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Sunday Drive

by The Sunday Drive

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1.
Anna Freud 04:30
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Anna Freud Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Guitar “solo” (a duet, really) by Ernie Johnson I guess you’re some kind of genius ‘Cause you tell me I’ve had too much to drink I don’t really care what you think of me I’ve seen your type before And I’m not no I’m not gonna spill my guts on you Put me on your couch and let me tell you all my stories Get your notebook out I think you should write it all down this time Talk is cheap and so am i And you’re still laying there beside me I like it when you hold my hand and tell me it’s alright tonight It scares the sin out of me that you might be right I’m not really ready for that yet But I like your face a lot And I’m not, no I’m not gonna spill my guts on you I’ll sit on your couch and let me tell you all my stories Get your notebook out I think you should write it all down this time Talk is cheap and so am i And you’re still laying there beside me I like it when you hold my hand and tell me it’s alright tonight A night with you can be just like a night with Anna Freud But a night with you might be what I need to drive those demons screaming from my head I can hear you whisper and I like it when you lie to me Tell me that you understand I’ve seen your type before But I’m not no I’m not gonna spill my guts again I’ll sit on your couch and let me tell you all my stories Put your notebook down it’s time to be somebody’s friend Talk is cheap and so am i And you’re still laying there beside me I like it when you hold my hand and tell me it’s alright tonight It’s alright tonight It’s alright tonight
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Does He Know She's Crazy Yet? 02:32
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Does He Know She’s Crazy Yet Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Does he know she’s crazy yet? Does he know and harbor no regrets? Does he know love is blind? Is it real or just a waste of time? You’re not worth the time it took to write this song The straightjacket fits, why don’t you put it on Does he know where she goes at night? Does he care and just avoid the fight? Does he care about her life? Does he want her or just some kind of wife? The straightjacket fits, why don’t you put it on You’re not worth the time I took to write this song She might be a visionary It’s probably something quite contrary We all seem so sedentary (you know what I mean) Well, enjoy your padded cell
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Queasy 02:59
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Queasy Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson She’s easy, I’m queasy Don’t kiss me, please don’t tease me She’s fussy, don’t rush me Don’t touch me, God, don’t love me Girl She’s drinking, I’m thinking She’s smoking and I’m choking She taunts me, she tempts me She flaunts it, God, she haunts me Girl Take me out of my world Take me out of my world Girl She’s groping, I’m coping She’s giving and I’m taking She’s stretching, she shows it She’s fetching and she knows it Girl Take me out of my world Take me out of my world Take me out of my world Girl
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If I Could 03:57
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If I Could Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Susie’s there and Peter’s dancing Carol doesn’t need a cigarette Something in the air, it’s so romantic It’s a feeling that I know I won’t forget You should have been there from the very start of it all I’d like to make things right and take you back next time I go I would, I hope you understand You know I would You know I would If I could Ann Marie is at her easel, she’s painting something and it looks pretty cool There’s something on her face, it might be a smile The picture’s nice but her face made it all worthwhile You should have been there from the very start of it all I’d like to make things right and take you back next time I go I would, I hope you understand You know I would You know I would You know I would You Know I would If I could Suzie’s there and Peter’s dancing Carol doesn’t need a cigarette Train is leaving in just half an hour Next stop is heaven and I know I’ll be thinking of you You should have been there from the very start of it all I’d like to make things right and take you back next time I go I would, I hope you understand You know I would You know I would If I could you know I would
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Tourette's Syndrome 02:26
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Tourette’s Syndrome Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson I like this girl, she’s a pretty girl, she’s really cool I’m in love The doctor says it’s not my fault Stop my heart and bite my lip I’m depressed I just can’t control my tongue Tourette’s I want you Want me too Now she’s over there and I can only stare I’m so nervous I just want to talk to you Watch her walk this way, watch me run away It’s time to hide I just want to be with you Tourette’s I want you Want me too I dream a lot that we joke and sing And you’re laughing with me I just want to be with you But here she comes and it’s time for me to run I got this problem I just want to talk to you Tourette’s I want you Want me too I want you I’m a fool
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600 Miles 03:24
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600 Miles Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Did you read the signs inside I’m really taking off this time And I’m really sorry you’re stuck inside a bad Glen Campbell song You probably think I’m lying But I still mean it when I say that I’m in love with you We’re just tired, we need our space 600 miles away 600 miles away Break up Make up again Break up Make up again My eyes still wander Sometimes they find their way back to you And the grass is greener It always will be until I’m holding over you I’m not a poet You know I never tried to be I’m history now I wonder if that’s how it’s supposed to be 600 miles away Break up Make up again Break up Make up again One way Do not follow I’ll be gone this time tomorrow Green grass grows in my backyard 600 miles away from you Away from you Away from you
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Mayday 02:36
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Mayday Lyrics by Mark Johnson Music by Ed Rose Arranged by The Sunday Drive They were going on a Sunday Drive A fast turn can make you feel alive Faster, she said, Faster I want to hear the tires scream She looked Danny right in the eyes “Oh Danny Boy don’t you feel so surprised I want you, I need you, I never met a boy like you On May Day Danny had the gas to the ground Swear to God, you could hear his heart start to pound Faster, he said, Faster My God, I think I’m going to scream Highway’s built kind of like a girl White knuckle on the wheel around the curves I want you, I need you, I never met a girl like you On May Day They were going on a Sunday Drive A fast turn can make you feel alive Faster, she said, Faster I want to hear the tires scream Danny’s lucky that he can walk And it sounds bad when you hear him talk I want you back, I need you back I’ll never know a girl like you On May Day
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Going Postal (Scott House Version) 01:48
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Words & Music by Mark Johnson Arranged by The Sunday Drive See the "Red House Version" for lyrics
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Change for the Better 03:05
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Change for the Better Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson A crush was had on someone Was it you or was it me? I like the mountain sunshine She lives for the cool night streets Opposites attract I know But birds of a feather seem to flock together I like apples and you like oranges But still, I think we make a swell pear! If I change myself for you Would you change yourself for me And would it be a change for the better You’re always go go busy I guess that’s how it goes when you live in the big town Living on the edge and in the fast lane And I think you’ve got a cool tattoo You could call me a sloth on some days I sleep, I eat, I think of you You could pick up the telephone Tell me what I’m supposed to do I could change myself for you But would you change yourself for me And would it be a change for the better Deep down I know that you’re a nice girl And just as cute as can be Who put the sin in sincere You or me Pick up the telephone Tell me what I’m supposed to do Tell me on your honor How I’m supposed to be If I change myself for you Would you change yourself for me Would it be a change for the better
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The Indie Way 02:29
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The Indie Way Lyrics by Mark Johnson Searching for perspective and focus What’s your mantra: hocus pocus? Dance, pout, twist, shout Preen about You’re so indie Twenty five summers are over Showing off your lucky charms My four leaf clover Love me, leave me Treat me [right/write] me Someday That’s the indie way I was there, you were so wasted Life is never ever fair I’m glad that we chased it Love, Leave, Laugh, tease Walk away, That’s the indie way It’s simple displacement Like a romance Call it replacement Love, leave, you trust, you bleed, Don’t feel at all That’s the indie way That’s the indie way
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Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid 02:23
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Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Lost, I hate the real world stuck out in nowhere Lost, lost in my own world that’s OK they know me there You talk, I listen It’s my turn, and I learn the hard way Cuz I’m Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid I may look human but I’m really a mutant I’m fat, I look like Cupid This sucks, I need a hug Lost, I’m stuck out in right field Everything's foul, and that’s not fair You talk, I listen It’s my turn, and I learn the hard way Cuz I’m Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid I may look human but I’m really a mutant I’m fat, I look like Cupid This sucks, I need a hug I need a hug from you I need a drug like you Cuz I’m Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid I may look human but I’m really a mutant I’m fat, I look like Cupid This sucks Half-assed and wholly stupid I may look human but I’m really a mutant I’m fat, I look like Buddha This sucks, I need a hug
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Going Postal (Red House Version) 01:30
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Goin’ Postal Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson You judge a book by it’s cover Your jacket says Republican “You got a problem, just let me know… “I’ll help you out in any way I can” But you never help (you never help, you never help) You’re no help at all You never help (you never help, you never help) You’re no help at all When you berate me to motivate me I begin to understand I think it’s time for you to duck for cover I’m goin’ postal with a gun inside my hand You never help (you never help, you never help) You’re no help at all You never help (you never help, you never help) No fuckin’ help at all I know better than to ever put my faith in you I know better than to ever put my faith in you I know better than to ever put my faith in you I know better than to ever put my faith in someone just like you
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Jaded and Pushin' 30 03:22
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Jaded and Pushin’ 30 Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson I’m kind of rusty and I’m awful glad you don’t rush me I’m a love scene stand in waiting for my cue I’m the comic who forgot his jokes Help me, you’re my only hope I’m jaded and pushing 30 You can call me a dirty old man We’re gettin’ goofy and we’re dancing Just like Anna and the King of Siam I’m sorry I’m so crusty You gotta admit it, you can be fussy I’m the best man toasting, waiting for my turn I’m the comic who forgot his jokes Help me, you’re my only hope I’m jaded and pushing 30 You can call me a dirty old man We’re gettin’ goofy and we’re dancing Just like Anna and the King of Siam I want you You want me I Love You I’m jaded and pushing 30 You can call me a dirty old man We’re gettin’ goofy and we’re dancing Just like Anna and the King of Siam We’re gettin’ goofy We’re eating sushi Something seems pretty fishy to me We’re back in high school and this time I’m cool Gee, I’d really like to hold your hand I’m jaded I’m jaded I am jaded
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Sensitive Guy 02:15
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Sensitive Guy Music and Lyrics by Mark Johnson Why play to lose? Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why I should try You’re pretty shallow in your depth I’m not a wuss so sue me I’ll fake it if you want to make me a sensitive guy I read Cixous, dunno why, dunno why, dunno why I read Irigaray too Do you feel a jouissance when we touch Tell me the truth When will Merchant Ivory ever make a decent movie With sex, drugs, rock and roll and you Fast cars, guns, rock and roll, me and you I could be a sensitive guy Hold you all the time I’ll give you my shoulder to cry on Just promise me that you won’t cry Tell me the truth, tell me why, tell me why, tell me why I talk too much I can’t stand the silence behind your precious eyes I can’t stand the silence I see behind your eyes Give me fast cars, guns, rock and roll Me and you
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Crashing the Boards 02:30
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Crashin’ the Boards Lyrics by Mark Johnson Ed Rose guitar solo (for sure) Friends said I should hit the town Buy some booze and suck it down Forget about her I can do better Forget all about it Sometimes it’s easier said than done Get over it ‘cause life goes on I think I might be losing my control I think somebody better take me home I can tell that you’re drunk as me I think this party sucks and we should leave We can tell some jokes I’ve lost my hope Forget all about it Sometimes it’s easier said than done Get over it ‘cause life goes on I think somebody better take me home I think I might be losing my control We can score some points together We can play the game forever We can put the past behind us And never let the others remind us Sometimes it’s easier said than done My head is spinning’ Life goes on I think somebody better take me home It might be better if I slept alone
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Unfinished Rock Song (Circa 1995) 01:56
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My Friend Joe 03:51
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My Friend Joe Lyrics by Mark Johnson Guitar solo by Ernie Johnson Joe, I met a girl today Joe, I think that she’s OK You know, she laughed at all my jokes I want a date with her Joe, we went out for lunch Joe, I like this girl a bunch You know, she might like me too It’s just a hunch Now I sit at our favorite bar Some friends they ask me where you are Try and nurse my lonely beer I want to talk but I can only stare At that empty chair My friend Joe Joe, we went out last night Joe, I think it went alright although She looked at her watch a lot, we were running late Joe, I saw that girl again Guess what, she was holding hands I wish you could have seen her face when I said, “Hi Barb, this must be Ken” Barbie Doll’s boyfriend Now I sit at our favorite bar Some friends they ask me where you are I try and nurse my lonely beer I want to talk but I can only stare At that empty chair Joe, let’s go hit the town Joe, let’s invert my frown I know, let’s head for LeMan’s and get some token catharsis Joe, let’s go out tonight Joe, make it be alright You know how funny I can be when I’m bitchin’ ‘bout a girl Now I sit at our favorite bar Some friends they ask me where you are I try and nurse my lonely beer I want to talk but I can only stare At that empty chair My Friend Joe Where’d you go? My Friend Joe Where’d you go? You’re not here
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Happy Girl aka The Sunday Drive Theme (Instrumental) 01:34
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Stacy 04:12
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Stacy Music & Lyrics by Mark Johnson You and I grew up together Before we grew apart I thought love would keep us together But it tore us each apart Wonder why I don’t feel close to you Even when you’re in my arms Stacy you should have stayed Stacy I wish you’d stayed away Talk a lot without saying much I guess that says a lot I wonder why we don’t keep in touch You probably think we touch too much Wonder why I don’t feel close to you Even when you’re in my arms Stacy you should have stayed Stacy I wish you’d stayed away I found you before I found myself You made me when I lost you So now I think of you when you’re far away And I wonder why I do Your eyes will always tease me I guess you have to go The goodbyes are easy We don’t know how to say hello Wonder why I don’t feel close to you Even when you’re in my arms Stacy you should have stayed Stacy I wish you’d stayed away
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Happy Girl aka The Sunday Drive Theme (Vocals) 01:33
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Sunday Drive (the album) combines two cassette-only releases, Pop Psychology (1993) and Fat Like Cupid (1995) with a few previously unreleased tracks.

In Spring 1992, when The Wilmas practice sessions gradually shifted from playing music to watching Simpsons episodes, Mark Johnson went into Red House studio with Scott Gribble of The MaHoots on bass and genius recording engineer Ed Rose on drums to record some new songs. What was originally a studio project ended up winning a KJHK songwriting contest and earning the group a slot opening for Dischord recording artist Shudder To Think at a University of Kansas dormitory, and thus The Sunday Drive was born.

The Sunday Drive played around the Lawrence / Kansas City area over the next 2 years, fall 1993 to fall 1995. In addition to Shudder To Think, the band played shows with Redd Kross, Kill Creek, Nic Cosmos, Frogpond, and many others. Sunday Drive recorded a number of tracks with Ed manning the boards at Red House, and also made a few home studio recordings by Scott.

A (mostly) live version of "Queasy" appeared on the compilation "Loaded in Lawrence 1994: Live at The Bottleneck" on Mercy Records.

It's hard to say when exactly the last Sunday Drive show was played, although it might have been at the Gee Coffee in Overland Park, KS, on New Year's Eve 1995? Who knows...it was sure fun while it lasted!

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released August 26, 2023

Mark Johnson - guitars and vocals
Scott Gribble - bass and vocals
Ed Rose - Drums

Ed Rose played guitar on Mayday and lead guitar on Crashing the Boards
Scott Gribble played lead guitar on The Indie Way
Ernie Johnson played lead guitar on Anna Freud, Queasy, and My Friend Joe
Tawni Freeland sang backing vocals on Half-Assed and Wholly Stupid, Jaded and Pushing' 30, and Crashing the Boards

All songs written by Mark Johnson except Mayday, written by Mark Johnson (lyrics) and Ed Rose (music)
All songs arranged by The Sunday Drive

Mostly Recorded by Ed Rose at Red House in Lawrence, Kansas, including the old studio on Mass St and the "new" one at 25th & Iowa.

The Indie Way and Going Postal (Scott House Version) were recorded by Scott Gribble at his home studio.

Unfinished Rock Song was recorded on a boombox.

Chris DeLong created the Sunday Drive dragster logo design for t-shirts back in the day, but 30 years later, he has no recollection of doing so. Still...thanks Chris!

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The Sunday Drive was Mark Johnson (guitar & vocals), Scott Gribble (bass & vocals), and Ed Rose (drums) in Lawrence, Kansas, circa 1992-1995. They were a trio kinda sorta mining a similar sonic vein as way more popular early 1990s trios like Sugar, Velvet Crush, Material Issue, Green Day, and Goo Goo Dolls. ... more

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