Want - todd austin john elsilger
 
If you had a diamond, to show off to your friends
One for each occasion is what they’d recommend
 
On every anniversary, every Valentine’s day
You measure what you’re worth, on what you think I paid
 
But I don’t wanna want what they want if what we had before
was just enough to stay in love, until we got some more
 
If we had a condo, with ceilings to the sky
to pile up all the new things, they told us we should buy
 
Then we’d need a big car, to drive this stuff around
just trying to keep up with the Joneses in this town
 
But I don’t wanna want what they want if what we had before
was just enough to stay in love, until we got some more
 
No I don’t wanna have what they have if what we had before
was just enough to fall in love, then I don’t need much more
no I don’t want much more
 
If we had some children, a girl and 2 boys
fill them up on fast food and bury them in toys
 
Connect us all through cell phones, to plan our every move
Coordinate the spending, and regulate the mood
 
CHORUS



The Older We Get The Less We Go Out To Dance – todd austin john elsliger
 
 This Friday night,
Somebody is memorizing a fake I.D.
Lined up outside
a club in the winter till their fingers freeze
At home its safe and warm,
its been a while since a DJ played our song
 
Not everyone gets a second chance
The older we get the less we go out to dance
 
Behind bedroom doors
I practiced the moves I thought would win your heart
Gymnasium floors
aren’t easy to spin on in the shoes you wore
I want to hold your hand,
like we were in high school once again
 
Not everyone gets a second glance
The older we get the less we go out to dance
 
Been on my feet all day, better not stay out late
 
This Friday night,
no matter how tired the working week has made us
In the interest of spite,
let’s show all the 20 somethings what we’re made of
you haven’t lost a step,
do you want to pretend we first met

CHORUS



The Perfect Dress - todd austin john elsliger
 
The perfect dress waits on a hanger somewhere
in a shopping mall for you to try on
but finding it won’t be easy
and that’s why you dragged me along
 
Florescent lights shine bright in the mirrors
of changing rooms where secrets are kept
and boyfriends sit outside waiting
could it have been something I said
 
If the perfect dress makes you feel
prettier than you’ll confess
then let’s find you that perfect dress
 
Don’t you have one that looks just like it
a closet full of stuff you don’t wear
the sweater I bought you for Christmas
the shoes you’ve got hidden in there
 
If the perfect dress makes you feel
prettier than you’ll confess
then let’s find you that perfect dress
 
I hate this stupid song
every store we’re in, has it on
 
Your legs look long and your delicate shoulders
look beautiful dressed up in lace
the color brings out your eyes
the waist hits you in the right place
 
CHORUS


High Waisted Jeans - todd austin john elsliger
 
 We’ve been together long enough to see some things come and go
Those high waisted jeans you gave away are back in style don’t you know
All the plaid shirts I’ve been waiting to wear are hiding in the bottom drawer
All the fashions of 1994
 
Some things were meant to last
so much longer than others
but you and I are still lovers
 
These are the dishes someone gave us back on our wedding day
The plates are all chipped around the edges, we still use them anyway
The living room sofa we bought when you moved in is suffering on its last leg
I’m sentimentalizing again
 
Some things were meant to last
so much longer than others
but you and I are still lovers
 
I still want to write you the perfect song, and record it at the end of side one
of the mix tape that I’ve been working on
of all the songs they’ll sing
long after we’re gone
 
If I had a nickel for each friend who we don’t see anymore
Remember the neighbors at our old place? Heard they broke up years ago
When was the last time we saw anyone in that picture frame by the front door
Starting over like we’ve done this before

CHORUS


Late Again - todd austin john elsliger
 
Wish I had checked your message
I set the alarm but slept through it ringing
I put a shoe on the desk in my room, but can’t remember why
 
Easily too distracted and suffering from a case of daydreaming
I spend all day with my head in the clouds, you work 9 to 5
 
Where did the hours go by, stars in the sky,
somewhere I should have been
Where you expecting now, wondering how,
I could be late again
There’s been more than a few excuses along the way
its trivial now, you’re waiting around cause I spent more time that I made
 
Looking for what I just put down,
everything is lost and found daily
I left my keys in the door my sunglasses were on my head
 
Should’ve been half way there
but the traffic is a nightmare in this city
No matter which way I turn I should have gone
the other way instead
 
CHORUS
 
Plans we had yesterday, that never came to be
If you don’t get away, I’ll drag you down with me
 
Cancel the reservation cause I gotta reputation to keep
I can make it to that movie after all, if you save me a seat
 
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Fix Me - todd austin john elsliger
 
A dark grey cloud, of sympathy,
follows me around, it’s the air I breath
When the sun gets through, I try to block it out
As long as someone is asking me what’s wrong
The shadows disguise what I’m all about
 
You can’t fix me, no matter how hard you try
for all my complaining
I’ve never been so satisfied
Just when it seems, you’ve figured me out of a mess
I’ve got you wrapped up in
whatever it is I’ve gotten myself into next
 
I’m the middle child, my father loved me less
my mother blames herself, I got her to confess
It’s someone else’s fault, I’ve got a cross to bear
An axe that I grind on anyone I find
with an ear to bend and some time to spare
 
You can’t fix me, no matter how hard you try
for all my complaining
I’ve never been so satisfied
Just when it seems, you’ve figured me out of a mess
I’ve got you wrapped up in
whatever it is I’ve gotten myself into next
 
Let’s talk all about you, I know what you’re going through
reminds me of myself, forgive me if I cry
while telling this story
 
I work twice as hard, for half the pay
Someone breaks my heart almost every day
So what if I am thin, I didn’t ask to be born
Best play along and bite down on your tongue
didn’t you know that what friends are for
 
CHORUS


Box of Letterstodd austin john elsliger
 
Box of letters under my bed
I was a teenager last time I read anything from you
 
For 20 years I’ve dragged you around
From one apartment to the next I found corners you’d fit into
 
One rainy day, when I’m feeling blue
I might read a few
 
Box of letter written by hand
The girl I had my first crush on and friends I confided in
 
A thousand emails could never compare
The poems you decorated with care using colored pens
 
One rainy day when I’m feeling blue
I am saving you
 
Box of letter what do you reveal
about the melancholy people you’re addressed to
 
I’m writing songs on rainy days
There’s no keeping the past at bay when I’m I this mood



Plenty of Fish - todd austin john elsliger
 
His pictures don’t show much
you’ve got a pixelated crush
A snapshot taken from the side
from back in 1995
 
Here’s one without his shirt
it says 5’9 be he looks short
A hat that covers half his face
next to the girl you might replace
 
Plenty of fish at your fingertips but they’ll hardly put up a fight
Throwing ‘em back is the hardest part of finding Mr. Right
Nobody ever runs out of empty promises online
Plenty of fish at your fingertips will fall in love tonight
 
You get plenty of smiles
It must be your flirtatious style
but no one lives up to the text
What almost never happens next
 
Plenty of fish at your fingertips but they’ll hardly put up a fight
Throwing ‘em back is the hardest part of finding Mr. Right
Nobody ever runs out of empty promises online
Plenty of fish at your fingertips will fall in love tonight
 
I don’t usually do this, but let’s give it a try
If you like long walks and movies please reply
 
It’s time you actually met
You’re at the bar all dressed in red
When he shows up 10 minutes late
you’re browsing profiles while you wait

CHORUS



Lilac - todd austin john elsliger
 
The winter is over and its safe to go outside
Come home to me darling, leave the working day behind
Lilacs are in bloom and their perfume fills the night
 
Let's solve everyone's problems
complain behind their backs
Let's walk way past the dog park 
down to the railroad tracks
 
This city turns grey when December shadows fall
It sleeps until April, when it's heart begins to thaw
And when I woke up, you're the first thing that I saw
 
Let's leave some things unspoken
so birds can sing their song 
Let's walk down tree lined streets
where evenings linger on
 
The trails that run behind our neighbors' lavish homes
cool off after sunset, so we hold each other's arms
Who knew when we started that we'd ever get this far
 
Let's breath a little deeper
The lilacs won't last through June
I walk through April showers
hand in hand with you