Jack Johnson (musician): Well

“Well I guess you could say
That he don't even know where to begin
Cause he looked both ways but he was so afraid
Diggin' deeper through the ditch
With every chance he missed
And the mess he made
Cause hate is such a strong word
And every brick he laid
A mistake they say
That his walls are getting taller
His world is getting smaller.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Staple It Together
Song lyrics, In Between Dreams (2005)

Hate , World , Way , Strong

“A billion people died on the news tonight
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
Well mama said
It's just make believe
You can't believe everything you see
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
On the news tonight”

Jack Johnson (musician)

The News.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

People , Baby

“Well I know some people's they got a little less than nothing
But still find some to spare
And other people got more than they could use
But they don't share
And some people got problems man
They got awful complications
Other people got perfect situations
With no provocation”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Middle Man.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

People , Problem , Perfection

“Well if I was in your position
I'd put down all my ammunition
I'd wondered why'd it take me so long.
But Lord knows that I'm not you
And if I was I wouldn't be so cruel
Cause waiting on love ain't so easy to do.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing.
Song lyrics, In Between Dreams (2005)

Love , Waiting

“Well I’m just people watching
The other people watching me.
And we’re all people watching
The other people watching we.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

People Watching.
Song lyrics, Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006)

People

“Losing hope is easy
When your only friend is gone
And every time you look around
Well, it all, it all just seems to change
But hanging on is easy
When you've got a friend to call
When nothings making sense at all
You're not the only one that's afraid of change”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Losing Hope
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

Hope , Sense , Change , Time

“Well, dust off your thinking caps
Solar powered plastic plants
Pretty pictures of things we ate
We are only what we hate
But in the long run we have found
Silent films are full of sound
Inaudibly free
Slow down everyone
You're moving too fast
Frames can't catch you when
You're moving like that”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Inaudible Melodies.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

Hate , Thinking

“With everything ahead of us
We left everything behind.
But nothing that we needed;
At least not at this time.
And now the feeling that I’m feeling,
Well it’s feeling like my life is finally mine.
With nothing to go back to we just continue to drive.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Broken.
Song lyrics, Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006)

Life , Feeling , Time

“I know she loves the sunrise
No longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
And I know that when she said she's gonna try
Well it might not work because of other ties and
I know she usually has some other ties
And I wouldn't want to break 'em, nah, I wouldn't want to break 'em
Maybe she'll help me to untie this but
Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie too”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Flake.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

Love , Lie , Sleep , Help

“Who’s to say what’s impossible?
Well they forgot this world keeps spinning.
And with each new day,
I can feel a change in everything.

And as the surface breaks, reflections fade.
But in some ways they remain the same.
And as my mind begins to spread it’s wings
There’s no stopping curiosity.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Upside Down.
Song lyrics, Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006)

World , Way , Feeling , Change

“Well I was eating lunch at the D. L. G.
When this little girl came and she sat next to me
I never seen nobody move the way she did
Well she did and she does and she'll do it again.
When you move like a jellyfish
Rhythm don't mean nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop
Move like a jellyfish
Rhythm is nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Bubble Toes.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)

Way , Girl

“You can't blame me sure the killer was my son
but I didn't teach him to pull the trigger of the gun
It's the killing on this tv screen
you can't blame me it's those images he's seen.
Well you can't blame me says the media man
Well I wasn't the one who came up with the plan
And I just point my camera at what the people want to see
Man it's a two way mirror and you can't blame me.”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Cookie Jar.
Song lyrics, On and On (2003)

People , Way

“Well, Plato's cave is full of freaks
Demanding refunds for the things they've seen
I wish they could believe
In all the things that never made the screen”

Jack Johnson (musician)

Inaudible Melodies.
Song lyrics, Brushfire Fairytales (2001)