music & lyrics: john popper

the sun is warm as the day is long
i just got the feeling i can do no wrong
i’ve got a long way to walk
can’t afford my next meal
i tell a few lies but my hunger is real

and it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

mademoiselle tell me do you play
well, if she shakes her head, well then that’s okay
i watch her walk away in haste
there’s just no accounting for some people’s taste,

and it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

big angry man in the doorway there
just keep on walking like i don’t care
why you giving such an evil eye
could it be you were ignored by every passerby

and it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

play in the park for tobacco and food
then i excuse myself but they think i’m rude
tourist don’t want me to end his show
but this colorful attraction got places to go

and it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

sit at the pier watch the sun go down
another lost little boy in a big old town
i want to laugh i want to cry
but no matter how hard i may try

it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years
no, it won’t mean a thing in a hundred years

1990 blues traveler music

original performer: prince

don’t worry, i won’t hurt you
i only want you to have some fun

i was dreamin’ when i wrote this
forgive me if it goes astray

but when i woke up this mornin’
coulda sworn it was judgment day

the sky was all purple
there were people runnin’ everywhere

tryin’ to run from the destruction
you know i didn’t even care

‘cuz they say two thousand zero zero party over
oops out of time
so tonight i’m gonna party like it’s 1999

i was dreamin’ when i wrote this
so sue me if i go too fast

but life is just a party
and parties weren’t meant to last

war is all around us
my mind says prepare to fight

so if i gotta die
i’m gonna listen to my body tonight

yeah, they say two thousand zero zero party over
oops out of time
so tonight i’m gonna party like it’s 1999
yeah

lemme tell ya somethin’
if you didn’t come to party
don’t bother knockin’ on my door
i got a lion in my pocket
and baby he’s ready to roar

yeah, everybody’s got a bomb
we could all die any day
but before i’ll let that happen
i’ll dance my life away

they say two thousand zero zero party over
oops out of time
we’re runnin’ outta time
so tonight i’m gonna party like it’s 1999

say it one more time
two thousand zero zero party over
oops out of time
no, no
so tonight i’m gonna party like it’s 1999

alright, it’s 1999
you say it, 1999
1999
1999 don’t stop, don’t stop, say it one more time

two thousand zero zero party over
oops out of time
yeah, yeah
so tonight i’m gonna party like it’s 1999

yeah, 1999
don’tcha wanna go
don’tcha wanna go
we could all die any day
i don’t wanna die
i’d rather dance my life away
listen to what i’m tryin’ to say

everybody, everybody say party
c’mon now, you say party
that’s right, everybody say
can’t run from the revelation, no
sing it for your nation y’all
tell me what you’re singin’, baby say
telephone’s a-ringin’, mama
c’mon, c’mon, you say
everybody,
work it down to the ground, say party
come on, take my body, baby party
that’s right, c’mon, sing the song party
that’s right party
got a lion in my pocket mama, say party
oh, and he’s ready to roar party

mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?
mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?

music & lyrics: john popper

well she hated the 4th of july
bombs bursting in air, and she’d never know why
she’d keep me up all night, too terrified to cry
oh yes, she hated 4th of july

don’t you be scared, don’t you start to shake
go back to sleep because i am wide awake
i’m right here, i’m not going anywhere tonight
feel my hand, i’m gonna hold you till the early light

and when the thunder clapped, she’d run to me afraid
she tried to be brave, but she couldn’t figure out the terrible sound it made
i was smarter, but she just couldn’t see
and when the thunder clapped, she’d always run to me

don’t you be scared, don’t you start to shake
go back to sleep because i am wide awake
i’m right here, i’m not going anywhere tonight
feel my hand, i’m gonna hold you till the early light

oh yes, she loved the world on a crisp, autumn day
the leaves would turn her color, the children were at play
sit on hilltops with her, she’d smile as if to say
you couldn’t touch the world when autumn comes this way

and i don’t believe she cared for getting old
the limbs move a little slower, the hearing just goes cold
one day she looked at me through a gray haired eye
and i couldn’t believe she was telling me good bye

don’t you be scared, don’t you start to shake
go back to sleep because i am wide awake
i’m right here, i’m not going anywhere tonight
feel my hand, i’m gonna hold you till the early light

and i do believe her soul was rich and blue
we taught each other lessons, lessons that we knew
when we kept growing, there was nothing we could do
but i loved her and i know she loved me too

now you can call me a sentimental fool
but i learned more from her than i ever did in school
i still get apprehensive, i still remember why
when the thunder claps or it’s the 4th of july

don’t you be scared, don’t you start to shake
go back to sleep because i am wide awake
i’m right here, i’m not going anywhere tonight
feel my hand, i’m gonna hold you till the early light

oh yes she hated the 4th of july

music: john popper
lyrics: john popper/rich vink

sometimes we try to reach the stars
and sometimes we just try
sometimes we try to live a little
and sometimes we only die
sometimes we try to hit new heights
and sometimes we hit the ground
sometimes when we do, it’s a silent night
and sometimes, there’s a terrible sound

but ain’t that life?
ain’t that life, anyway?
we can hope and we can pray
we can try and make a better day
but when it’s over, what’s left to say
but ain’t that life, anyway?

we wanna teach, we wanna learn
we don’t wanna feel alone
we want to say that we’re gods on earth
we’re really just flesh and bone
we’re so damn proud of our intellect
that we try and chase the sun
the war of technology’s over
we really don’t know who won

but ain’t that life?
ain’t that life, anyway?
we can hope and we can pray
we can try and make a better day
but when it’s over, what’s left to say
but ain’t that life, anyway?

teacher in space, went and died in disgrace
the tv sets saw everybody cry
take another glance at a good distance
and just a couple of people died
with hope in her eyes, she streaked up through the sky
the wreckage washed up on the beach
i wonder if anybody asked her
"is there anyone up there to teach?"

but ain’t that life?
ain’t that life, anyway?
we can hope and we can pray
we can try and make a better day
but when it’s over, what’s left to say
but ain’t that life, anyway?

somewhere, someone’s laughing
somewhere, someone cries
somewhere, someone sees the truth
while someone else tells lies
somewhere, there’s a christian
who’s contemplating zen
somewhere, there’s a pervert
luring children to his den
somewhere, a girl rides a skateboard
and hopes to be president
and somewhere an aging actor
decides to give up lent
a realtor takes up smoking
but cannot find a match
a kid nearly dies in his dad’s new car
but worries about the scratch
a newborn kitten freezes
while two young lovers part
and maybe here, some sucker
could be taking this song to heart

it’s beautiful, it’s oh so beautiful
it’s beautiful, it’s oh so beautiful

dreams can live long after we’re gone
but what’s really in a dream?
sometimes it’s the lies in a gambler’s eyes
and sometimes, it’s a silent scream
some people die while others are born
and the circle of life goes on
when you get down to it, we’re just visitors here
so you can’t really do nothing wrong

but ain’t that life?
ain’t that life, anyway?
we can hope and we can pray
we can try and make a better day
but when it’s over, what’s left to say
but ain’t that life, anyway?

when it’s over, what’s left to say…
but ain’t that life, anyway?

finally i figured out
but it took a long, long time
but now there’s a turn about
maybe ’cause i’m trying

there’s been times, i’m so confused
all my roads, they lead to you
i just can’t turn and walk away

it’s hard to say what it is i see in you
wonder if i’ll always be with you
but words can’t say, and i can’t do
enough to prove,
it’s all for you

i thought i’d seen it all
’cause it’s been a long, long time
but then we’ll trip and fall
wondering if i’m blind
(pre-chorus)
(chorus)

rain comes pouring down
falling from blue skies
words without a sound
coming from your eyes

finally i figured out
but it took a long, long time
but now there’s a turnabout
maybe cause i’m trying
(pre-chorus)
(chorus-chorus)

it’s hard to say
it’s hard to say
it’s all for you