now, you played me for a fool You pushed me to the side and then you found somebody new Now there's nothing left to say I never wanted it this way, yeah I know my heart will never mend If I can't love you like I want this is the end I don't wanna be your friend Guess we're better off this way Cause there was nothing I could say to you You only want me as a friend If I can't love you like I want, baby This is the end Whoa, no I don't wanna be your friend, yeah
4.
OaOaO 02:23
Never had the time to think twice My father gave me this advice You've gotta stick to your guns, son There's gonna be a choice to make You're gonna have dues to pay, you know In life just like in everything else You're gonna make it Still a long, long way to go To get to our next show You'll never know The nights are long, the pay it sucks, so what This is what we've gotta do 10 years in, still having fun Can't win the race if you don't run Now, tell me was my time wasted Gotta stick together, gonna see it through It's one of those things we've got to do We'll stay on course and fight 'til the end We're gonna make it Still a long, long way to go To get to our next show You'll never know The nights are long, the pay it sucks, so what This is what we've gotta do We're unemployed We're broke and wasted Nowhere to sleep No food to eat And shows to play We're unemployed We're broke and wasted Nowhere to sleep No food to eat And shows to play We're unemployed
5.
Things are really bringing me down these days It seems like every time I get ahead, something hits me in the face Well, I don't wanna be stuck in this rut forever Whoa, no But from where I'm standing, one more night It seems alright to me I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink Because the day's been going on too long And I don't wanna think no more It's been one of those days all week My mind's so tired but I can't go to sleep My mind keeps running round in circles Wanna know what I think I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink Every day, it seems to pass me by I don't even have to break a sweat I don't even have to try But from time to time, you know, this 9 to 5 is gonna make me lose my mind And when I look around and I simmer down You know it seems like I'm doing fine I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink Because the day's been going on too long And I don't wanna think no more It's been one of those days all week My mind's so tired but I can't go to sleep My mind keeps running round in circles Wanna know what I think I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink It's been one of those days all week My mind's so tired but I can't go to sleep My mind keeps running round in circles Wanna know what I think I think I'll have another drink Oh yeah, I think I'll have another drink
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7.
I remember back in the day Used to love when the radio played I would listen to it every single day, yeah But now, things have changed All the songs they play sound the same And it makes me sick It makes me wanna scream Everybody's looking for something to believe Preacher man says Jesus saves I'm preaching take back the airwaves Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio now Maybe I'm living in the past but I wanna make that feeling last 'Cause the radio it meant so much to me, yeah It sucks, things have changed All the songs they play sound the same The radio has lost its way it seems Everybody's looking for something to believe Preacher man says Jesus saves I'm preaching take back the airwaves Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio now I sit and think about the good ol' days Yeah When I listened to the radio play Well it's been so long since we lent an ear 'Cause the radio played what we wanna hear We'll keep playing all the music we been making so long Off with the radio, on with the song, no Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio Radio Radio silence Telling lies and you know we gotta fight with radio Radio silence Turn off the radio now
8.
Maybe I'm part of the problem But I don't know what to do You try to make me feel like everything's my fault I've got a bad attitude I can't take it anymore, we've got to settle the score I think it's time for things to change If I make a stand today, will it matter anyway Let's raise our voice together and say, hey Turn down the suck The fuse is growing ever shorter Everything is set to explode The wheels are set in motion but I didn't want this, no It's time to reap what we all sow I can't take it anymore, we've got to settle the score I think it's time for things to change If I make a stand today, will it matter anyway Let's raise our voice together and say, hey Can't take it anymore, we've got to settle the score I think it's time for things to change If I make a stand today, will it matter anyway Let's raise our voice together and say, hey Turn down the suck
9.
TTMT 02:29
Five, four, three, two, one Come on everybody, gotta move your feet We're gonna rock this town with a brand new beat We got a new attitude and a brand new style Lots of little changes been coming for a while now We're not gonna be a passing phase We're gonna take more than fifteen minutes of fame Jump up, jump up, you're in for a treat Cold kicking it live, TTMT Get back to the basics, get back to your roots Gonna start a new movement so kick up your boots Everybody hit the floor and don't be shy Come on, grab your partner, every girl, every guy Gonna shout loud, gonna reach the sky Can't fight the music if the music won't die Come on everybody, gotta leave your seat We gotta kick it out, we gotta bust the beat We got a new attitude and a brand new style Lots of little changes been coming for a while now We're not gonna be a passing phase We're gonna take more than fifteen minutes of fame Jump up, jump up, you're in for a treat Cold kicking it live, TTMT Get back to the basics, get back to your roots Gonna start a new movement so kick up your boots Everybody hit the floor and don't be shy Come on, grab your partner, every girl, every guy Gonna shout loud, gonna reach the sky Can't fight the music if the music won't die Five, four, three, two, one Jump up, jump up, you're in for a treat Cold kicking it live, TTMT Get back to the basics, get back to your roots Gonna start a new movement so kick up your boots Everybody hit the floor and don't be shy Come on, grab your partner, every girl, every guy Gonna shout loud, gonna reach the sky Can't fight the music if the music won't die
10.
Once Again 02:25
All you wanted was one date, but I kept you out too late And now you're hanging out with me tonight Just like every night You've been hanging around so long, everybody thinks we're on But I just don't know what's going on in your head What's in your head You never say it so I take it that you want me to be yours I assume and presume but I'm never sure Need you to say the words I want to hear Well, I'm giving a- giving a- giving a- giving away my love Hold in everything I've been dreaming of and you won't say it But we're gonna play it once again You just sit there all night Looking good, you're outta sight But you won't tell me what you feel inside You just run and hide And if I said I was your man, would you let me hold your hand I would try to understand and make it alright If that's alright You never say it so I take it that you want me to be yours I assume, I presume but I'm never sure Need you to say the words I want to hear Well, I'm giving a- giving a- giving a- giving away my love Hold in everything I've been dreaming of and you won't say it But we're gonna play it once again You never say it so I take it that you want me to be yours I assume, I presume but I'm never sure Need you to say the words I want to hear Well, I'm giving a- giving a- giving a- giving away my love Hold in everything I've been dreaming of and you won't say it But we're gonna play it once again
11.
Jenny's Song 01:05
Sometimes it's hard To tell you how I feel about you Never wanna live without you But I try To keep my feelings inside Even though you're far away it's true, I need you You're my girl, you've gotta know that I'm in love with you I lie awake Wishing you were here beside me Putting your arms around me Making me feel safe One look is all it takes For you to let me know it's true, it's me and you You're my girl, let's tell the world that I'm in love with you
12.
Skattle Rockets back again Yeah, we're busting out and breaking in Gonna take back what's ours today Yeah, we're not gonna give in to what they say cause I don't wanna be the life of the party Cause I feel like my life just started Everybody's talking to me They wanna get what's mine Everybody wants that piece of the pie But they're not gonna get a piece of my pie cause I don't wanna be the life of the party Cause I feel like my life just started I don't wanna be the life of the party Cause I feel like my life just started
13.
I don't wanna get a job, I don't wanna go to work today Got better things to do than be a slave making minimum wage Everybody's laughing at me, saying man, you're the talk of the town You're the talk of the town I don't let them get to me, they're just trying to bring me down I've got nothing to do I've got nowhere to go So, I think I'll just kick back and play Nintendo Every day is like a game for me Everybody look at me, can't you see King of wasted time Just a slacker with no job but my bills they all get paid I know the secret to true success but no one listens when I say Find something you enjoy and then do it with a lot of style With a lot of style 'Cause if you do, then it stands true Someone will make it worth you're while I've got nothing to do I've got nowhere to go So, I think I'll just kick back and play Nintendo Every day is like a game for me Everybody look at me, can't you see Can't you see King of wasted time Don't wanna get a job I've got nothing to do I've got nowhere to go So, I think I'll just kick back and play Nintendo Every day is like a game for me Everybody look at me, can't you see Can't you see King of wasted time
14.
The sun came out and I had to smile Cause the world's all new and it's been a while We all get lonely, yeah, but we can't give in Cause things can change and we can laugh again Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck I saw a friend and he looked so down So, I grabbed his arms and turned around Look to the sky and check out that girl It's a beautiful day and a beautiful world Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck Hey, yeah, life don't suck
15.
Be Myself 02:18
Picture perfect, like a fairy tale Just like something you might see on TV Babydoll, listen to me That's the way our love's supposed to be We go out and all we do is fight That's not the way I want to spend my night When I'm with you I get so uptight 'Cause you think that I'm never right I'm not afraid of being crazy I'm not afraid of acting cool The only thing I've ever been afraid to do is Be myself when I'm with you Not so perfect, not a fairy tale Still like something you might see on TV No romance, not a comedy It's more like misery Our time together has been so full of strife Still don't know if we can make it alright Guess it's a fact I don't know where to start I like you more when we're apart I'm not afraid of being crazy I'm not afraid of acting cool The only thing I've ever been afraid to do is Be myself when I'm with you You never smiled when I acted crazy You never cared when I acted cool You never wanted me to be myself so Now it's time for someone new
16.
Woo!!! 02:50
You make for good writing, a story to tell Swore we didn't have a chance, you doomed us to fail And when we think of you we only think of hate And how you always cut us down, too much, too late Turn around, walk away You've got nothing left to say Take a walk around in my shoes Walk around in my Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me We make of our lives what we choose Thought you could get even by telling us we suck You suck Would it be wrong to wish you'd get hit by a semi-truck Though we ignore your comments and push them all aside Every spiteful thing you said still hurts us inside But you'll be taking all that back now You'll be wishing that you'd said nothing at all You'll be begging us to grant forgiveness If I were you I wouldn't waste a phone call Turn around, walk away You've got nothing left to say Take a walk around in my shoes Walk around in my Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me We make of our lives what we choose
17.
She's Mad 01:57
She looked at me and I could see That she wasn't that pretty, she wasn't my type Didn't care, all I wanted to do was ask her out Just for one night My friends they said that she was trouble but I was gonna find out on my own That girl is crazy She's nuts She won't stop calling She's mad And she wants to beat me up Asking her out was a mistake and now I know it's true Listen to your friends when they give you advice about what to do
 Now I know the truth about her and I want her to go away But she won't leave me alone That girl is crazy She's nuts She won't stop calling She's mad And she wants to beat me up Whoa That girl is crazy She's nuts She won't stop calling She's mad And she wants to beat me up
18.
Skankenstein 02:05
Skankenstein, well, he's a ska monster He likes to go to all the ska shows He's always down front just skanking up a riot He's having lots of fun and he's inviting you to try it Can I skank to this Can I skank to that Can you skank to what Can you skank Skankenstein, go Skankenstein, he's a dancing machine He's probably the best that you've ever seen He's always down front just skanking up a riot He's having lots of fun and he's inviting you to try it Can I skank to this Can I skank to that Can you skank to what Can you skank Skankenstein, go Skankenstein, go
19.
Vader 03:22
Darth Vader, he's the man He used to be Anakin Got disfigured really bad And he never got to meet his dad Hanging on the Death Star up in outer space He always wears a mask so you cannot see his face Can't see his Face Vader's always dressed in black Never has a monkey on his back And with the ladies, he's the king They love to hear him sing Luke, I am your father Come to the dark side You're not my Dad Vader had to kill his boss Oh, what a tragic loss And then he had to die Once again a Jedi When he was a child he lived in a house made of adobe Now, he's hanging out with Yoda and Old Ben Kenobi Old Ben And Yoda

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Long ago, we were just a bunch of weird kids who made a lot of music. Fossil Record is the best of that music, a collection of songs lovingly selected and remastered for 2022.

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released January 22, 2022

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