Album: Goodbye (2003)
original music by Rod Webber & Keith Butters (1997)

original lyrics by Rod Webber, Keith Butters and James Shapiro

music on "Goodbye" version:
Rod Webber

Key of E

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

INSTANT SMILE
Woke up this morning, I was still nobody with a style I couldn't afford
with two left feet and a mohair suit and my brain tossed over board
left the hole in allston, though I tried to fit, couldn't get my shit together
I was sick of rainy days, and a job that didn't pay, and in line for sunny weather

But its alright, pay no attention to your head
its alright, take the day and stay in bed,
its alright, helps you go the miracle mile,
its alright, have a cup of instant smile.

Stopped in a district court to see my P.O., that gigs gettin kind of stale
He said he didn't wanna see the book thrown at me, so he had Matty Ferrel post bail
on the way out, set off the detector, twenty cops with guns in my face
gotta do a better job of staying out of trouble, cuz the mans got his hand on the ace.

But its alright, pay no attention to your head
its alright, take the day and stay in bed,
its alright, helps you go the miracle mile,
its alright, have a cup of instant smile.

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of C

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

GOODBYE
I was driving my car off the road,
when an old friend said maybe that isn't such a bright idea
I said don't cha worry about me, I just need a change of scene
and that old road wasn't going anywhere

goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its not easy to say but I'll try
goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its time we said our goodbyes

I wanna thank my friends who stood by me when
it seemed like everything was falling apart--
who helped me see that from the wreckage of what couldn't be
a seed of hope grew in my heart

goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its not easy to say but I'll try
goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its time we said our goodbyes

goodbye to my old town
goodbye to my old school
goodbye to the life that I once had
and the you i knew

goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its not easy to say but I'll try
goodbye, goodbye goodbye,
its time we said our goodbyes

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of G

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

CHEAP SEX
I'm a sensitive guy, God knows I try
to do whats right, to be a nice guy
I like cats, how about that
i'll let your brother punch me, even though he's a brat

I like walks on the beach, and moonlit drives
angry music that just gives me hives
I'll love you true, if you'll be you so
lets hope this doesn't end up just being

CHEAP SEX, ITS GREAT BUT IT JUST SCREWS THINGS UP,
OH NO, DRY HUMPING IN A PICK-UP TRUCK
CHEAP SEX, HELL YEAH, BUT I CAN'T GET NO PLAY,
OH NO, ALL THE GIRLIES WALK THE OTHER WAY,
WHEN THEY SEE ME,
OH WOE IS ME,
OH WHY ME,
WOE IS ME

i've had love in my heart, from the very start,
I'll lift the toilet seat, I won't burp or fart
I'll bring a red rose, I'll suck your toes
i like going to natalie merchant shows

I'll hold your hand, as long as i can
I've never lived down by the river in a van
I'll love you true, if you'll be you
so lets hope this doesn't end up just being

CHEAP SEX, ITS GREAT BUT IT JUST SCREWS THINGS UP,
OH NO, DRY HUMPING IN A PICK-UP TRUCK
CHEAP SEX, HELL YEAH, BUT I CAN'T GET NO PLAY,
OH NO, ALL THE GIRLIES WALK THE OTHER WAY,
WHEN THEY SEE ME,
OH WOE IS ME,
OH WHY ME,
WOE IS ME

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of G

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

THREE FINGERED DAVE
drunken little man with a tuna in his hands
fishing for the fish-hole, drops the tuna can
hark- off yonder comes a pounding pounding at the door
oh by gosh, three fingered Dave is knocking on our door
tit for tat- his belfry's full of bats

three fingered Dave- he's seems so well behaved in his van
but look out girls,this dave is sex-depraved-
he's more machine now, than man
twisted and evil

again, the odds are mounting, but they aren't mounting Dave
he sits and chews tobacco while dreaming of sex slaves
he's got a brand new line, but it doesn't help him score
so pull the blinds, hide the kids if someones at your door
tit for tat- his belfry's full of bats

three fingered Dave- he's seems so well behaved in his van
but look out girls,this dave is sex-depraved-
he's more machine now, than man
twisted and evil

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of B flat

Also appears on:
"Syd Barrett Blues Promo CD"
(2004)

Key of B flat

Backing Vocal:
Garth Donovan

Remainder:
Rod Webber

yeah
things have been so miserable, I'm just happy to be alive,
but its finally turnin around and I'm glad I didn't take a dive
I'm so high on life I feel like I'm walkin on sunshine
everything's goin pretty good, I think I'll be just fine

I say yeah, I say yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah, I say yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I'm so glad that I got out, because in just brought me down
but its finally lookin up, I think that things have turned around
I'm a ball of smiles, like gomer pyle, yeah I think I see the light
everything's goin pretty good, I think I'll be alright

I say yeah, I say yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah, I say yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of E

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

FUMBLING MAN
I was born, but I wasn't born today,
I was born the day before yesterday
and yet I found myself strolling somewhere in the midwest
now, the west is big, and the west is large
and a good a place as any to make your charge
but truth be told, I think I'm lost

I'm a fumbling fallen man, and I stumble when I can
like a blind man in a barn- I'm a fumbling fallen man

first things first, got off the floor
made a cup a joe, and hit the door
ran into a woman- I said howdee do?
when she offered twenty dollars to shine her shoes
I must admit, it sounded strange,
who needs shiny shoes out on the range?
but twenty bucks is twenty bucks
and she didn't seemed too deranged

what was I to do? I polished off her shoes.
I'm a fumbling fallen man, and I'm generally quite confused

not too shaby for a quick shine
so I stopped off at a pub for a glass of wine
and one glass turned into 5 or 29
around that time, I started going blind
i took my twenty dollars, to see what I could find
but all i could find was an hookah smoking toad

I can't be left alone, I generally end up stoned
I'm a fumbling fallen man, and I stumble when I can

like a blind man in a barn- I spin a lonesome yarn
I'm a fumbling fallen man, just mumbling at my hand

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of C

guitar/ vox: Rod Webber

YOU'RE THE ONE
your my one and only, loretta lane-
you make me feel insane
its a good insane- the kind that
sucks out your brain-no i feel no pain
when the red door, it was flung wide
you know its something i couldn't hide

loves so rarely calls, never thought I'd fall,
but I think you're the one
loves so rarely calls,
never thought I'd fall,
but I think you're the one

you mean the world to me,
i think that you can see
I'm your man
I feel like such a fool- i'm a fool for you
I love you more than- i can stand
when the red door, it was flung wide
you know its something i couldn't hide

loves so rarely calls,
never thought I'd fall,
but I think you're the one
loves so rarely calls,
never thought I'd fall,
but I think you're the one

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of G

Also appears on:
"Syd Barrett Blues Promo CD"
(2004)

All inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

Bang
Yeah, I almost died of hesitation,
yeah my frustration's reached the boiling point
yeah i need a cigarette so I can think
cuz my frustration's reached the boiling point

no there's not much more that I can do,
no there's not more that I can say
bang chikka chikka chikka
bang chikka chikka chikka
bang chikka bangin my head on the wall

sitting there at the bus station
yeah my frustration's reached the boiling point
no I wouldn't mind a swift blow to the skull
yeah my frustration's reached the boiling point

no there's not much more that I can do,
no there's not more that I can say
bang chikka chikka chikka
bang chikka chikka chikka
bang chikka bangin my head on the wall

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of E

all inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

WHO COULD SAY NO TO YOU?
I'm a man of modest means, its strange what I've seen
while skipping in the daisies, bumped into James Dean
From within the heaving minion, there came a shrillish utter
Captain Kid upon his steed all lathered down in butter

You, you were aflutter, angelic butterfly,
I knew that we had something when you looked into my eyes
So take my hand sweet pearl, my little sunshine girl
I'd follow you girl to the end of the world

WHO WHO--who could say no to you baby?
WHO WHO --don't you drive wild?
WHO WHO--who could say no to you baby?
WHO don't you drive, WHO don't you drive----WILD?

While walking down the beach, I lost my use of speech
there you were strolling by, it seems, with Robin Leach
impetuous my haste, a flock of gulls laid waste
my sugar coated skull exploded-- my brain; tomato paste

So I mustered all my might, not to think of you that night
but you drove me fucking crazy till the early mornings light
So take my hand sweet pearl, my nearly full-grown girl
I'd follow you girl to the end of the world

WHO WHO--who could say no to you baby?
WHO WHO --don't you drive wild?
WHO WHO--who could say no to you baby?
WHO don't you drive, WHO don't you drive----WILD?

Album: Goodbye (2003)

Key of C

all inst/ vox:
Rod Webber

GET BENT
not a cent to my name, just me to blame
i tried to get a job, but they all are the same
pushing papers for the purists who smile and assure us
waving carrots from the barracks cuz the smiling won't allure us
i'm a loser though I cheated, bitterly conceded
there is no back door out, i'm broken and defeated

so go and grab the lamp shades, alright
I've got some tanning butter, tonight
we'll get naked on the couch yeah, alright
get bent, oh yeah, alright

i've been living upstate, lamenting my fate
my life is in the crapper and my lover she can't wait
for me to level out- cuz we holler and we shout
my tongue is tied my brain is fried my heart is filled with doubt
i just want to hit it, I readily admit it
but this place is burning up, and i wish i hadn't did it.

so go and grab the lamp shades, alright
I've got some tanning butter, tonight
we'll get naked on the couch yeah, alright
get bent, oh yeah, alright