MY ACHILLES HEEL
Songs by Andrea Reising
released 2004, Drunken Buffalo Records
HEART OF GOLD
You and your heart of gold
You and all of the crazy stories that you told
We’ve carried such a heavy load
Down such a dark and dirty road
And you know me so well
And it don’t take you but a second before you can tell
That I’ve never felt so right
As sitting here beneath the moon and stars with you tonight
Me and my worrying
About the little stuff that never seems to mean a thing
I try to lay them down
These awful hang-ups that always seem to hang around
And you know me so well
And it don’t take you twenty questions before you can tell
That I’ve never felt so good
Cus things don’t ever turn out half as bad as I thought they would
You and your innocence
Your little optimisms never seem to make much sense
Please don’t give up on them
They’ll pull us out when it seems all the world would do us in
And we’ve not been here before
But we like it and we’d like to hang around some more
We try to find a way to live
Where things are only really settled when you’re wandering
SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING
I’m tired of this TV nation of fools
Is there really nothing better that we can do with ourselves
Than sit around and soak up the same old same old
Sitcoms and talk shows
Elimi-dates and makeovers
And I’m tired of these cookie-cutter cut trendy bars
Where the flourish of fashion covers up who we really are
Why can’t I want to know you, not just grope you and stumble home
It seems the more I keep my hands to myself, the better off I become
And if you’d say a little something
It would be better than saying nothing at all
And up there it’s all money and guns, bad blood and crude oil
And down here it’s distraction by gimmick and toil
I’ll build them the world’s biggest pool and I’ll fill it with
Oil enough for them to swim on forever
And leave the whole rest of the life-living world alone
And if you’d say a little something
It would be better than saying nothing at all
Nothing at all
AMBITIONS ABOUND
Ambitions abound
Drag your heart round and round
Snag you up on a thing line
Between freedom and fear
Worry is everywhere
Honey, what would you care
If the things you though mattered so much
Weren’t even real
We’ve been trying to do the right thing
But we don’t even know what the right things are
We’ll go out of our way and then
Scream at the detour for taking us so far
And there’s so much to do
So I whittle my time
With the sharp knife of seeking out clear paths
With flashing road signs
Now I sit in this chair
My eyes wander and stare
And I’m fearing a whole hell-load of demons
That aren’t even there
Don’t say you would do it for me
And then tell me it’s broken your heart
I didn’t know there were strings ‘til you told me
The seams feel apart
Ambitions abound
Drag your heart round and round
Snag you up on a thin line
Between freedom and fear
ALL ALONG
It’s a shot in the dark when I’m
walking with you
‘Long the paths in the park where the river runs through
I’m gonna jump in the current and swim to the other shore
I’m too tired today to worry anymore
And the gravel grinds, we walk away the time
Moment after moment always passing us by
Gonna jump in the current and swim to the other shore
Where wasted words and wasted cares won’t follow me no more
Wide water’s breadth, deep water’s depth, the whole sky up above
The world is waiting for you while you sit and wait for love
Go on and jump in the current, swim to the other shore
Try loving just a little, find out what your heart is for
Don’t hang back, don’t jump ahead, just keep a steady line
Look to where you want to go, and go there all the time
Then jump in the current, swim to the other shore
Your paradise is waiting, it’s been there all along
And it’s a shot in the dark when I’m walking with you
Along the paths in the park where the river runs through
I’m gonna jump in the current and swim to the other shore
My paradise is waiting, it’s been there
Been there all along
AS THE WHISKEY FADES
I hope it’s not too late to make a change for the better
We made the big mistake, now we’re wasted tryin’ to forget it
Then as the whiskey fades, we remember to remember the little things
I think I’m fallin’ in love for the thousandth time
Yeah, I think I’m fallin’ in love for the thousandth time
I get choked up and strung out on nothin’ at all
Well it’s one thing, then another that threaten to fall out of order
I hope it’s not too late to make a change for the better
Turn it around with a change in perspective, new direction
Take all the pressure off, make a clean break
With the past and get on with the future
I think I’m fallin’ in love for the thousandth time
Yeah, I think I’m fallin’ in love for the thousandth time
HAPPY HEARTED
I’ll tear down the four walls of
this home
I’ll leave it all so I can ramble and roam
Don’t try to stop me, you can’t make me stay
By the evening I’ll be gone
Open road goes on and on
I’m the only one I’ll worry ‘bout today
I want this life I want it all
I’d give so much I’d sell my soul
To leave behind these stationary ways
Hallelujah, riding free, it’s the
only life for me
Cornfields, mountains, rivers, lakes and streams
I will take my motorcycle ‘cross the country, sea to sea
And a happy hearted woman I will be
(Chorus)
Endless miles up ahead
‘Till the day when I am dead
‘Till I won’t be moving ‘long these interstates
I’ll find some place where I can ride
Down below or in the sky
I’ll cruise those fire pits or pearly gates
Motorcycle made of dreams
More true to life than it might seem
Take me to the open country that awaits
Chorus
Go on and chain yourself to need
All your anger, dirty deeds
They’re the pile of rubbish in your way
You won’t take me down with you
No matter what depths you sink to
From these lofty heights my ideals will not stray
All these years have come and gone
And I’m still singin’ the same song
And I’ll fight to do it better every day
Chorus
ROCK N ROLL DOUGH
Wrap me up in a rock n roll dough
Slide me in the oven and bake me nice and slow
When I come out I’ll scream and shout
I’ll satisfy your soul
Rock n roll dough
Quit your belly achin’ can’t you see
It’s only human hearts that can ease humanity
So zip your lips up and hold your hand out
Give someone something that they need
A little understanding
And ain’t there nothin’ sacred anymore
The trees and the fresh air blowin’ in through the open door
When my body fails me set it free and sailing
While they march themselves to war
I’ll be swayin’ down at the ocean floor
Yeah wrap me up in a rock n roll dough
Slide me in the oven and bake me nice and slow
When I come out I’ll scream and shout
I’ll want everyone to know
How sweet the warm heart grows
Well ain’t there nothin’ sacred anymore
The briny breeze and the ocean lapping against the shore
When our bodies fail us set us free and sailing
While they wave their sweethearts off to war
We’ll be making love down at the ocean floor
So wrap me up in a rock n roll dough
Slide me in the oven and bake me nice and slow
When I come out I’ll scream and shout
I’ll want everyone to know
How sweet the warm heart grows
KEYS OF CHANGE
Someone keeps setting me free
Even though I don’t want to be
I don’t know maybe it’s me
Who keeps turning the key
Turning the keys of change
And I don’t know why I love you still
I don’t know, maybe I will always go on that way
We get used to the burden we bear
So take back this cross that you gave me that I still wear
Yeah someone keeps setting me free
Even though I don’t want to be
I don’t know maybe it’s me
Who keeps turning the key
Turning the keys of change
WHAT FOOLS ARE WE
Honey what fools are we
For tearin’ up the world this way
Hell won’t bother with fury for us
Since he sees us spittin’ on our own grave
And a poor man’s heart ain’t always richer
Rich man’s heart ain’t always poor
It matters more what you decide to love
Yeah it matters more what you decide to love
So I’ll plant my little seed
In the earth where it belongs
Let the sun shine down upon it
Hope it grows up wild and strong
I couldn’t make the world stop in its tracks
Honey, hard as I tried
So don’t bother tryin’ to tell me just to leave you
Leave you lonely by the wayside
What fools are we
To go on screamin’ this way
We don’t have to get all pissed ff to disagree
I thought a little difference in opinion was a good thing
And I couldn’t make the world stop in its tracks
Honey, hard as I tried
So don’t bother tryin’ to tell me just to leave you
Leave you lonely by the wayside
HALLELUJAH
I promise to stay awake
Your hand on my hand on the parking break
It’s two AM and we’ve been driving since eight last night
And I hear your voice, you're singing hallelujah
You say “Don’t do that to yourself
You wouldn’t do it to anyone else
Give yourself a break every once in awhile
And let your voice sing hallelujah”
We pull into the station lot
Making a quick coffee and gasoline stop
Bells chime on the door when we enter the neon-lit shop
And all the voices were singing hallelujah
SEE YOU AROUND
Hello there time, won’t you take
me away with you
I’ve got some wounds that could use some healing
We could go stealin’ away, and I promise I won’t try to stay
I will go back to the life that I chose to lead
With a smile and a “see you around”
Hey holiday, won’t you hurry up and get yourself over here
I’ve been working this sweet life away
I thought I was meant for something different
Than flapping at my heels when the hounds come nibblin’
With a “go on, get out, don’t come back around”
How goes it, my innocence, it’s been a long time since I left you far behind
But I will cross the seas to see you again
I know I try to know too much and then I get all worked up over everything
But I’ll take it over lazy resignation
And I’ll try to be there when you’re feeling down