Heavens to Betsy: lyrics to non-album songs

Note: These lyrics are what I think the band is singing in the songs. Please feel free to email me with any ideas as to what else they might be. Thanks!

Updated: Jul 10, 2006. Slightly altered The Ones lyrics, and added Beg lyrics, from the channel seven zine. I also added 4 songs that are from the live shows I have. On 2 songs, I can't figure out the words, and do not know the title of the song - sorry!

Little Something
(from 1993, Jul 07 show)

i've got little something that you might consider wanting
i've got little something that you might consider holding
you won't find it in any store
you won't find it at your door
you won't wait, and you could beg
but that's something that is not for it(?)

i've got a little girl inside me who might rule your world
she holds the ??-ing dreams and she could go to most extremes
and you won't find her at your door
and you won't find her waiting on your floor
and you could wait, and you could beg
but that is something that you'll never have

yeah, i've got a little something
i have got a little something
i've got a little something
i have got a little something

You and Me
(mp3 from 1992, Jun 24 show & mp3 from 1993, Jul 07 show)

you read the papers
you watch the news
you say it's a nightmare
but there's nothin' i can do

i-i can feel
i-i can feel
i-i can feel this war on me
it's on you and me

i know
i just got my one life
i just got my one life
(???)

i-i can feel
i-i can feel, yeah yeah yeah
i-i can feel this war on me
it's on you and me, girlfriend

(if) everyone felt
the way that we do
there'd be no t.v. enemies
there'd be me and you

cuz i-i can feel
i-i can feel your anger
i-i can feel this war on me
it's on you and me

i-i can feel your anger
i-i can feel your words
i-i can feel this war on me
it's on you and me, girlfriend

Track 06
(from 1992, Jun 24 show)

????

Track 09
(from 1992, Jun 24 show)

????

Beg
(lyrics from channel seven zine -anyone have a copy of this song they could share with me??)

i want to be heartless tonight
i want to be so cruel it's true
teach you a lesson this time
so i won't have to say it again
open your wounds and pour the salt in
i'm a greedy bitch and i want revenge
you say you're sorry but i don't know

so just beg
and maybe that will be enough

i'm a manhater
and i like it that way
so why should i bend
from my policy
i want to map our history out
on the tears streaming down your face
i gotta spell out
every single time you made me feel like shit

beg
i don't know if you think this is wrong
i don't know if you think this is wrong

just beg
and maybe that'll never be enough

My Secret

my secret is coming out. and each word, I live it out. what you did caused me some pain, and I won't go through this again.
I am to the end (?), it happened to my best friend, I'll tell again and again what you did to us when we were only ten.
my secret is really true. this song, these words are a threat to you. a knife in you I'd stick it in. listen, listen I'm about revenge.
I am getting through this; I am living through this. I'll tell again and again. I'll tell again and again.
my secret is coming out. and each word, I live it out. the truth, the truth will get you in the end. and my secret is that
I want you dead (4x)

Direction

don't know what to say, I don't know what to hear. I don't want anything no more, I don't wanna feel from you, from you, yeah
direction. I'm outta here
direction. I don't care
I'm out! I'm out! I'm out! of here.
on the day I knew that I had to run. just pick up and go, don't ever look back, and don't turn around to you, to you, yeah
direction. I'm outta here
direction. I don't care
I've gone the same way so many times for you at my expense. you wanna map it all out for me, well just get away from you, from you, yeah
direction. I'm outta here
direction. I don't care
I'm out! I'm out! I'm out! of here.
I can't hear your words. I can't see your face because I'm already gone now, a million miles away from you, from you

Get Out of My Head

I don't know you, I don't owe you, I won't give you a thing. you get inside, you run my life, you make me think bad things. you say I'm fat and you hate that, you hate the way I look. I can't do nothing right for you yeah, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me..
get out of my head
get out of my head
you can't hide cause I know what you do
you can't hide cause I know I am you
you hate my work, you hate my words, you take up my whole life. you take my time, you take my mind, you fill it up with lies. I can't see you but I believe you, even though I don't. you make me cry, you make me die... it doesn't matter, doesn't matter, doesn't matter anyway
get out of my head
get out of my head
you can't hide cause I know what you do
you can't hide cause I know I am you
I don't know you, I don't owe you, I won't give you a thing. you get inside, you run my life, you make me think bad things. you take my time, you fuck my mind, you ruin my whole life. I'll make you cry, I'll make you die, I'll get you out, I'll get you out, I'll get you out of me

The Ones
(lyrics from channel seven zine)

didya want it so bad
didya have it, didya have it built up in your head?
did he hurt you just once?
or more, or more, or more than you can count?
i'll take it, i'll take it all.
i don't care, i don't care, i don't care anymore.
just give me one chance
and maybe and maybe i'll get out of here uuh...
the ones who hurt you will not be right
the ones who hurt you will be a lie
did you see me or me you
while we squirmed, while we crawled
while we cried while we puked
did i tell you "oh no,
he's really, he's really, he's really ok"?
i'll take it, i'll take it, i'll take it all
i don't care, i don't care, i don't care anymore.
do you know what i'll tell you
I HATE I HATE I HATE yr boyfriend uuuh...
the ones who hurt you will not be right
the ones who hurt you will be a lie
would you believe it was true?
would you believe it was true? i do. i do, i DO!
did you take it in stride
or was it like candy did it eat your insides?
did i promise myself
"it can't be this way for the rest of my life"?
i'll take it, i'll take it, i'll take it all.
i don't care, i don't care, i don't care anymore.
are you screaming? oh damn
i'm getting, i'm getting, i'm getting out now.

Driving Song

driving on it's late, it's 3 o'clock. tell ya pal yr in for quite a shock. are you driving now, are you driving on, are you holding on tonight? are you scared now, are you frightened are you afraid to die?
(??? I was waiting for you tonight. I nearly woke up dead. I was waiting for you tonight. I crossed the northern light. ? tonight... ????)
driving on you've got somewhere to go. maybe it's just away from the place before. now we're going fast, we're going far we're driving on ahead? how do things look now, are you ready for the end?
(??? I was waiting for you tonight. I nearly woke up dead. I was waiting for you tonight. I crossed the northern light. ? tonight... ????)
it's a bloody long shot. do you want it or not? it's a bloody long shot. but you'll take it.
driving on it's late, it's 3 o'clock. tell ya pal yr in for quite a shock. are you driving now, are you driving on, are you holding on tonight? are you scared now, are you frightened are you afraid to die?

Me and Her

I used to see her almost every day and when I didn't, I didn't feel so great. when we were together, I thought everything was better. now I just have to pretend I just never cared that much.
I HATE HER
AND I LOVE HER
you ask me why I'm getting so upset. you don't understand a girl who's passionate for another girl one day I think I love her then I think I want to kill her. you tell me to calm down, what is your fucking problem?
I HATE HER
AND I LOVE HER
you said it once to me that girls are friends and friendships end and memories all in my head of love so strong it'd knock you dead they're thrown away like a melted ring and you just can't say anything and even though I know that's not true I still don't know what to do
I HATE HER
AND I LOVE HER
I hate her
And I love her
I hate, I hate, I hate her
And I love her

Monsters

leave the light on for me darling, I'm still afraid of the dark. close the closet door so tightly; you dont know who might be in there.
these monsters are real
these are monsters I can feel
little girl will never grow up. she still checks under the bed. there are boys who'll feed those monsters. there are boys who want her dead.
these monsters are real
these are monsters I can feel
you live out all those horror stories they tell you when you are young. someday you just might fight those monsters someday you ujst might become one.
these monsters are real
these are monsters I can feel
(screams)

Playground

I dont wanna play anymore of your games. you made the rules to tie me up and tie me down. spoiling the sport of girl-catching. hunting me down in the schoolyard playground park.
I dont wanna play anymore of your games. so I stop the game and this time you lose.
my body severed on the twist & slide. she remembers more than she will ever tell. parts of me you catch in your ugly hands. I wont see it happen again and I wont see it happen again...
and I dont wanna play anymore of yer fucking games. so i stop the game and this time you lose.
I'm watching you boy. I'm watching you
I'm watching you boy. I'm watching you
now the games go on in the dark and without me. you know what to say that will make me squirm. and I have cut my tongue one too many times. and I wont let it happen again no I wont let it happen again
and I dont wanna play anymore of yer fuckin games.
so I stop the game and this time you lose
so I stop the game and this time you lose

Firefly

I've got a bug inside and it is just a little housefly. I got a bug inside it tickles like a butterfly. I've got a worm that's mine and crawls around my whole inside. and when I dont feel right it feels just like a parasite.
a bug, get it!
a bug, kill it!
and you will never know how it feels to light up the sky. and you will never know how it feels to be a firefly.
my body is a jar for a special insect caught inside it. sometimes it lights me up but I would never let you know it. sometimes it crawls around and makes me laugh when I am down. I dont wanna let it out yet I am greedy little bug.
a bug, kill it!
a bug, get it!
and you will never know how it feels to light up the sky. and you will never know how it feels to be a firefly.
sometimes I look for a safe place to keep my little bug. sometimes it flutters around trapped and I feel so sad. but I know what would happen if I ever let go of it. I think that this cruel world would surely kill it.
a bug, kill it!
a bug, get it!
and you will never know how it feels to light up the sky. and you will never know how it feels to be a firefly. and you will never know how it feels to light up the night. and you will never know how it feels to be a firefly.

Baby's Gone

I grew up in your house. I grew up with your rules and I know sex is what I shouldn't do. I know what i can't tell you.
baby's gone away. baby won't be back. baby grew today and she won't ever be back.
maybe you loved me; maybe you didn't I don't know. it doesn't matter now because when I needed help I was all alone.
now baby's gone away. sometimes condoms break. yr baby grew today, and she won't ever be back.
I'd be a little girl forever. I won't make you ashamed. little girl's gone away because I died on a knitting needle yesterday.
baby's gone away. baby won't be back. baby grew today. I did what you told me to do- now I'm dead.
goodbye. goodbye.

She's the One

she walked in that day; I knew she'd do it for me. I knew she did it all in a special way. she blew the doubts; she blew them away.
cuz she's the one for me, she's the one. and she can do most anything cuz she's the jack
she's writing down a little book. she let me come over and take a look. she told me all her secret plans. I wanted to stay forever on.
she's the one for me, she's the one. and she can do most anything cuz she's the jack
oh crush girl; I love her; oh crush girl; oh she she's...
she's the one for me, she's the one. and she can do most anything, cuz she's the jack

(thanks to layla for the lyrical tip on "she's the jack" :) )

My Red Self

what is the color, the color of shame? is it red? is it blood, blood red? does it creep out from my two legs, up to my face, if you notice the stain?
never wear white or your shame will creep thru. never wear white or your shame will creep right thru.
is this the rag you use to humiliate me, cuz I was born, I was born a girl? is this the rag you use to humiliate me cuz I was born, I was born to bleed.
never wear white, or your shame will creep thru. never wear white or your shame will creep right thru.
what is the color, the color of shame? I know it's red. I know its blood, blood red. is this the period too long, too strange for you to understand?
so you make me hide the truth from you! so you make me hide my red self from you!
uh uh uh oh, uh oh. uh uh uh oh, uh oh.

Good Food

into your mouth goes this bitter pill. this is the sign of poison. and it makes me say "i can't".
cuz I have learned to close my mouth. I have learned to take this in. I have learned to close my mouth, but I will not swallow you.
I see my friends force fed with this self-hatred. this is yr legacy. (??is it you just for you unhappy??)
cuz I have learned to close my mouth. I have learned to take this all in. I have learned to close my mouth, but I will not swallow you, cuz I eat...
cake. I eat cake. I made it myself, I eat the cake that says "I can".
cuz I have learned these lessons so well. I have learned this so, so well. I have learned to close my mouth, but I will not swallow you.
in my arms for so long; in my veins for so long. what yr doing to me is wrong, and there's no pity for you in my song.
cuz I have learned to close my mouth. I have learned these lessons well, yeah, I have learned to close my mouth, but I will not swallow you.
you have taught me all these years, but my body is mine, so I spit you out.
I have learned to close my mouth, but I will not swallow you.

I Aint Never Going Back

I've lived here seven years. I've lived here for so long. this is where you held my hand and this is where you squeezed it too tight.
I aint never goin' back (2x). I aint never goin' back there. you won't see me again.
I learned to feel your love. I learned to feel your abuse. this is where you held me back and this is why I'm leaving you.
So I aint never goin' back. and I aint never goin' back, no, I am never goin' back. you won't see me again.
I love you. I hate you. I love you and I hate you. this is my last time here. this is my last time here cuz..
I am never goin' back. I am never goin' back, no, I am never goin' back. you will not see me, you will not see me again.

Seek & Hide

seek & hide in the dark, seek & hide with you. running scared, you hide your heart, but I know how to find you.
I found you. I want you. you know what I'm saying is true. I know you want me too.
you step close even while yr hiding better every time. I am standing in the dark, trying to find what is mine.
hold my hand; I am scared.
cuz I found you. I want you. you know what I'm saying is true. I know you want me too.
but this is the last time that I will play with you. and this is the last time I will play this game with you; but once more..
seek & hide in the dark, seek & hide with you. running scared, you hide your heart, but I know how to find you. your heart is true.
scared out???

Stay Dead

I was at your funeral. I was standing in the back. you said I don't really love you, so I am never coming back.
I want you to stay dead. I want you to stay out of my life. this haunting hurts hard. I want you to stay buried deep.
this memory is reaching with fingers long & cold. I would go through this again, and I will kill you to save my life.
I want you to stay dead. I want you to stay out of my life. this haunting hurts hard. I want you to stay buried deep.
stay in the cemetary; I will set yr tomb on fire. your grave's not deep enough, well my heart is ?? ?? shovel.
I want you to stay dead. I want you to stay out of my life. this haunting hurts hard. I want you to stay buried deep. I want you to stay buried deep (2x)

Factory

and the workers come in at one. the night shift has just begun. faces weary from a bosses shout. cuz they know there's no way out...
of the factory. of this factory.
well our machines run good. our machines run good. our machines run good and clean. but whose blood is the grease?
and I know that this little place is fucking up the human race. I'm just a part of what I could be. I'm just a fragment of what I could be...
in the factory. in this factory.
well our machines run good. our machines run good. our machines run good and clean, but whose blood is the grease?

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