BALBOA FUN ZONE (RIOT ON THE BEACH) | JUST LIKE BEFORE | INSTANT KARMA | ALONE AGAINST THE WORLD | ALLEN HOTEL | FRUSTRATED | GENIUS IN PAIN | IT'S TATTOO TIME | 'TIL SHE COMES DOWN | MODERN DAY NAPOLEON | I'M A VICTIM | BALBOA FUN ZONE (IT'S IN YOUR TOUCH) | RUNAWAY | SHE WALKS ALONE | YOGI SURF

BALBOA FUN ZONE (RIOT ON THE BEACH)
Lead Vocal: Steve Soto

Spring Break 1987
Kids out of school, they're in seventh heaven
For one short week nothing's out of reach
They make their way down to Balboa Beach

Boys look for girls, girls look for boys
Showing off their cars and making lots of noise
Words on the Fun*zone, no one can deny it
There's a mob of restless kids looking for a riot

There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!

Labor Day weekend '86
O.P. surfer pros doin' their tricks
The heat and booze seem to stir the tension
Bikini contest got the crowds attention

Next thing you know cars are overturned
Windows broken, buildings burned
All because a bimbo gave the crowd a little peak
Who'd ever think that would cause a riot on the beach

There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!
There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!

There's a Riot! Riot! Riot! Riot at the beach!!!!

JUST LIKE BEFORE
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

You yell and scream for no reason at all
You pick up shit and throw it at me then you start to bawl
You should see yourself! Hear yourself! A fucking child!
I'm tryin' to find a reason for you going so wild

"What's wrong?" I ask, you say "You said something mean!"
Every word I utter, man, I gotta screen
This shit has gotta stop before I go beserk
Tryin' to decide which one of us is the jerk
We yell and we fight 'til no end
For reasons I can't understand
And then we make up just like billions of times before

For a while we're just lovers and friends
Then shit hits the fan once again
And then we do fight just like billions of times before

Play on, Stay on
Just like billions of times before

Just like before
Just like before
Just like before
I dont want it no more!

INSTANT KARMA
Lead Vocal: Steve Soto

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Soon you're gonna be dead

What in the world you thinking of?
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do?
Well it's up to you, yeah you!

Instant Karma's gonna get you
It's gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race

Why the world you gonna see?
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the earth do you think you are?
A super star? Well, right you are!

And we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
And we all shine on
Everyone! Shine on!

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right off your feet
You better recognize your brother
Everyone you meet

Why in Earth are we here?
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on Earth are you there?
When you're everywhere
Come and get your share

And we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
And we all shine on
On and on and on...

Yeah yeah, alright...

And we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
And we all shine on
Everyone! Shine on!

ALONE AGAINST THE WORLD
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

He left home at 16, the days go by like years
He didn?t get much schooling but he learned a lot on the road
He knows one thing, not to trust no one but himself
He hopes and prays, but he knows his days are numbered

Well, he hits the bottle to wipe out his fears
But no one?s there to wipe away those whiskey tears
He?s alone against the world

He wonders if his girl back home is missing him at all
He?d like to listen to her voice but he?s too poor to call
He told her that he?s send for her if he could get ahead
By now she?s probably given him up for dead

Night after night he?s all alone
Each step he takes, he?s farther from home
There?s no one to help him, his parents don?t care
He stumbles through life on a wing and a prayer

He boards a bus in L.A., winds up in New Orleans
Bums a couple of cigarettes from a sailor in the depot
Steals a couple of purses and buys himself a dingy room
No matter where he stays, he knows his days are numbered

Well, he slams the needle to wipe out his fears
But there?s no one there to wipe out those junkie tears
He?s all alone against the world

He wound up in Raleigh with a bullet in his leg
?You should have seen the other guy? as all he had to say
Two bits away from help but he?s afraid they will reuse his call
He knows his days are numbered

Stranded in the Midwest and he don?t know where to go
The west coast cops are on his tail, the east is full of snow
He thinks, ?4, 5, 6 more years of this, I'll lose my head
And a few more years of crazy, I?ll probably end up dead
Oh god, I wish I was back home in my bed!?

Night after night he?s all alone
Each step he takes is farther from home
There?s no one to help him, his parents don?t care
He stumbles through life on a wing an a prayer

(He?s crying, He?s dying)

It was only last year
That he turned seventeen
Now this ain?t the life
That a young boy should lead

He's alone against the world!

ALLEN HOTEL
Lead Vocal: Steve Soto

Sometimes at night I drive by and stare
And wonder what my life would be like if I had wound up there
Would I walk around with that look on my face
That dreaded look of having been condemned to this place

CHORUS:
I could have kept on drinking
I could have gone to jail
My twisted road was sinking
Straight to the?

Allen Hotel
The Stories they tell
At the Allen Hotel
The broken memories that dwell

The hanging light bulb reflecting through the broken pane
Bullet-filed walls, the roof cant seem to stop the rain
Out on the Streets, whores trade their bodies for balloons
Had to get away, couldn?t get too far too soon

CHORUS

CHORUS

FRUSTRATED
Lead Vocals: Steve Soto and Rikk Agnew

People who don?t understand - Tryin? to keep together a band
Pigs that never let me be - Most of the justice that I see
One of those days, sleepless nights - Public scenes, domestic fights
Routine ruts from day to day - Girls who won?t go all the way
So. Cal freeway jams - S.O.S. and legal scams
Rides that always sketch on me - Have to have her home by three
Memories of blowin? it - Thing I want that I can?t get
Car won?t start, I?m on my feet - Snakes in the grass, so indiscreet

These are some of the many things that make me - So frustrated!

Needles always stuck on ?E? - Bums who want a ride for free
Kids who Jones away the lines - Cop poured out my jug of wine
Friends that never seem to call - Freaks that call out of the walls
Boss won?t cut me any slack - Bill collectors on my back
People who were born to stare - Sledgehammer pulled out the air
Radio has shut us out - Record biz so full of doubt
Chicks that want in on the list - Guys who live to use their fists
Rent hikes all around the town - Got no place to lay me down

These are more of the things that make me - So frustrated!
F! R! U! S! T! R! A! T! E! D!
These are more of the things that make me - So frustrated!
F! R! U! S! T! R! A! T! E! D!

GENIUS IN PAIN
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

I don?t really know which way to go
What I really want to do
Can?t you see the pain overload behind mine eyes?

Expecting mass perfection
So the plan will carry through
A gift from above? A curse in disguise?
Can?t find a soul who?ll sympathize

CHORUS:
I?m a genius in pain, I?m a genius in pain
Try to keep a pace impossible to sustain
I?m a genius in pain, I?m a genius in pain
Well I've got to let the storm strike out of my brain
I?m a genius in pain, I?m a genius in pain
Said "Make no mistakes or it?ll all go down the drain"
I?m a genius in pain, I?m a genius in pain
Said "Give me enough time and I?ll go insane"

Ad Hoc, Ad Loc, Quid Pro Quo
So little time, so much to know
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
The fuses blow

Expecting mass obedience
So my life will go as planned
Is it my friend? Is it my foe?
Too many directions that I can go

CHORUS

When I snap, my springs unwind
Will I take it out on you?
Can?t you see the danger signs behind mine eyes?

Expecting mass destruction
If it doesn?t go my way
Doesn?t matter to me who lives or dies
Never, No, never will I compromise!

CHORUS

Genius! - In pain!
Genius! - In pain!
Genius! - In pain!
Genius! - In pain! In pain! In pain! In pain!

IT'S TATTOO TIME
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

The only difference between tattooed and non-tattooed people
is that tattooed people don't mind if you're not tattooed!

Since my first time under the gun
It seems I?m never, ever able to stop
Next time I think I?ll go see Patti Laguna
One of the coolest lady?s around

Still, in some places its against the law
What?s wrong with such a beautiful art?
Damn, I can?t wait till the next convention
Show and be shown crucial tatt collections
Oh Yeah!

CHORUS:
When I get that itchin?
Ya, Body starts a twitchin?
Well, I jump on my bike
And I race to the Pike
?Cos It?s tattoo time!
It?s tattoo time!

My homie's got his gun
He?s gonna fill me full of ink
He?s got the custom design
For life, its gonna be mine!
It?s tattoo time!
It?s tattoo time!

Yeah, when I get that urgin?
Yeah, body starts a surgin?
Well, I jump on my Harley
And I visit Ed Hardy
?Cause It?s tattoo time!
It?s tattoo time!

Rob Roberts got his gun
He?s gonna fill me full of ink
He?s got the tribal design
For life, its gonna be mine!
'Cos it?s tattoo time!
It?s tattoo time!

My old lady?s name is tacked on my arm
But we?ve long ago since broken up
Gonna take my problem to good ol? Kari
I know she?ll do an Award-Winning cover-up

Checking all the flesh hanging in the parlors
Marks that make us stand out in crowds
I really take pride in my skin illustrations
Unite and be proud, for we?re the tattooed generation
Oh yeah!

CHORUS

Well come on everybody, let's get a tattoo!
(Mahoney?s Tattoo solo played on Rikk?s arm)

CHORUS
(It's tattoo time, It's tattoo time)

'TIL SHE COMES DOWN
Lead vocals: Steve Soto

She?s got her nose in the mirror
She?s got her mind in a cloud
I want so much to be near her
But I'm gonna have to wait

CHORUS:
?Til she comes - Down!
?Til she comes down!
?Til she comes - Down!
?Til she comes down!

She?s a classy, sassy, flashy lady
She hides her heart in a shroud
I?d take a nod or a maybe
But I?m gonna have to wait

CHORUS

No need to talk, she won?t listen
Not ?til she come down
She?s unaware of her condition
Not ?til she come down

I think the world of her
She makes my world go ?round
I only wanted to love her
But I guess I?ll have to wait

CHORUS

No need to talk, she won?t listen
Not ?til she come down
She?s unaware of her condition
Not ?til she come down
?Til she come down!
?Til she come down!
?Til she come down!
?Til she come down! Down! Down! Down! Down!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no...

MODERN DAY NAPOLEON
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

Such a hawk
Not a dove
Do you really believe in the god above?

Took control when we found ourselves in sticky situations
Not a gesture of love, but self appreciation

Idleness
Webs of time
Treacheries you undermined

Now you find yourself in a sticky situation
We laugh as you drown in your own humiliation

CHORUS:
Search for the truth, wade through the lies
A smiling face is your disguise
Eye for a tooth, tooth for an eye
Abused out trust and broke our ties

Waste a week
Save a dime
Raping the scene, now you?re a victim of the crime

Using us pawns for your games of complication
We suffered because of your ill procrastination

Lots of plans
None complete
Never would you, could you accept defeat

Kept us locked in a state of suspended animation
Didn?t want to let go, clung on like a damn mutation

CHORUS

Such a hawk
Not a dove
Do you really believe in the god above?

Took control when we found ourselves in sticky situations
Not a gesture of love, but self appreciation

Idleness
Webs of time
Treacheries you undermined

Now you find yourself in a sticky situation
We laugh as you drown in your own humiliation

CHORUS

I'M A VICTIM
Lead Vocal: Steve Soto

She came in out of the rain
Her eyes reflecting all my sorrow and pain
I tried to turn her away
Said ?Get out! Wait a minute, won?t you stay??

CHORUS:
Come on in? ?Cos I?m a victim
Come on in? ?Cos I?m a victim
Come on in? ?Cos I?m a victim
Come on in? ?Cos I?m a victim

Now that I have changed my old ways
Too many broken hearts have been the price that I've paid
A lesson I never learned
A trusting heart is the heart that gets you burned

CHORUS

She came in out of the cold
Well this time I knew I had to tell her ?No!?
She pleaded ?Just for a while?
Well I blew my answer when she smiled

CHORUS

Tell me why? Why I end up alone, again and again
Tell me why? Why I bleed frustration; when will the pain end?
Tell me why? I?m going crazy
Tell me why? Why I?m going crazy

At night, I get on my knees
And Lord knows I pray

WHY???

Loneliness!

BALBOA FUN ZONE (IT'S IN YOUR TOUCH)
Lead Vocal Steve Soto

Something went on last night
You were fine at the Fun*Zone, now something isn?t right
Something went on last night

It?s in your touch
It?s in your stare
I?d hurt half as much
If I thought you still cared
Well I watch the ocean hit the sand
With troubled heart and empty hands
I feel the summer turn to fall
And wonder why I cared at all
You?re feeling like the summer gone
But our memories at the Fun*Zone linger on

It?s in your touch

I?m at the Fun*Zone all alone
All my friends have headed home
Trying to forget the past
But keep the feelings, and make ?em last

It?s in your touch
It?s in your stare

RUNAWAY
Lead Vocal: Rikk Agnew

Hello?
Is my daughter there?
She?s 15 years old
Blue eyes, blonde hair
She?s been away from home ?bout two or three day
To locate Rikk Agnew in California

Write a letter to me on a random chance of receiving some reply
You get one, suddenly it?s and insta-romance, but you?re a stranger in my eyes
Pull your rotting roots and proceed to bail on a journey guaranteed
Did ya? ever stop to think I could go to jail for your adolescent need?

CHORUS:
Runaway, why don?t you stay
Back where you belong
Feel ya? gotta run, feel ya? gotta play
But you?re really much too young
I understand your impulsiveness
I?ve been there once before
But you?re so blind to the fucking mess
That your loved one?s can?t ignore

Calls from worried mom, detectives, and your aunt
I don?t really have the time
An innocent exchange of petty postal lust
Could turn into a nasty crime
So pull a U-Y, Louie, don?t come my way
There?s no place like home
No need to run, no reason to fly
But you still have to go, you still have to roam

CHORUS

CHORUS

I don?t know your reasons
I don?t know your rhymes
I don?t have the patience
And I don?t have the time
You make me see red
You make me feel black
Don?t ever get near me
Don?t ever come back
I know what you?re doing
It?s somewhere I?ve been
I?ve seen it all happen
Again & again
I'm gonna say it once
And I?ll make it clear
Go home! Do ya? hear me?
Get the hell out of here!

Runaway, runaway, runaway...

SHE WALKS ALONE
Lead Vocal: Steve Soto

She spent the last of her teenage years
At home alone with her worst fears
When the telegraph came, she did not know who to blame

CHORUS:
She walks alone (x9)

The War that took her husband's life
It made a widow of his wife
The world came crashing in, she made a haunt to rest with him

CHORUS

She walks alone!

She leaves the flowers on his grave
The last one we forgot to save
A note of long regrets, the pension checks are all she gets

CHORUS

YOGI SURF

(Instrumental)