Lyrics from the album Not a Number by Robby Hecht

Old Radio

I wanna hear that old radio
But I lost it somewhere long ago
Fly when you’re high, cry when you’re low
I wanna hear that old radio

Lying in my bed
They’d list all the dedications
And I’d wish I had someone I could make one for
But instead
I’d slide in a tape and wait 'til they played my favorite song
I would hit record
And then it was mine
Write the name on the spine

I wanna hear that old radio
But I lost it somewhere long ago
Fly when you’re high, cry when you’re low
I wanna hear that old radio

Driving by myself
I’d roll all the windows open
And turn the volume up as loud as it would go
And I’d yell
Flying high along the highway
With nothing on my mind but the music and the road
Cause I was free
They were all seeing me

I wanna hear that old radio
But I lost it somewhere long ago|
Fly when you’re high, cry when you’re low
I wanna hear that old radio

Sometimes, when I’m in the dark
It still echoes in my heart
It still echoes

I wanna hear that old radio
But I lost it somewhere long ago
Fly when you’re high, cry when you’re low
I wanna hear that old radio

Doses

I’ve tried to take you in doses
Just a little at a time
But I struggle through the day
And I lie awake, shaking in the night

I’ve been hiding from my choices
I’ve been lying to my doubt
You went from something that I wanted
To something I can't live without

I keep coming up with reasons to leave
Reasons to stay
But I find myself running back to you
Every time I walk away

We’ve been taller than the mountains
We’ve been high above the clouds
But you feel so far away now
And I'm afraid of coming down

I keep coming up with reasons to leave
Reasons to stay
But I find myself running back to you
Every time I walk away

Nothing takes me down like my own indecision
I feel tossed about, is it all in my head
To you I been bound
Is it worth trying to fight it now
Can we talk it out

I’ve tried to take you in doses
Just a little at a time
But I struggle through the day
And I lie awake, shaking in the night

Someone to Dance With

I’m trying as hard as I can
To follow the steps of my well-rehearsed plan
To keep my wingtips on the ground
But up in my head, I’m spinning around
Working on turning your memory down

I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with

I’ve had as much wine as I dare
Doing my best to just stay in my chair
But they’re playing that song that you like
And somebody’s preaching about love on the mic
There’s only one way I’ll get through the night

I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with

I could just go walk around
But there’s no way of knowing what I’d think about
And it’s too late to be lonely right now

So I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with
I better find someone to dance with

Tattoos

I’ve never found myself beneath a needle
Like so many of my friends
But I love to hear them tell the stories
I say, why’d you get that one again

Cause I’ve got tattoos
Some I hardly know are even there
Yellows and blues
Rising to the surface when I’m scared

Some of us were groomed by an abuser
Some were coaxed into a cage
Some of us were raised by broken children
Handed down a different generation’s rage

I’ve got tattoos
Some I hardly know are even there
Yellows and blues
Rising to the surface when I’m scared
I get confused
And my choices don’t make sense to anyone
I’ve got tattoos
Reminders of the pain I’ve overcome

Sometimes I sit with others in a circle
Pass around a daily reader or guitar
I share a bit, but mostly I just listen
Tracing who I am in who they are

I’ve got tattoos
Some I hardly know are even there
Yellows and blues
Rising to the surface when I’m scared

I’ve got tattoos

Not a Number

I hope you know you’re not a number
And if you go, you’ll be remembered

There’s a lot of fear right now
People don’t know how to handle it
But when we don’t have to count
We’ll all come around again

I hope you know you’re not a number
And if you go, you’ll be remembered

If you have to be alone
When it’s time to let the Lord in
We’ll be the seeds you’ve sown
On this side of the Jordan

I hope you know

How can the world keep speeding up
While a life is getting slow
You’re the turning of the leaves
And the melting of the snow
Teaching us how to grow

I hope you know you’re not a number
And if you go, you’ll be remembered

I Can't Save You Anymore

Brushing your hair out of your eyes
Watching you gripping your pillow
You're running away somewhere inside
Where I cannot go

I can't save you anymore
You won't let me in like you let me before
I've spent all of my time trying to be your alibi
But I can't save you anymore

Letting you out, keep it in drive
Yesterday, I would have followed
Closing the door, you wave one last time
And I don't wanna go

I can't save you anymore
You won't let me in like you let me before
I've spent all of my time trying to be your alibi
But I can't save you anymore

There was a time
When you were still trying
Yeah you were still trying
I can still hear you say, just give it some time
And it’ll all be just fine

I can’t save you anymore
You won't let me in like you let me before
I've spent all of my time trying to be your alibi
But I can't save you anymore

They Are You

When you hurt someone, you feel pain
When you heal someone, you feel safe
When you lie to someone, you feel sick inside
When you’re kind to someone, you feel alive
It’s more than pride
It’s more than pride

Somewhere in your heart, you know it’s true
All these other people, they are you

When you laugh at someone, you know their shame
When you hold someone, you’re less afraid
When you love someone, the whole world shines
When you lose someone, you die
Every time you cry
You ask god why

Somewhere in your heart, you know it’s true
All these other people, they are you

I don’t know the way
But I won’t turn away
And It feels strange
It’s hard to change

When you ask someone what it’s like
When you hear someone, you realize
You’ve been blind all this time

Somewhere in your heart, you know it’s true
All these other people, they are you

When I Wish Upon a Star