Two black lines streaming out like a guidance line
Put one foot on the road now where the cyborgs are driving
With the WD40 in their veins
The screeching little brakes complain
With the briefcase empty and the holes in my shoes
I try to stay friendly for the sugary abuse
So tell my secretary now to hold on to my calls
I believe i can hear through these walls
Oh please save me, save me from myself
I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf
You said you'd always fall for the underdog
Well I've been dreaming of jetstreams and kicking up dust
A thirty seven thousand fool of wonderlust
And with skyline number 9 ticked off in my mind
Oh can't you hear me screaming out now through the telephone line
Oh please save me, save me from myself
I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf
You said you'd always fall for the underdog
Save me, save me, save me...
| djengs | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 19:36 |
| miamizsun ((3261.3 Miles SE of RP)) | Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 14:49 |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 10:20 very cool... |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: May 06, 2011 - 11:14 I like this...Ilike everything about it... YES!!! a 7. |
| Democritus | Posted: Mar 08, 2011 - 16:04 nigelr wrote: Then you Sir are a fine guitarist! Nice solo eh! A bit of a Stairway to Heaven ripoff, methinks. Still nice, though. |
| tphord (Up 'ere) | Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 08:19 kippers are pickled herring... why would anyone eat Rudyard Kippers for breakfast ? |
| kcar | Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 08:36 That_SOB wrote: Kippers ? Kippers ? What, is that some kind of domestic pet ? TerryS wrote: Yep. Probably named Rudyard, too. Rudyard Kippers (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936): novelist, poet, and some kind of domestic pet. Never could stand Supertramp. |
| TerryS (The other SW) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 17:48 That_SOB wrote: Kippers ? Kippers ? What, is that some kind of domestic pet ? Yep. Probably named Rudyard, too. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Oct 02, 2010 - 02:38 healyf52 wrote: Hey I can play guitar this well, maybe even a little better... but then I've been playing since 1966 so maybe I ought to be at least this good... Then you Sir are a fine guitarist! Nice solo eh! |
| Segue (Almost Paradise) | Posted: May 23, 2010 - 00:27 no non non non nono no non onon ono no no nono no no no no no proof that being female is not a pass NONONONONONONONO MAKE IT STOP |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Dec 20, 2009 - 15:44 basketcase wrote: 'Can we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear . . .' argh Kippers ? Kippers ? What, is that some kind of domestic pet ? |
| wrangler (swamps of jersey) | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 12:53 honeygirl wrote: I like the music more than the lyrics... i was thinking the same thing. music more than the lyrics or the singing |
| lmic (Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 12:52 quatsch wrote: lmic wrote: Kinda reminds me of Styx. How? Turin Brakes are good. /// Right you are. I've recanted. 7 |
| Tempus_Fugit | Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 14:54 Anyone else think the chorus for this is very similar to that in Pain Killer? I feel like I can sing it over this one. |
| TheKing2 (Between A and B) | Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 14:41 For me, this is still by far the best album TB's made. (Why not buy through one of the affiliate links ?) Not sure where I found it, but knew it long b4 I met RP. |
| Martino | Posted: Aug 02, 2008 - 06:51 planet_lizard wrote: Is not this their old stuff? There have been at least three albums since this...
serious?! my bad! I meant that i liked the albums "jack in box" and "ether song" better and i really thought this was newer. |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 17:34 This a better CD than the" Dock on Fire" CD. |
| Gednabb (New York City) | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 12:11 cool. Liking the guitar "running water" sound. Did someone say this is a man singing? |
| quatsch (Honolulu, HI) | Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 01:46 lmic wrote: Kinda reminds me of Styx.
How? Turin Brakes are good. |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Feb 26, 2008 - 18:46 Diggin' it until the chorus, then, in the words of Randy Jackson, "it got a little pitchy in spots, dog. It was just aaaaaaight for me." |
| planet_lizard (Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | Posted: Nov 24, 2007 - 12:03 Martino wrote: like their old stuff better
Is not this their old stuff? There have been at least three albums since this... |
| Martino (www.mmgzegwaard.nl) | Posted: Nov 24, 2007 - 12:02 like their old stuff better |
| aandyy (west london uk) | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 17:22 tune do'es rock!!! |
| basketcase (Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 17:20 'Can we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear . . .' argh |
| nadz (insufficient altitude, too far West) | Posted: Sep 18, 2007 - 12:05 One of the highlights of 2001. These boys got me through my post-grad studies. Excellent live, too. |
| rocco1207 ("the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat") | Posted: Sep 18, 2007 - 12:05 You can sing the end of Stairway to Heaven to most of this song. "... and as we drive on down the road..." |
| crushedvelvet | Posted: Sep 18, 2007 - 12:03 |
| amandamustdance (IL) | Posted: Jul 17, 2007 - 14:18 Nice pets theme... |
| canadave (Ottawa, ON) | Posted: Jun 20, 2007 - 09:26 ZedLeppelin wrote: It's the same descending progression (Bm A G) as the end of Stairway (Am G F) - just a higher key. Loads of tunes follow this. Eg (Am G F): All Along The Watchtower, Hurricane... I was expecting to hear "Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi, Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie", myself. |
| inindian (Victor on the ocean) | Posted: May 20, 2007 - 01:11 brokemusician wrote: Nice song, but the dude sings like a lady!
You mean he sings politely? |
| healyf52 (Lower Manhattan) | Posted: Apr 18, 2007 - 13:14 Hey I can play guitar this well, maybe even a little better... but then I've been playing since 1966 so maybe I ought to be at least this good... |
| ZedLeppelin (Outback Alice) | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 23:20 Cruithne3753 wrote: ...And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul...?
Or is just me? It's the same descending progression (Bm A G) as the end of Stairway (Am G F) - just a higher key. Loads of tunes follow this. Eg (Am G F): All Along The Watchtower, Hurricane... |
| Cruithne3753 (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Mar 18, 2007 - 06:17 ...And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul...? Or is just me? |
| ZedLeppelin (Outback NT) | Posted: Nov 04, 2006 - 15:29 This is one of my anthems! |
| lmic (Uniondale, NY) | Posted: Nov 04, 2006 - 15:25 Kinda reminds me of Styx. |
| raven121x (NorthWest) | Posted: Sep 21, 2006 - 16:18 Tireux_De_Roche wrote: The lead singer is a guy?!
whoa...you're kidding, right?? Yikes... |
| slartibart_O (nw corner in austin) | Posted: Aug 23, 2006 - 10:00 ![]() |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 25, 2006 - 03:35 Nice. |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:50 IHateParis wrote: Another album I purchased because of Radio Paradise... thanks RP!
Me too!! |
| brokemusician (Segoverkia) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:47 I have touring brakes in my car: 60 to 0 in under 100 feet! |
| Tireux_De_Roche (Central Massachusetts) | Posted: Jul 10, 2006 - 11:47 The lead singer is a guy?! |
| honeygirl (fluttering by the Cafe au Lait) | Posted: Jun 11, 2006 - 05:48 I like the music more than the lyrics... guitar solo has a Spanish feel (?) |
| ArmchairMusician (Rochester, NY) | Posted: Apr 28, 2006 - 12:29 That's some tasty guitar work... Do I hear some mandolin in there? |
| ploafmaster (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Mar 30, 2006 - 07:13 Alright, this sounds nice enough, but that vocalist sounds as much like a lady as Jon Anderson from Yes. |
| IHateParis (Alexandria, VA) | Posted: Feb 28, 2006 - 19:40 Another album I purchased because of Radio Paradise... thanks RP! This album makes you want to drive along the Pacific Coast Highway at sunset... |
| brokemusician (Is this legal?) | Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 09:08 Nice song, but the dude sings like a lady! |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 09:07 Underdog (Save Me): |
| panlad | Posted: Sep 21, 2004 - 11:32 A unique voice. Thanks for adding TB |
| rah | Posted: Sep 21, 2004 - 11:30 wutch the cumershills... |
| phineas (lotusland) | Posted: Sep 06, 2004 - 16:02 Sounds too much like Summer Rain, though I do like the acoustic guitar break in it. |

