OK Otter

All my life been looking for it
I think I found something
To help with easing the pain
This voice inside my head isn’t dead
I think it’s growing
Soon we will be one in the same

I’ve been going to the racetrack
Spent all our money on the dog in the back
I poured my heart into an eight-track
How bout that
My life was perfect
Now it’s starting to crack oh no

You blame it on the recipe
Do what you want to me
Cause I could never let it go
You toss my body out to sea
Claim it was a tragedy
But I think everyone will know

You move in to attack
So I sneak out the back
Yes I could feel that it is time to go
So we start up the chase
I am out of this place
Cause I could never just lay low

I’ve been going to the racetrack
Spent all our money on the dog in the back
I poured my heart into an eight-track
How bout that
My life was perfect
Now it’s starting to crack oh no

Blame it on the recipe
Do what you want to me
I could never let it go
Toss my body out to sea
Say it was a tragedy
I think everyone will know

I’ve been going to the racetrack
Spent all our money on the dog in the back
I poured my heart into an eight-track
How bout that
My life was perfect
Now it’s starting to crack oh no

Walking through the city
In the middle of the night
There's still so much light
All around
They say walking is for fools
But that isn't what I've found
When the city never sleeps
I sleep to get around

Hey!

All of my friends are talking about moving out
They need a little room to breath
Find some land of their own
Where they can just stay
For fifty years they'll love every day
But that garden you know you gotta grow it
And that grass you gotta mow it
And I feel you already know it
This ain't gonna fix anything

Walking through the city
In the middle of the night

I’m just an old man
Counting the days
Till I can see you again
If you’ve been watching the whole time
You should know
That she is just a friend

I get lonely in the winter
And at Christmas the kids
They’re spread across the country
I’ve been taking care of myself
'Cause I know that you want me
Around for them

Lying in our bed
And they tell me that the end
Is coming soon
But I know you’re waiting for me
With a glass of red wine
And a few good stories to tell me

So I just have to wait
The priest just left
Our oldest is at my bedside
He’s got a grandkid of his own
Look at this family we’ve made
We’ve done some pretty great things

You say it’s not the right tempo
It’s like you’re thinking in slow mo
You broke in here with a crossbow
And now the hammer’s coming down

You think your playing is top notch
You claim you saw the real Sasquatch
You went all in plus your wristwatch
And now the hammer’s coming down

What you feel inside
You know that it’s gonna come out

I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low

Step to the side of the street
I was calm, I was cool, I was smooth on my feet
I sense the blood in defeat
Oh it’s just like the letter
The redder the better, yeah

I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low

Down, just past the tree line
You will find my body there
Please, I beg you, please
Don’t show my children
What has become of me

John once said, “Let's come together”
All it ever got me was a bullet in the back
Just like him
But now that the snow has melted
My body’s free, now go
You will find me down at the river
Where it overflowed
Way back in late December
Where Mrs. Sullivan slipped
On the ice, very nice
I saw it all

How did they make us?
Oh, how did they know?
That I’d been there in the basement
Laying low
I think I may have been
Born at the wrong time
It’s what everybody says
Oh no

I saw the whole thing

You remind me
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun

So come and find me
If you wanna have some fun
We’ll go driving to the coast
Blasting “take it on the run”

Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey

This reminds me
Of a place I went when I was young
We were battling the heat
Filling up our water guns

So now you find me
With nothing else to say
We got our feet in the sand, cold beer in our hands
I say we stay

Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey


Wanna go to Maine in fall?
I’ll take you there
You wanna hang at the mall?
Sure, I’ll take you there
You wanna get old in Florida
With skin like leather
This all sounds fine to me
Let’s just stick together, yeah!

You remind me
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun

Hey Hey Hey!

Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know

Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey

I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
And I do not want to see
What you have in store for me

So why don't we let it go
We're washed up, but you don't know
We're on the outside

Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”

Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”

You say you wanna be a spaceman
Playing in a rock band
What you waiting on? A wristband?
Oh there’s nothing to it,
You gotta just do it
Cause everybody seems to want it a lot
And if the right eyes see
You shoot straight to the top
But they fold whenever things get rough
That’s why you gotta be tough
Yeah, you gotta be

Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”

Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”

You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough

You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough

Momma said,
“What you wanna be
When you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”

It’ll be alright
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains

We were down at the water’s edge
We were just looking out
Some guy caught a sand shark
And all the kids were freaking out

But it made me start thinking
About the night that we met
And as my feet were sinking
I could see it in my head

I was out at the restaurant
I was ordering food
You were there working
I was just staring at you

It’ll be alright
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains

You’re a maniac
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll even help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again

It’s like nothing’s working
Why does it take so long
That’s what you think
But you think wrong
So wrong

Maniac
Why you taking so long

You’re a maniac
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again

I hear you talking, you talk too loud
When you’re out walking in this strange town
You run your mouth, you tell your lies
You won’t know it’s coming, it hits you right between the eyes
Come on

Go and take the long way, the long way, the long way
Go and take the long way, the long way

Oh, you come back here to tell me I’m wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all

Waiting for the next thing
You’re waiting for the best thing to come around
Forget about the stressing
Can’t you see it’s pressing your spirit down

Oh, you come back here to tell me I'm wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all

Gonna take the long way, the long way, the long way
Gonna take the long way, the long way

I hear you talking, you talk to loud
When you’re out walking in this strange town

I came to Philadelphia
With a rod in my hand
I sure am no saint
I am no righteous man
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It takes some adjusting
And I know that I can
And I tell you
I am no righteous man

They all like to treat me
Like a wanted man
They come from far and wide
Just to spit in my hand
I came in September
To run from the cold
The young, they tolerate it
But my body’s getting old
And I tell you
I am no righteous man

Cold, cold, cold
It’s cold in the snow
If I stay or I go
Nobody will know
Or care
There’s nobody there
To say, “Stay, please, please, please, please”

I came to Philadelphia
From up north, Newfoundland
My mother, she was a teacher
My dad a fisherman
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It'll take some adjusting
But I’m sure that I can

Summer’s come wanna make the most of it
They leave the city and all head for the coast and then,
They pile in and ride through the night
They smell the bay and start feeling alright

Whoa, whoa, whoa

It’s a scorcher
And the beach is so crowded
My skin feels like it’s on fire
The water’s calling
And the waves are getting higher
And higher, and higher…

Whoa, whoa whoa

We spend our time
On the coastline
Yeah we spend our days
Just chasing waves
We spend our time
On the coastline
We spend our days
Just chasing waves

Whoa, whoa, whoa

I swear it’s a fact we were under attack
At our puffed up hair they would stare
We ain’t going back
No way, no way, no way

We were outcasts, loners,
Wishniks, stoners
Baited, traded, trolling, rolling
Away

Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you

If I turn to stone, would you leave me alone?
Let me finish my drink, time to think
As I make my own…
Way, my way, my way

I swear I tried, I almost died
Got dressed up, messed up
Came gunning, I’m running
Away

Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you

We live just outside town
In the fallen trees we made a home
We try to do what’s best for our children
We try and play it safe
But sometimes, we still…

Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit