Things The Grandchildren Should Know Lyrics

I go to bed real early, everybody thinks it's strange
I get up early in the mornin'
No matter how disappointed I was with the day before
It feels new

I don't leave the house much
I don't like bein' around people
Makes me nervous and weird
I don't like goin' to shows, either

It's better for me to stay home
Some might think it means I hate people
But that's not quite right

I do some stupid things
But my heart's in the right place
And this I know

I got a dog, I take him for a walk
And all the people like to say, "Hello"
I'm used to starin' down at the sidewalk cracks
I'm learnin' how to say, "Hello," without too much trouble

I'm turnin' out just like my father
Though I swore I never would
Now I can say that I have love for him
I never really understood

What it must have been like for him
Livin' inside his head
I feel like he's here with me now
Even though he's dead

It's not all good and it's not all bad
Don't believe everything you read
I'm the only one who knows what it's like
So I thought I'd better tell you before I leave

So, in the end I'd like to say
That I'm a very thankful man
I tried to make the most of my situations
And enjoy what I had

I knew true love and I knew pa*sion
And the difference between the two
And I had some regrets but if I had to do it all again
Well, it's somethin' I'd like to do

Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

Apr 2005

1. Theme From Blinking Lights
2. From Which I Came/A Magic World
3. Son Of A Bitch
4. Blinking Lights (For Me)
5. Trouble With Dreams
6. Marie Floating Over The Backyard
7. Suicide Life
8. In The Yard, Behind The Church
9. Railroad Man
10. The Other Shoe
11. Last Time We Spoke
12. Mother Mary
13. Going Fetal
14. Understanding Salesmen
15. Theme For A Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists
16. Checkout Blues
17. Dust Of Ages
18. Old Shit/New Shit
19. Bride Of Theme From Blinking Lights
20. Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
21. I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart
22. To Lick Your Boots
23. If You See Natalie
24. Sweet Li'l Thing
25. Dusk: A Peach In The Orchard
26. Whatever Happened To Soy Bomb
27. Ugly Love
28. God's Silence
29. Losing Streak
30. Last Days Of My Bitter Heart
31. The Stars Shine In The Sky Tonight
32. Things The Grandchildren Should Know