J Church Lyric Book: K

Kathi / Katrina And Paul / Keep Smiling America / Kill Surf City / Kill Your Boss

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

Kathi

Available on Camels, Spilled Corona And The Sound Of Mariachi Bands singles collection LP/CD, The Ecstasy Of Communication CD, This Song Is For Kathi 7", You Think You're Cool CD

Kathi tells me that she doesn't care and its not as if she's dumb or unaware,
Kathi tells me there's no reason why but she doesn't feel that eating meat applies,
Kathi says she doesn't understand why I do not want to eat at Burger King

And I try (I try), I can see that it makes no sense,
'Cause I try (I try), I can see the difference,
And it's something that I felt in side that will remain there,
Something that I can't hide

Kathi tells me everything must die but I don't get what she implies,
I think about the things she has to say all the time, I don't see how she can close her eyes,
'Cause it makes me sick to think of every cage and it makes me sick to think of life wasting away

And I try (I try), I can see that it makes no sense,
'Cause I try (I try), I can see her innocence,
And it's something that I felt inside that will remain there,
Something that I can't hide

Kathi says a lot of things but it all has that familiar ring,
Kathi says a lot of things and it all has that familiar ring

Katrina And Paul

Available on Camels, Spilled Corona And The Sound Of Mariachi Bands singles collection LP/CD, This Song Is For Kathi 7"

They used to live across the hall from me in Hollywood,
She waited tables somewhere off of Sunset,
He worked when he could,
She dealt with pricks from 10 to 6 and then drank it off her mind,
He would spend pathetic days in standing in welfare lines

I remember when she told me that she wanted to leave it behind,
"Kill this fucking city" and lead a life of crime

He smoked his cigarette until his hands were yellow,
And at times the men on the bus, they were more than she could handle,
His mom would call and tell him he was nothing,
At times he thought she was right,
"Let's go out for Chinese food, I don't wanna cook tonight",
There are times I would hear them cry themselves to sleep,
Other times it was crazy laughter and that thought I’ll keep

And I wish there was something else I could say,
So much loneliness it will not go away,
My one regret that's at this time,
To be at the wrong place at the wrong time,
Another place, another time

Keep Smiling America

Available on Society Is A Carnivorous Flower LP/CD

Taking the time to walk instead of drive,
Taking the time to feel a crooked smile,
Standing in the freezing cold,
I love it right down to my bones,
I wanna be alone for a while

Walking past the school late at night,
I’ve gotta make it home before it’s light,
My hair is wet, I smell like shit,
The benefits are infinite,
It’s just a game I’m playing in my mind

Challenging your heart to stop,
Too much is never enough,
My kidneys will break down and cry,
No-one is too young to die,
It’s no big deal,
These things you feel,
It’s no big deal to be so real

Taking the time to walk instead of drive,
Taking the time to feel a crooked smile,
Standing in the freezing cold,
I love it right down to my bones,
I wanna be alone for a while

Challenging your heart to stop,
Too much is never enough,
My kidneys will break down and cry,
No-one is too young to die,
It’s no big deal,
These things you feel,
It’s no big deal to be so real

Kill Surf City

Available on Hang 10 compilation, Meaty, Beaty, Shitty Sounding singles collection CD, Turn To Stone 7" #2. Original version by the Jesus And Mary Chain on an unknown 7" b-side; more easily found on their Blanco Y Negro compilation Barbed Wire Kisses. Incorrectly credited to ELO on the Turn To Stone 7" sleeve.

I love my baby and she loves me,
I lost my baby to the deep blue sea,
Gonna take my trigger, blow your head,
Gonna shoot 'til you all are dead

Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
Gonna kill surf city

I hate her and she hates me,
That's the way it's supposed to be,
Gonna want to wanna hit the sun,
See you cunts, I'm gonna get my gun

Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
Gonna kill surf city

Gonna kill surf city with a loaded gun,
Gonna hit surf city like a nuclear bomb,
Gonna fuck surf city, gonna get it down,
Kill, kill, kill it now,
Gonna kill surf city

Kill Your Boss

Available on Analysis, Yes, Very Nice 10"/CDEP, The Ecstasy Of Communication CD

Butterfly against the blue,
Destination unclear,
You are trapped here in my room,
We can share despair

Fluorescent lights define the mood,
Calculated pigmentation,
Hate myself for hating you,
Blame it on my job frustration

Tonight I'm going to kill my boss,
I don't think it's so outrageous,
Every wage has got its cost,
And I hope that it's contagious,
Tonight I'm going to kill my boss,
I don't think it's so outrageous,
Every wage has got its cost,
And I hope that it's contagious

Fluorescent lights define the mood,
Calculated pigmentation,
Hate myself for hating you,
Blame it on my job frustration

We'll find his address in the company files,
Drive out to Marin,
Burn him and his Nagles too,
We'll collect unemployment on Monday again

Tonight I'm going to kill my boss,
I don't think it's so outrageous,
Every wage has got its cost,
And I hope that it's contagious,
Now I'm going to kill my boss,
I don't think it's so outrageous,
Every wage has got its cost,
And I hope that it's contagious