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Ken Schneidman

©2010

Washington Arms Lyrics


Into Nothing| Without Her| All Over You|
Queen of the Set| I'd Love To Change The World| Amanda|
Silver Ring| Endurance| Nowhere to Go| Sky|

1. "Into Nothing"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

Walls, watch them tumble.
Walls, see them fall.
Inside your mind, watch them tumble.
Inside your soul, see them fall.

Into Nothing.

Walls, built in time.
Walls hide the crime.
You need more slaves to build in time.
Common graves hide the crime.

Into Nothing.

Walls, long and high.
Walls, all try.
Destruction, chain and ball.
Watch them tumble, see them fall.

Into Nothing.


2. "Without Her"
(words and music by Kevin Hupp and Matt Turk)
Kevco Music (ASCAP)/Matthew J. Turk Music (BMI)

Loving is crazy loving is hard.
We're bigger than we know and as small as we need.
I don't want to be alone I'd rather be with you.
I don't want you to go but you say you have to.

Within this dazed confusion,
All shock and disillusion,
Feelings remain close to the surface,
I only wonder what is their purpose.

Without Her,
She could make all my wrongs so right,
I couldn't make it through the night.
Without Her,
Let's give our love a second chance,
Life isn't making any sense,
Without Her.

When I look back I smile as my tears hide.
We just picked up and got on alone in life.
Hopeless and small lost with everyone else.
We loved dangerously and fell over ourselves.

Now I stand here with your boxes in the hallway.
Things put away ready to be hauled today.
Feelings remain close to the surface.
I only wonder what is their purpose.

Without Her,
She could make all my wrongs so right,
I couldn't make it through the night.
Without Her,
Let's give our love a second chance,
Life isn't making any sense,
Without Her.

She's confused and confusing and still she stays connected to me.
I wonder did I love her because she was unavailable.
Now she's more authentic, I guess I am too.
When I hear her laugh you know I laugh too.

How I tried to get inside,
She didn't want me she chose to hide,
Feelings remain close to the surface,
I only wonder what is their purpose.

Without Her,
She could make all my wrongs so right,
I couldn't make it through the night.
Without Her,
Let's give our love a second chance,
Life isn't making any sense,
Without Her.

Loving is crazy loving is hard.


3. "All Over You"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

Baby I want to get all over you.
There's nothing I would rather do.
Baby, I want to get all over you.
Baby, get all over you.

I saw you cross that room it was a cold December day.
I fell into you and hoped you'd see it my way.
Baby, I want to get all over you.
Baby, get all over you.

Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.
Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.

Baby let me take you on the town with my ticket of happiness.
I see you've got your own plans you're such a mischievous bitch.
Baby, I want to get all over you.
Baby, get all over you.

Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.
Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.

People called and they said beware, that you'd be off running scared,
What I don't understand is why you're so confused.
Then I give you all your space.
I think you'd love it, I think it'd pay.
That you'd come into my arms and get all over me.

Baby I want to get all over you.
Baby, get all over you.
Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.
Somehow I'd knew I'd never ever meet another lover like you.
Baby I want to get all over you.
Baby, get all over you.


4. "Queen of the Set"
(words by Kevin Hupp/Matt Turk, music by Matt Turk)
Kevco Music (ASCAP)/Matthew J. Turk Music (BMI)

Electric evening, everything's alive and lightning's striking.
Below the radar, too late for tea leaves, gold moments arriving.
Keeping my eyes on the sight of this gem, hoping that she's in play.

Lean as veal.
Sticking to the plan.
Trim on trail.
Queen of the set.

Tongues keep wagging, bodies moving closer,
a volley of bullets in her gaze.
Happy as she dances, angry as she's screaming,
she doesn't feel any shame.
She says, "I want you inside me,"
we're heading out for glory, I'm like a lion weeping all day.

Lean as veal.
Sticking to the plan.
Trim on trail.
Queen of the set.

Mission is accomplished, aces working magic, tragically in excess.
Assassins are bolting, vultures are circling as they call on the best.
She's sweet and sour in her tower of power in all her stages of undress.

Lean as veal.
Sticking to the plan.
Trim on trail.
Queen of the set.


5. "I'd Love To Change The World"
Written by Alvin Lee
Published by Chrysalis Music (ASCAP)
(Consult Alvin Lee/Chrysalis Music for lyric)


6. "Amanda"
(words and music by Eric Turk and Matt Turk)

She came through the darkest space.
What she did was no disgrace.
Her presence gives her past new meaning.

Who had called on her to serve.
Did she get what she deserved?
She only wanted to be held like a little girl.

She married a man who confused her,
abused her and used her, refused to let her be.
She had no plans for redemption, connection,
but late one night she stole away to me.

Amanda calls me every morning.
She needs to know the day is dawning.
Oh Amanda, how can it be?
As I love you, you leave.

She wonders why she cries at night.
For false prophets she would fight.
And in that failure there was nothing.

She disappears for days on end.
My obsession is no trend.
I guess I'm just one of her quick fixes.

She's got no plans to make it, she fakes it,
she'll break it as soon as she can.
But who am I to deny her my fire,
she'll use it to get higher.

Amanda calls me every morning.
She needs to know the day is dawning.
Oh Amanda, how can it be?
As I love you, you leave.

Amanda's last call came this morning.
She needs to know the day is dawning.
Oh Amanda, how can it be?
As I love you, you leave.

My phone rings, it's four AM.
It's Amanda once again.
She want's to know will her sun ever rise.


7. "Silver Ring"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

Sitting here by the water makes me feel like a new man today.
The sound of the waves hitting the shore is like a prayer I'd say.
The light on the white water makes me sing to you.

Silver Ring around my heart.

Walk with me past the dunes and let our toes play in the sand.
Crabs come and gulls go as we collect shells in our hand.
Hey look at this I found a silver ring, can I give it to you?

Silver Ring around my heart.
Silver Ring around my heart.

Back in town old fisherman Dave said Bette says to fix his nets.
It's not too busy like the city but there's plenty to do so there's no regrets.
The ferry keeps coming with more people looking for happiness.

My love is shining down on your Silver Ring.
I can see the sun above her love too is shimmering.
Like a Silver Ring around my heart.

It's late at night let's go down to the beach and make a fire.
I got my guitar and my tunes and you've got your silver ring from the dunes.
Let's sing some Van the man.

My love is shining down on your Silver Ring
I can see the milky way above her love too is shimmering
Like a Silver Ring around my heart.

Silver Ring around my heart.
Silver Ring around my heart.
Silver Ring around my heart.
Silver Ring around my heart.


8. "Endurance"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

Feeling like exploring the old,
far from all I know,
wedged between the ice at the bottom of the world:
Endurance.

Love is like this quest for the grail.
Doomed from the start
from the moment we set sail,
caught in a sea of ice:
Endurance.

Rescue me I'll rescue you.
Senseless love masquerades in blue.
Rescue me I'll rescue you
Endurance.

Time is what you want good things to take.
Love is not a race to reach the highest peak or find the southern pole,
sailing on Endurance.

Rescue me I'll rescue you.
Senseless love masquerades in blue.
Rescue me I'll rescue you
sailing on Endurance.


9. "Nowhere to Go"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

I hadn't slept in three long days
and when I finally found my bed
I saw the fire's ablaze.
Children were wondering,
many people were crying,
my neighbor looked to me and said:

"We've got nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go.
I've got nowhere to go."

Ken used to be an Oklahoma oil man
with a wife and three children and a fiery Trans-Am.
Started drinking cheap liquor,
crashed the car, almost lost his life.
Lost his business.
Lost his wife.

He's got nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go.
He's got nowhere to go.

Today is going to be a different day.
Someway we'll all shine on.

You know sometimes when I'm lost I'm found.
All that really matters is being here now.
Because life is so hard,
when you've got nowhere to go.

Nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go.
There's nowhere to go but here.


10. "Sky"
(words and music by Matt Turk)

There's a hole in the sky where the world's hope used to live.
There's a whole heart waiting to give.
They were made.
They are missed.
Falling through the hole in the sky.

Sky

There's a hole in the sky riding down this avenue.
It's a picture no-one should see.
There's a hole in the sky where the world's hope used to live.
What were their names, remember the fate of others.

Sky

There's a hole in the sky where many of us found
A whole lot of nothing we know.
There's love now, love that is hiding
Falling through the hole in the sky.

Sky


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