The Bats - "Too Out Bottom Of The Ninth" (1982, How Pop Can You Get?)

Gustav Records ‎-- UA 1001
Music and Lyrics by The Bats (Jon Brion, Bill Murphy, Don Fertman)
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NOT THAT KIND OF A GIRL
He made no attempt to take you home
So Saturday night has left you
All alone again
What bit of difference would his offer make
You would have said no to him anyway
Cause you'd just turn in a whirl
And say I'm not that kind of a girl....
You made up your face to turn their heads
But you can't erase
What your mother said to you
(She said) Take your time
True love will come someday
So don't you give in
No matter what they say
You just turn in a whirl
And say I'm not that kind of a girl....
LOVE ISN'T THERE
Girl what ever happened to me and you
The tears fall from my eyes
I try to think of just what I'll do
Can you realize
I can't make love to a memory
The time test took its toll
I won't look back for an answer
Cause I'm moving on,
Because love isn't there
If you're not there anymore
Cause my love isn't there
If you don't care anymore
1-4-5
(Don't get me wrong)
Just the other day someone said to me
"I take my Rock'n'Roll seriously"
I just had to laugh and leave the room
Cause if rock's too serious
Rock is doomed!
1-4-5's alright with me but how 'bout...
Just the other day someone tapped me on the back
He said "I just can't stand that punk rock crap"
I disagreed but I knew I couldn't change his mind
So I just remarked on his nice shoe shine
1-4-5's alright with me but how 'bout...
BATTERIES
(Though I pursued her)
About a hundred times she said
"See you later"
It always seemed a shame
That I never made her
Right from the start she made it hard
Though I pursued her
I could never do her wrong or right
But I'll give it one more shot tonight
Just when I think my hopes are
Shot to pieces
That's just when she starts to
Change her mind
After all of this time I should finally be wise
Though I pursued her
I'll always play the loser
Well alright, I'll give it one last shot tonight
Cause now I've got her next to me
But she don't talk and she don't breathe
She's out of electricity
Another night her motors died
I see it written in ther eyes
Batteries are not included
And all the stores are closed tonight
Still she knows just what I want
But nothing seems to turn her on tonight...
VIDEO OPIUM
(The glass teat)
I've always known you
You've always talked to me
You shaped my values
But never cared about me
You taught me ABC's
And NBC's
And kept me hungry
For my next network feed
But I guess it never hurt a bit
Nursing from the glass teat
Electromagnetic rum (151)
Video opium
(To keep me numb)
You showed me Popeye
So I would cat spinach
But I don't want to be him
Cause his girl's a bitch
If George Jetson
Was just a cog
Well then I'm no better
Watching a talking frog
I want out, I want out, I want out, I want out
(Keep me numb, keep me numb...)
I want out, I want out, I want out......
(Get the gun, Get the gun....)

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Got introduced to jon Brian through his coöperation with Elliott Smith, so I already knew he was a musical giant. This is great work. very ironic