Martin Lee Zellar

Scattered (live in-studio acoustic)

I used to wake up every day so sure
That the world was mine
Had confidence and faith so pure
I knew I’d be fine
I used to close my eyes
Each night and I would fly
Now it seems my dreams
Have fallen from the sky
Right to the ground
Scattered all around

I used to lie in bed at night and dream
Of everything I’d do
All the people, places, things I’d see
Before I was through
Time can be cruel
Can bring you to your knees
Take everything
With no apologies
Then move right on
And all your dreams are gone

It seems so cliché to say, but time
It just melts away
Seems we close our eyes and drift to sleep
Wake up old and gray
I say regrets
Are what others pass for hell
We leave this earth
Knowing all to well
What we could have been
If we had known back then
What we could have done
Back when we were young

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

Took the Poison (acoustic)

Took the poison
Took the fall
Hit bottom
Now I’m trying to crawl
Up from the mess I made
Of my life

Acted alone
No one else to blame
Did the damage
Caused the pain
I own the shame

I know you’re tired
So tired of me
So am I baby
Who wouldn’t be?
Who wouldn’t want
To walk away from this now?

But I’m on my knees
You’ll never know how much I fear
Waking up without you here
Without you here

Yeah, I was there
Still you were all alone
Made myself a ghost in our own home
In our home

I know you’re tired
So tired of me
So am I baby
Who wouldn’t be?
Who wouldn’t want
To walk away from this now?

But I’m on my knees
You’ll never know how much I fear
Waking up without you here
Without you here

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

Sonic Boom (acoustic)

Summer vacation
Nothing on TV
No one’s home
Except for me
For me
Just sitting in my room
Got no money
Nothing to do
Stare at the ceiling
Sonic boom

Darkened apartment
Beautiful day
Lie in bed
As the hours drift away
Drift away
Nothing changes
Nothing moves
Drift on back
Sonic boom

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

Summer Song (live in-studio acoustic)

Fireflies
Tornado skies
Green and still
Sirens shrill
Down in the basement
Listening to AM radio

Kick the can
Ice cream man
Mosquito fog
Barking dog
Somebody’s calling
Olly olly oxen free

Sheets hanging out
Mother’s shout
Mowers drone
I’m all alone
I sit in the way back
Dad’s got the Twins on 830

I’m all alone
All alone…

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

So Far Away (live in-studio acoustic)

It’s so nice to hear your voice
Yeah, we’re doing fine
How’s the weather there?
How are those boys of mine?
Nothing changes here, nothing’s new
So glad to hear that things
Are going well for you

You’re so far away
You’re so far away
You’re so far away
We miss you everyday

Did you get that box I sent?
Was it in one piece?
I saw Catherine at the store
You know, Shirley’s niece
The boys sound so grown up
They sound so old
It’s snowing here again
IIt’s just been so darned cold

You’re so far away
You’re so far away
You’re so far away
We miss you everyday

I need a Christmas list from you
Will you be coming home?
I can’t hear a thing
On this old telephone
I get so sad this time of year
I don’t know why
I told myself this time
I wouldn’t cry

You’re so far away
You’re so far away
You’re so far away
We miss you everyday

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

Let Go (live in-studio acoustic)

I’m driving alone
It’s late at night
It feels like a movie
In black and white

I turn off the road
I turn off the lights
Shut off the car
Stare into the night

And the cornfield seems to breath…

Let go
Of the things you can’t control

There’s something wrong
Way deep down inside
You’ve been given so much
Yet you want to let it slide

Let go
Of the things you can’t control

And I say
Don’t be surprised
And I say
You know it’s a lie
Yeah, you know it’s all a lie

I’m driving alone
It’s late at night
It feels like a movie
In black and white

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• All Instruments:
• Martin Zellar

Stupid Boy (live)

I feel sick and I feel used
You aren’t the boy I thought I knew
You go and put me on your shelf
You never think of no one else
But yourself

Lord I’m sick and Lord I’m tired of love
Lord, I can’t believe it’s true
After five years you’d think I’d know you
But I don’t
And after all this time
I come to find
You’re just another stupid boy

I’d done anything for you
Anything you’d asked me to
I put your needs above my own
I can’t stand to be alone
But I’ll live

Lord I’m sick and Lord I’m tired of love
Lord, I can’t believe it’s true
After five years you’d think I’d know you
But I don’t
And after all this time
I come to find
You’re just another stupid boy

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• Bass Guitar:
• Dominic Ciola
• Guitar:
• Dan Neale
• Drums, Vocals:
• Scott Wenum
• Guitar, Vocals:
• Martin Zellar

All I Need (live)

Give me a bottle, a cigarette
A mountain of money, erase my debt
A brand new suit, a loaded gun
A tank of gas in a car that’ll run
A thermos of coffee, Tylenol 3
A sleeping bag and a fake I.D.

A Zippo lighter, a good cigar
A six-disc changer in the trunk of the car
With Blood On The Tracks, Let It Be
Nebraska, Raindogs, Oh, Mercy
Anything by old George Jones
Sunglasses and a cellular phone

A fake beard, hair dye, a racing form
A map to anywhere that’s warm
A radar detector, Vitamin B
The Fredrik Exley trilogy
Passport, pretzels, acoustic guitar
Toll change, toothbrush, a credit card
Three hours of sleep, truck stop speed
That’s all I need

All I need…

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• Bass Guitar:
• Dominic Ciola
• Guitar:
• Dan Neale
• Drums:
• Scott Wenum
• Vocals & Guitar:
• Martin Zellar

Old Shoes (and picture postcards) (live)

I’m singing this song
It’s time it was sung
I’ve been putting it off for a while
But it’s harder by now
‘Cause the truth is so clear
That I cry when I’m seeing you smile

So goodbye, so long
The road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore
And farewell to the girl
With the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone

Every time that I tried
To tell that we’d
Lost the magic we had at the start
I would weep my heart
When I looked in your eyes
And I searched once again for the spark

So goodbye, so long
The road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore
And farewell to the girl
With the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone

I can see by your eyes
It’s time now to go
So I’ll leave you to cry in the rain
Though I held in my hand
The key to all joy
Honey my heart was not born to be tamed

So goodbye, so long
The road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore
And farewell to the girl
With the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone

So goodbye, so long
The road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore
And farewell to the girl
With the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone
Can I kiss you
And then I’ll be gone

• Written By:
• Tom Waits
• Bass Guitar:
• Dominic Ciola
• Guitar:
• Dan Neale
• Drums, Vocals:
• Scott Wenum
• Vocals, Guitar:
• Martin Zellar

You're in Love (unreleased demo)

Everything is shimmering
The sun seems to shine
In the dead of the night
You roll out of bed
She’s in your head
Wondering when
You might see her again

There’s nothing you can do
Surrender, give up
Let it take hold of you
Boy, you’ve fallen hard
It’s as clear as the heart on your sleeve
You’re in love
You’re in love

You’re always late
Can’t concentrate
When you’re not around her
Your mind seems to wander
But when she’s there
You’re so aware
Of the earth and the sky
You can’t fight it, don’t try

There’s nothing you can do
Surrender, give up
Let it take hold of you
Boy, you’ve fallen hard
It’s as clear as the heart on your sleeve
You’re in love
You’re in love

Traffic lights
Mosquito bites
Can’t bring you down
‘Cause you have her around
When she’s there
You’re so aware
Of the world, all it’s wonder
Let love pull you under

There’s nothing you can do
Surrender, give up
Let it take hold of you
Boy, you’ve fallen hard
It’s as clear as the sun in the sky
I can tell by that look in your eye
You can’t fight it boy don’t even try
You’re in love
You’re in love

• Written By:
• Martin Zellar
• Bass Guitar:
• Dominic Ciola
• Guitars:
• Dan Neale
• Drums, Vocals:
• Scott Wenum
• Organ, Vocals:
• Martin Zellar