MxPx: Pokinatcha Punks : Lyrics : Slowly Going The Way Of The Buffalo

  1. Under Lock and Key
  2. Tomorrow's Another Day
  3. The Final Slowdance
  4. I'm Ok, You're Ok
  5. Cold and All Alone
  6. Party, My House, Be There
  7. The Downfall Of Western Civilization
  8. Invitation To Understanding
  9. Fist Vs. Tact
  10. What's Mine Is Yours
  11. Self Serving With a Purpose
  12. For Always
  13. Set The Record Straight
  14. Get With It!
  15. Inches From Life
  16. The Theme Fiasco

1. Under Lock and Key

There's something crazy, something strange about
The way I'm lazy and how I go about
Giving my time and how I reason
Do all my problems have to do with how I reason?
Don't feel bad if you haven't figured out
Cause I'm not mad there's really no way you could have estimated
That you would ever in your life be so frustrated.

Chorus:
If you knew what was good for you
You'd lock me up and throw away the key
You don't know me, no you never will
You never did as far as I can tell.

Should I wake up and explain my self to you
Or should I not care and sleep the whole day thru
Finding sense in everything
Is like going thru my room to find a diamond ring
Living day by day is all that I can say
Something to believe in might be the other way
We can't be sure until we open the door
Inherent choices, choices I can't take anymore.

Chorus 2x


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2.Tommorrow's Another Day

I don't want to let my life fly by
Do you ever stop, stop to wonder why?

And time flies by 
When everything is ok
It just turns out that life ain't that way
Big decisions overwhelm me and I know nothing's free
When I don't think of, think about much
People die and we don't know why
I could use some understanding
Human contact, sign that contract.

Chorus:
I don't want to let my life fly by
Did you ever stop to wonder why, ever stop to wonder, wonder why?

And time stands still when no one understands you
When you don't quite understand yourself
But just know this that God is faithful
Even if you don't have faith yourself
There's nothing quite like being sure of
What's inside your heart
It's mostly simple but not so easy
To know just where to start.

Chorus

Today didn't have to be this way
Tommorrow is another day
Another chance to make things right
A chance to make sense of last night.
Today didn't have to be this way
Tommorrow is another day
Another chance to make things right
A chance to fully love your life.

Only if you want to, if you want to, if you want to,
if you don't want to, if you want to, if you want to,
if you want to, if you don't want to, if you don't want to,
you don't want to.


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3.The Final Slowdance

You're taking all the space up in my head
With all the things that we could do and
All the things that could be said
It's hard for me to try and understand
The way I fell about you and the way it
Made me feel to hold your hand.

Am I running out of time or am I at the starting line?
I know I missed the mark yet I need some sort of sign.
My words don't come out easily
So I will tell you honestly
No one wants to spend
Eternity alone....

repeat all of above


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4.I'm O.K. You're O.K.

What's going on tonight?
Is everything alright?
I hope there's nothing wrong
I haven't seen you in so long.

Chorus:
I'm away, you're here to stay and I'm away and you're O.K.
You're here to stay and I'm away, You're here to stay and I'm O.K.

What exactly do you do, when I'm not with you?
What exactly do you say, all the time that I'm away?

Chorus 2x

You tell me nothing's wrong
Seems like I've been gone oh so long
Nothing seems to have changed
Yet the familiar things seem all so strange.

Chorus continues until end


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5.Cold and All Alone

I know I'm mean but, I'm real sorry
I didn't mean to make you cry
I feel so bad by then it's too late
You're hurt, I'm mad, is this goodbye?

I've dug down far too deep now
I've dug down far I'm losing sleep.

You know it's hard you know I'm trying
To understand to do what's right
I don't like to see you crying
I don't like it when we fight.

I've dug down far too deep now
I've dug down deep I'm losing.

Cold and all alone
Out there on your own
Cold and all alone
Living on your own.

I've dug down far too deep now
I've dug down far I'm losing sleep.


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6.Party, My House, Be There

It's about time for a party at my house
And it wouldn't be the same without you
No not at all, as I recall
You've got what I need.

Bring along yourself and don't forget that smile
And plan on staying a while
Till summer turns to fall, as I recall
You've got what I need.

Chorus:
You said you were leaving
I said you were crazy
You said that you had some things to do
I'll see you in a while
And don't forget that smile
What else could there possibly be to do?

Bring along yourself and don't forget that smile
And plan on staying a while
Till summer turns to fall, as I recall
You've got what I need.

Chorus

I'll see you in a while
And don't forget that smile
What else could there possibly be to do?


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7.The Downfall of Western Civilization

What do you call yourself?
What did you call me?
(repeat above 3x)

Chorus:

Excuse me but you don't know me
And I sure don't know you neither.

What do you call your self?
What do you call me?
(repeat above 3x)

Who are you and where did you go?
You think you know but you, just don't know.

Chorus 4x


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8.Invitation To Understanding

Come on understanding visit me for once today
I'll be grateful, you don't ever have to stay
It must be hard for you to get over to my side of town
I know there's many people like me to be found.

Chorus:
If you come knockin' at my door 
And I am not around
Foolisness came by and we're downtown
Please don't leave 
Please come on in and make yourself at home
I know you're probably used to being alone.

Everyone keeps telling me you're something that you're not
But I know if I met you I'd like you a lot
What exactly does it take to bring you to my door?
By the time that you arrive I won't live here no more.

Chorus

What can I do? There's no one here but me
And nothin' on tv
Where could you be? I really wouldn't know
Where else you might go.

Chorus

I know you probably used to being alone, 
I know you're probably used to being alone.


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9.Fist vs. Tact

I've dwelt long on the past and I just can't take it anymore
I struggle in vain but, at last I've managed to board
Up the windows and lock the door.

Chorus:
Persist to resist, fight back
Not with a fist, with tact
Ideas in action, with passion
Passion commitment, and dedication.

I've dwelt long on the past and I just can't take it anymore
I struggle in vain but, at last I've managed to board
Up the windows and lock the door.

When all is said and done, our time is spent
And we've had our fun
Have you taken time to think about your life
And what it means to know eternity.

Chorus


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10.What's Mine Is Yours

As soon as I figured out that you wouldn't be there
As soon as I figured out that you didn't care
I try to do what's right, I try to keep an open mind
I try to do what's right, but you're so unkind.

Chorus:
You don't own me
They've abolished slavery
And I can't wait for the day when things turn around.
You don't own me
They've abolished slavery
There's consequenses for your actions
I know cause I'm paying for mine now.

The piece of paper the you've got says you can get into my pocket
But you can't get inside my heart or inside my head
Money doesn't mean to me what it obviously means to you
Cause I would never steal from kids that don't have a clue.

Chorus 2x


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11.Self Serving With a Purpose

Next time my heart breaks in cold rage
I'll be on your page
Waves of misunderstanding crashing
Demanding passage thru.

Don't tell me I've changed
Don't tell me I've changed.

You've got your rights 
Don't mean it's right, ethical, or sane
I'm not your type, you're behind me
Don't remind, regret.

Don't tell me I've changed
Don't tell me I've changed
I'm not like you thought
I'm not like you thought.

Still, "Desperate is as desperate does"
Self served purpose, grasping straws
Ugly hate and ill bred heart
Misunderstanding from the start

Don't tell me I've changed
Don't tell me I've changed
I'm not like you thought
I'm not like you thought.
(repeat above again)


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12.For Always

If we help each other out along the way
Then maybe everything will be okay
Who decides if you succeed?
Who decides those things you want and need?

Chorus:
Looking back on all those years
All the smiles, all the tears
I never want those memories to fade
What have we done, what can we do
We search our whole life for the truth

Chorus:
For always and always and always.

I know sometimes we'll disagree
But no one here can absolutely see
We're all just learning as we go
There's something in this world we just don't know

Chorus 2x

Honestly not interested
(repeat above 7x)


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13.Set The Record Straight

Did we ever have an understanding?
Did we ever have anything at all?
Not that I recall
You were never really there for us but then
We were never really there for you
It's true, the rest is up to you

You say it's wrong, it's right
You say we won't, we might
We thought about it twice tonight
And if we don't seem too broken hearted
That's because we're glad we parted
I think we've had enough for two.

Well I believe in second chances
I believe this world is gonna end
But I would do anthing to set the record straight.

Chorus:
If you would believe
If you would believe

Will someone think about the heartbreak?
Will someone realize there's been a mistake?
And give back all you take
No one cares enough to listen 
No one cares enough to rationalize
Just believe the lies

Well I believe in second chances
I believe this world is gonna end
But I would do anthing to set the record straight.

Chorus

Did we ever have an understanding?
Did we ever have anything at all?
Not that I recall
You were never really there for us but then
We were never really there for you
It's true, the rest is up to you
You say it's wrong, it's right
You say we won't, we might
We thought about it twice tonight
And if we don't seem to broken hearted
That's because we're glad we parted
I think we've had enough for two.

Well I believe in second chances
I believe this world is gonna end
But I would do anthing to set the record straight.

Chorus
(chorus continues until end)


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14.Get with it!

Chorus:
Kid quit it, get with it
Kid quit it, get with it
You're getting on my nerves
Is this what I deserve?
(repeat above again)

I know I can't play guitar
So kill me quickly
And I'll be glad I'm gone.
You wouldn't be so cool 
If your friends ran off without you
And left you with your pants down.

Chorus

I know I can't play guitar
So kill me quickly
And I'll be glad I'm gone.
You're nothing but a lonely clown
Without a circus
A sheep that's lost the flock
You're nothing but a lonely clown
Without a circus
We're just here to rock


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15.Inches From Life

There's something wrong inside of us
And it's important to discuss
A narrow mind a hardened heart
And this is just the very start.
Fustration gets the best of me
So I don't speak coherently
We are taught to go along
We need to figure out it might be wrong.

Chorus:
You oughta know you can't be inches from life
And never live at all
You oughta know that pride is our downfall 
There's no need to stand up tall.
(repeat above again)

No one knows what's going on
Even those who cause oppression
Most of which don't realize
Uneasy smiles and blackened eyes.
Could it be there's something real
Not always known but you can feel
The presence of an absolute
That our lives can't substitute.

Chorus


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16. The Theme Fiasco

Instrumental


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