C'mon already - Start a Fire (LP 2006)

• 1. Coupe de Grace (3:19)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick On the day that I was born, They dropped me on the floor, and still you got to work on time. Never brush my hair, No one seems to care, as long as I'm there - and there that's fine. Ooh, never knew life from the start yeah forever was never I... I never knew life in the dark though forever was never when you stabbed me twice in the heart On the day that I broke up it all came on abrupt. Fine, I'm sayin' I'm leavin' you Naked by the door tanked up wanting more Tell me what to say and that's just fine Ooh, never knew life from the start yeah, forever was never I I never knew life in the dark though forever was never when you stabbed me twice in the heart stab me twice in the heart stab me twice in the heart I was feeling afraid you're sure looking easy I came off half-cocked Yeah, and I I don't want you to go hey yeah to go On the day that I was born they dropped me on the floor, and how can you say that that's alright? Watch yourself my friend 'cause if we meet again then I'm goin' through the motions Ooh, never knew life from the start yeah forever was never I... I never knew life in the dark though Yeah, forever was never I... Ooh, never knew life in the dark When you stabbed me twice in the heart Stab me twice in the heart Stab me twice in the ohh...in the heart Click to hide.

• 2. Take me to The Hospital (3:59)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick It was a heart attack on the fourth of July And I was on my back and I could barely get by It’s been a long long time Since my face hit the floor It’s like a million years I’m at the hospital You know I’ve always hated it I always hate the hospital I hate the hospital And then they called my mother And they told her twice, he said Don’t tell his father About the wild nights, she said It’s been a long long time Since my face hit the floor It’s like a million years I’m at the hospital I feel like throwing up I feel like giving up sometimes Pick me up from the hospital Late late Saturday night At the hospital Late late Saturday night At the hospital Late late Saturday night Hospital Late late Saturday night And I know the difference now Between the wrong and the right I found my heartbeat And something ain’t right It’s been a long long time Since my face hit the floor It’s like a million years I’m at the hospital I feel like throwing up I feel like giving up sometimes Pick me up from the hospital Late late Saturday night At the hospital Late late Saturday night At the hospital Late late Saturday night Hospital Late late Saturday night Hospital Click to hide.

• 3. The Way you Want Me To (2:46)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick I’ve been thinking awhile about dying And I’m dying to be something But I feel my brain start to go As I grow and I know that I am nothin’ ‘cause I’ve been waiting for years to go I will run through the driving snow And if you never show that I I try All the time I’ve been thinking awhile I got a secret And I don’t think I can keep it ‘cause I need the world to know What I know And I know that I am nothin’ ‘cause I’ve been waiting with all the rest I’m fucking around and feeling second best And though I do confess that I I hate tryin’ All the time though All the time though Goodnight I got the picture through The way you want me to Goodnight I got the picture through The way you want me to Goodnight I got the picture through The way you want me to Goodnight I got the picture through I’ve been thinking awhile About dying And I’m dying to be something but I feel my brain start to go As I grow And I know that I am nothin’ when I’ve been waiting with all the rest I’m fuckin’ around and feeling second best And though I do confess that I God I try All the time yeah All the time All the time Click to hide.

• 4. Dead friends (2:41)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick I’m getting bored, yeah Watchin’ tv, yeah Same shit all the time I go to the movies Somebody help me Translate every line And it seems I don’t try I’m talking to my dead friends ‘cause they think me alive and I’m talking to my dead friends ‘cause they know how to try Talking to dead friends isn’t it special? Same shit all the time But at a séance I comment on romance And dead friends tend to lie It seems all the time I’m talking to my dead friends ‘cause they keep me in line and I’m talking to my dead friends ‘cause they know how to shine And the life of the party is harder to find until you are the last one around You know it’s better ‘cause And you can bury the real bad times Grab the shovel girl And you can bury the real bad times And uou And you can bury the real bad times I’m talking to my dead friends (dead friends) And you can bury the real bad times Click to hide.

• 5. Broke my Spine (3:20)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick Change I’ll change my eyes Change I know you’ll see me I’ll put on my yellow shirt Spike your drink with all that flirts My new blue jeans were so tight that they hurt Change I’ll change my crowd Change I know you’ll fit me You’ll say jump, I’ll say how high I did tricks as you walked by I rocked so hard, I nearly broke my spine And I nearly broke my spine last night And I nearly broke my spine last night Change I’ll change my pants Change I know that you’ll fit me Everybody gather round Every state and every town Listen close and you’ll hear me let you down now And I nearly broke my spine last night And I nearly broke my spine And I nearly broke my spine And I nearly broke my spine last night Click to hide.

• 6. You Bought it now (4:21)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick and Tony Sackett God I need her God I need her here tonight Won’t you send her a message for me And tell her I want things to be right He says you’re not funny I guess it just wasn’t meant to be It isn’t a wise investment You’re better off with someone like me And I really want to see you again And I never want to see you again But, Christ, it’s not that easy And I woke up drunk, dead late Passed out on the floor You told me she might stop over So I spent the night next to the door Do you have some money To cover a couple at the tab? It isn’t worth it, buddy She will just stab you in the back And I really want to see you again And I never want to see you again But, Christ, it’s not that easy And I really want to see you again And I never want to see you again But, Christ, it’s not that easy It’s not that easy It’s not that easy It’s not that easy And what the hell are you up to? She never, never even tried And all of these days are done now This time, she will be mine Nothin’ like old friends Taking care of things for you I’m sorry, Danny, I should have warned you What good did you think that it would do for you And I really want to see you again And I never want to see you again But, Christ, it’s not that easy And I really want to see you again And I never want to see you again But, Christ, it’s not that easy It’s not that easy (no no) It’s not that easy (easy at all) Click to hide.

• 7. Making Connections (3:08)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick God I’m in trouble And I sure do need direction It’s easy from the outside To point out imperfections It’s sad but true, but it’s what we do You talk about your love life Like I feel like I am there Spare us all the details ‘cause no one seems to care It’s sad but true, but it’s what we do We’re making connections I’m trying to be that guy For just one night in my life I hope it is tonight Going to the brothel Where the girls were my selection And Tom says it’s important To get the right connection And it’s sad but true, but it’s what we do Going to the movies Where the stars were shining bright And we were holding hands Even though we always fight And it’s sad but true, but it’s what we do I’m making connections Just trying to be that guy For just one night in my life I hope it is tonight My book of numbers is continuing to grow What I’m really dying to know is Lookin’ at my guitar It was much more than a whim I went out with the sales guy And I fell in love with him It was sad but true, but it’s what we do Coming home from college And my sister didn’t care My father swore to god he never knew I wasn’t there It’s sad but true, but it’s what we do And it’s sad but true, and it’s what we do And It’s sad but true, and it’s what we do And it’s sad but true, and it’s what we do And it’s sad but true, and it’s what we do And it’s sad but true, and it’s what we do And it’s sad but true. It’s what we do. Click to hide.

• 8. Tight Lines (2:17)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick This is a song about fishing Trying hard not to disturb All the little fish that come my way When I catch you, it’s tough to look you dead in your eye Got up real early that day Anything so I could make you mine When I catch you, it’s tough to look you dead in your eye Because the ones that got away tend to die and the ones that get away tend to die Love the way that we fight Love the way that we fight Love the way that we fight On the line Feelin’ nauseous, drinkin’ all day Drinkin tough with some friends of mine Got no fish, but nobody’s bitchin’ or whinin’ Because the ones that got away tend to die and the ones that got away tend to die And I love the way that we fight Love the way that we fight Love the way that we fight On my line Oh no On my line Click to hide.

• 9. Cicero (3:26)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick She was from the west side Good or bad it all depends And he was from the east side And they were more than friends Her name was Rosemont And his first name was Fred Fred from Cicero Fred from Cicero He took her to a porno It was an artsy flick at best And he was always happy Just staring at her chest She put one hand up her blouse He had two more hands to go There in Cicero There in Cicero God I’m freezing Cold and bleeding Lying there all by myself Why am I trying though Why am I dying Dying for somebody else? God I’m freezing Cold and bleeding Lying there all by myself Why am I trying though Why am I dying Dying for somebody else? Click to hide.

• 10. Ohio (4:25)

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  Click to hide. Lyrics by Dan Lastick You can say you will You can say you won’t You can say you do You can say you don’t All the things you said All the things you’ve done I just roll my eyes And I try to bite my tongue If it’s anybody else at all Anything, anything to watch me crawl That night in Ohio Back in Cincinnati We was driving ‘round That’s when I got the call That they burned the nightclub down My jaw hit the floor My hand dropped the phone I hooked the trailer back up And started heading home If it’s anybody else at all Anything, anything to watch me crawl That night, that night in Ohio Mirror, mirror, mirror Mirror on the wall Show me how much further I have gotta fall I can see the pictures When you’re reflecting me Staying on the road Keeps her from tempting me If it’s anybody else at all Anything, anything to watch me crawl That night in Ohio Gotta get out of Ohio Gotta get out of Ohio Gotta get out of Ohio Gotta get out of Ohio Click to hide.

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Undesireable (EP 1999)

" The Saps' forthcoming LP has roots in alt-country of the energetic sort, as if Wilco recorded A.M. on a sugar high and proceeded to invite Stephen Malkmus over for a havoc-wreaking play-date. "
Spin.com

"Clever pop. Very impressive."
USA Today

"Beginning with the fractured and sugar-coated 'Coup De Grace,' the 10-track record never lets up, providing hook after hook after hook. 'C'mon Already' can now take its rightful place as the album of the summer. Combining more popdriven alt country with the streamlined sound of The Cars, The Saps start out strong, and for 30 minutes the quartet has the listener in the palm of its hand."
New Haven Register

"C'Mon Already — Start a Fire tempers the snark with some convincing Beach Boy confections, Nuggets-style psych-garage, and a little country picking — even if it's on a song about copping a feel at an art-porn flick. They make romantic metaphors out of hospital phobia and fish slipping off hooks, but they mostly make pop-punk for the right reason: for fun."
St. Louis Riverfront Times

"The album features a set of 10 songs that alternate between alt-country (“Hospital” and “Cicero”) and grungy indie rock (“Dead Friends” and “Ohio”) with a bit of pop mixed in (“The Way You Want Me To” and “You Bought It Now”)...a unique, somewhat screwball sound."
UR Chicago Magazine

"The Saps are like a double-fist hunk of leather with a lead lump inside, perfect for splitting skulls!"
The St. Louis Riverfront Times

"The disk's real gem is "wait", whose first line is, "I got so drunk I wanted to piss on you". The saps have nailed their formula: their rock is drunk, dirty and infectious. It's a beautiful thing."
Splendid Magazine (11.17.04)

"The Saps are the kind of band that it's easy to get behind... a group of guys determined to have a good time while simultaneously destroying everything from expectations to ear drums."
BreakThru Radio

"The Saps bring poppy hooks, and bitter, yet clever chords. I saw them last winter and had great fun trying to keep up with the shots they were doing on stage while waiting to hear my favorite song of theirs "trustfund"!"
The Chicago Reader (12.30.04)

"On three EPs and one self-released full-length "finally a band you can trust", these punkers suggest what the Old97's might sound like if they took the last stick out of their asses.."
The Chicago Reader (12.30.04)

"..young reckless abandonment."
Buzz Killman

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