CC Song

I saw a person look at me
Contempt was in his eye
A mean disdain it seemed
All because I didn't try
To fit the mold of every other
Carbon-copy guy.
A threat because I'm not like all the
Guys I see
Is that really what it takes to be
Happy?

I look at magazines filled with
Other guys that have it
I think my problems could be solved
By a trendy denim jacket
And a pair of brand-name pants
To make me look attractive.
And then I'd be like All the other
Guys I see
And then maybe I'd finally be
Happy

So all the people that I've known
Have told me how it goes
What is on the outside worn
Is all most people ever know
The only thing to do
Is give up, or stand up for You.

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

Drinking Song (2 Extra Verses)

I went out to a bar, oh yes
I went out to a pub.
And told myself that I would find
An gorgeous girl to love.
Instead I met a man,
A man of much renown:
His name was Samuel Adams
And I gladly drank him down!

Me and all me fellows
We quickly formed a band
And packed the beer and whiskey
And toured across the land
But we get a new guitarist
In every state, that's what I said!
'Cause we give each one a keg and then
We always finds 'em dead!

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

Don't Forget (Part Two)

I'm all alone, in a crowd, in a bar
In my chair I rest my mind
Haunted by spectres that leap from the fire
Of things I left behind
Does the memory hold me together
Or make me fall apart?
A selfless love, a selfish b***
And the crime that's eating up my heart.

I can't forget it.
She said she was sorry,
But I can't forgive the fact that she did it.
I don't believe it.
I'll shove that lie right back in her face and
Make her f---ing eat it...

Can I sit back? Should I relax?
Will I move past this attack?
Can I forget? Should I regret?
How depressed will one person possibly get?
Storms and rain begin to creep
The water rises dark and deep
And all I do is sit and weep
And drown in the hole she's filling for me!

I can't forget it.
She said she was sorry,
But I can't forgive the fact that she did it.
I don't believe it.
I'll shove that lie right back in her face and
Make her f---ing eat it...

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

An Anti-Sonnet for St. Valentine's Day

Of all the days within the year
This is the one I like the least
St. Valentine's, oh can't you hear
The way I groan and gnash my teeth.

This day I just cannot escape
It hurts me through and through
The one time I don't have to fake
That I am happy just like you.

Is this too much hate for one day?
Hell no, I wish it'd go away.

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

Lyric For One Not Named

No one will ever love you as madly, as wonderfully, as
brazenly, and as beautifully
As I do…
No one will ever hold you as tenderly, as knowingly, as
carefully, and as contently
As I will…
No one will ever know your grace, your fidelity, your
poise, and your power
Like I know…
No one will ever appreciate your eyes, your curves, your
stature, and your smile
Like I can…


You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

My Toast to the Summer, circa June 23rd 2003

"Here's to lasting friendships, both old and new.
Here's to the company of good cigars, fine 'spirits' and even better friends.
Here's to the nights we've shared and the ones still to come.
And here's to the good times starting and never mother f---in' stopping!"

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.

Don't Forget (Part One)

"And I looked at her with empty eyes
While she looked back at him
I shouted at her silently
And cast a frowning grin...
But when she turned, I took her hand
Though the pain made me moan;
All because I wasn't strong enough
To push her away and face it alone.

I can't forget it.
She said she was sorry,
But I can't forgive the fact that she did it.
I don't believe it.
I'll shove that lie right back in her face and
Make her f---ing eat it...

(Don't lose, don't ever back down
Pick up your head, get your feet off the ground.
Don't forget, you cannot forgive
The lies she told and things she did)"

You know me...
I am The Lonliest Monk.