1. |
New York
03:34
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New York, New York, it's a miserable town
The Bronx is still up, but my battery's down
If I ain't got the money and I can't pay my rent,
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
I been walkin' a lot, baby, down Madison Avenue, it's all right
And I been talkin' a lot lately 'bout the things we can never buy
Oh, I know you like eatin' breakfast at Tiffany's
But you just can't afford that ring
I'll have you on your knees, oh
New York, New York, it's a miserable town
The Bronx is still up, but my battery's down
If I ain't got the money and I can't pay my rent,
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
The streets here are cold, baby, my feet hurt against the mean concrete.
Oooh and the people are cold here, too, well a frown is a guarantee
Oh I wish they'd'a told me what I already know
'Cause maybe I'd never go
I would never go back to
New York, New York, it's a miserable town
The Bronx is still up, but my battery's down
If I ain't got the money and I can't pay my rent,
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
My loneliness grows here, babe, and I can't find a place to hide
The city stole my soul and I can't get it back if I try
Well a crowd is a funny thing
'Cause in a city of eight million people
No one's gonna hear me sing that
New York, New York, it's a miserable town
The Bronx is still up, but my battery's down
If I ain't got the money and I can't pay my rent,
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
Well, honey, I'm in hell, and you're heaven sent.
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2. |
Midnite Kiss
04:13
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You can say you open me up
With a touch of your delicate hand
You can say you close me, too
With a word, just give a command
But I can show you eight thousand ways
How to fix what's broken you
And you can say that you don't care how you are
It's what you always do.
Tell me, love, when I cross the line,
'Cause I'll be waiting for you till then.
You may think I've changed my mind, but I can change it back again.
Oh I should have known better than to set my clock to you.
And I should have known better
Than to wait on you like a fool
It was all for a midnight kiss
It was all for a long goodbye
It was all for a midnight kiss
It was all for a long goodbye
And I try not to cry as you leave me
I'm not strong enough to hold it inside
I need you to stay through the night
If you don't even want to fool around,
I guess I'll shut the fuck up and compromise
Are you sure you wanna move away?
I think I know what's best for your soul.
What can I do? What can I say
To make you loosen up your control?
Tell me, love, when I cross the line,
'Cause I'll be waiting for you till then.
You may think I've changed my mind, but I can change it back again.
Oh I should have known better than to set my clock to you.
And I should have known better
Than to wait on you like a fool
It was all for a midnight kiss
It was all for a long goodbye
It was all for a midnight kiss
It was all for a long goodbye
And I try not to cry as you leave me
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3. |
Mary Jane
03:41
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I asked the wise men where I could find you.
They said, "You'd better run quick."
Actually, they said I'd be lied to,
but I guess their words didn't stick.
So I flew with wax on my wings and I tumbled
to the warmth of your burning hands
And I tripped and I fell, and you laughed, and I stumbled
You caught me but where do I land?
Oh, Mary, Mary Jane
The hills call out your name
Oh marry me, marry me, Jane
We'll never be the same
I wish I knew how to come to your rescue
but you never did like fairy tales
I took off my armor and tried to undress you
You kill me, you thrill me, I'm frail
You stab at my soul and you tug at my heartstrings,
but I can't get enough of your laugh
Here he lies, he was shot by her eyes in a moment
It would make quite a nice epitaph.
Oh, Mary, Mary Jane
The hills call out your name
Oh marry me, marry me, Jane
We'll never be the same
The stars are bright, and they shine in your eyes
I can see the whole world in your smile
And you blush through and through
When I say to you
I been down and out for a while
Oh, Mary, Mary Jane
The hills call out your name
Oh marry me, marry me, Jane
We'll never be the same
I asked the wise men where I could find you
They said, "You'd better run quick."
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4. |
Wild Ride
04:35
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Jane wanted nothing more than a hit
Jane wanted nothing more than a bit
So she took a chance, took a chance, took a chance
On a man in black.
Well, he brought her on a road trip
But she never came back
Jane's eyes they started rolling around
Jane's ears, well they didn't hear a sound
'Cause he took her down, took her down, took her down.
Took her all the way down.
Well, she never liked 'em watching, but now she's got a crowd.
Have you ever heard the story?
Have I ever sat you down?
Have you ever listened to me?
Well, shut up and gather round
I'll take you on a wild ride
We're going on a wild ride
We're gonna have a wild time
We're gonna have a wild time
Joe said that he'd done it before
He said, "Don't worry, just give me some more."
So she gave him more, gave him more, gave him more,
'Til he fell to the floor.
But when he floated to the ceiling,
she said, "Baby, are you sure?"
Joe woke up on the corner of third.
Joe woke up and he thought it absurd
He's a college son, college son, college son.
He can get things done.
Well, he didn't see the body
'Til the cops had come.
Have you ever heard the story?
Have I ever sat you down?
Have you ever listened to me?
Well, shut up and gather round
I'll take you on a wild ride
We're going on a wild ride
We're gonna have a wild time
We're gonna have a wild time
Jane really didn't know what to say
Heart was beatin', hands shakin' away
'Cause she saw the gun, saw the gun, saw his eyes
They were bloodshot red.
But he said, "Honey, don't you worry. It's time to go to bed"
Joe walked up seven flights of the stairs
A man in blue said, "You'd better come here."
He asked, "Is this yours, is it yours, is she yours?
Someone burst in the door"
But Joe said, "I don't know her, man, what you askin' me for?"
Have you ever heard the story?
Did I ever sit you down?
Have you ever listened to me?
Well, shut up and gather round
I'll take you on a wild ride
We're going on a wild ride
We're gonna have a wild time
We're gonna have a wild time
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5. |
Orchard Street
04:55
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She sits and smiles and whiles away her time
She stares and hopes he cares about her life
He reads and sees her eyes across the room
Thinks to himself, "Man, I gotta end this soon."
He sits her down, says, "This ain't good for me, good for you, no."
She says, "Speak for yourself. You don't know, you don't know."
But he's a heaven that she can't escape
Yeah, she's heaven and he'd never run away, so
Let's just do this one more time, again
Crawl into each other's arms, again
Own the guilt and own the shame, again
Check into another room, again
Another day on Orchard Street, she asks, "How much time we got?"
"Maybe an hour, maybe two."
"I love it when you smell like whiskey; you taste so goddamn good."
"I think we'd better check out soon."
But he's a heaven that she can't escape
Yeah, she's heaven and he'd never run away, so
Let's just do this one more time, again
Crawl into each other's arms, again
Own the guilt and own the shame, again
Check into another room, again
It's been a year and all his fear has gone away
He sees her sitting all by herself at a cafe
She sees him, too, through the windowpane
"How's your wife? Remind me--what's her name?"
But he's a heaven that she can't escape
Yeah, she's heaven and he'd never run away, so
Let's just do this one more time, again
Crawl into each other's arms, again
Own the guilt and own the shame, again
Check into another room, again
Let's just do this one more time, again
Crawl into each other's arms, again
Own the guilt and own the shame, again
Check into another room, again
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6. |
Shook Me Up
03:12
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When the wind blows, I can see a little farther
I can see farther than my grave
And when you sing low, I get chills and a fever
I just don't know how to behave
You shook me up
You shook me up
You shook me up
And I'm not sorry that you did
Ooh, I'm falling
Down for you
Ooh, no one loves you
Just like I do
Ooh, I'm lyin'
On the ground with the love I found
How many times can you kick me while I'm down?
And when will I stop crawling back, babe?
'Cause when I need your love, you don't want me around
How could you turn your back like that, babe?
Oh, like that?
You shook me up
You shook me up
You shook me up
And I'm not sorry that you did
You shook me up
You shook me up
You shook me up
And I'm not sorry that you did
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7. |
Take It Easy (Side 2)
03:36
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Haven't seen you, but you're looking cleaner
Did she do that? Did she fix you up real good?
I'm fine, thanks. A glass of wine, thanks.
Is this her place? Are you happy? Is she nice?
I ain't got nobody
I'm not seeing anybody
You make me quiver
You make me shiver, I forgot
Pretend I didn't say that
I didn't mean to say it
I meant to take it,
I meant to take it take it
Easy, easy
If I don't slow down now, I won't know how to take it
Easy, easy
Well you can't quite fight it, but you're trying to hide it from me
Where'd you meet her? Was it on Tinder?
Does she love you? Do you love her? I can't tell.
Can I see a picture? I promise I won't linger.
Oh, wow, she's pretty. Goddamn. She may be prettier than me. Fuck.
But can she touch you, baby?
Can she make you crazy?
I used to do that
You used to do that back to me
Well, sure, I'm happy for you
But what I want to know is
Does she know you?
Does she know how to take it
Easy, easy
Did I love you better?
Did you forget how I took it
Easy, easy
Well, you can't deny it
I see it in your eyes when you look at me
I should go now
I said too much. I ran my mouth and
I spilled my guts and all that jazz
What are you doing?
I know you miss me, but you
You make it harder. You make it harder every time.
I ain't got nobody
I'm not seeing anybody
But I"m not lonely
I think you're lonely
I was doing fine before tonight
I don't think I need another fight
I'll say goodbye now
I'll say goodbye and take it
Easy, easy
If you don't slow down, now, you won't know how to think about her
Easy, easy
If I don't slow down now, I won't know how to think about me
Easy, easy
If I don't slow down, now, I won't know how to think about her
Easy, easy
And if I don't slow down, now, I won't know how to think about me
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8. |
So Long (Side 2)
04:58
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I know this feeling
But is it just me or you?
You're stuck in my head
But you and me are through, we're through
Get out of my bed
I'm trying to wake up alone (But you can't fall asleep)
I walk the streets at night
But when the sun comes up, I'm done for
Well, you got me evicted, baby
Kicked me out on the street
I been hanging with the cats in the alley
Since I landed on my feet
I'm a victim of your sacrifice
And I ain't done you no wrong
Tied me up and got me crucified
Woman, I been here too long
So long
So long
So long
Did I see you out there?
Are you following me?
I turn around sometimes and your
smile is all I see, all I see
I been crying. I know
I'm not the only one (But it's time to move on)
And I been thinking
About the nasty mess you've left me
Well, you got me evicted, baby
Kicked me out on the street
I been hanging with the cats in the alley
Since I landed on my feet
I'm a victim of your sacrifice
And I ain't done you no wrong
Tied me up and got me crucified
Woman, I been here too long
So long
So long
So long
I packed my bags last night and I
I hit the road (Toodle-oo, see you soon)
I don't have far to go,
but I'll be gone for so long
So long
So long
So long
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No Lyrics
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10. |
City Runnin' (Side 2)
04:23
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Chinatown never felt so lonely
And the Brooklyn Bridge never looked so tall
The Hudson river never seemed so dirty
And the Village streets never were so small
She got her nails done
and you waited for the sun to set
Form a halo 'round the bed
She told you, "It's all right."
And you did not put up a fight
instead, you put the crown upon her head
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
You had a daughter but she never liked you
Or at least that's what you thought
And you had a son, but he was never grateful
He said, "Goodbye and thanks a lot."
She got her nails done
and you waited for the sun to set
Form a halo 'round the bed
She told you, "It's all right."
And you did not put up a fight
instead, you put the crown upon her head
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
You left the city after years of heartache
Thirty winters sure went by fast
'Cause the city only ever gave you trouble
The kind of love that never lasts
She got her nails done
and you waited for the sun to set
Form a halo 'round the bed
She told you, "It's all right."
And you did not put up a fight
instead, you put the crown upon her head
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
Oooh, city runnin' never felt so good
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11. |
New Orleans (Side 2)
04:13
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Left the good old city just yesterday
on a bus headed way down south
Oh, you know I was born to strut my stuff in the Marigny
with a harmonica in my mouth
Have you ever been down Frenchmen street?
Well, there's blues at every turn
Don't you know everybody there's got a story to share
and a cigarette to burn
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
City's alive
and it sings for you
It's alive
when it sings the blues
Got myself a daddy right away
you know he treats me good and right
Well, he plays his guitars at the divey bars
and he sings to me all night
Yeah, you see his mamma grew up here
and she watched the Lazy River crawl
She would set out a stool on the porch and keep cool
as the summer turned to fall
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
City died, but it heals for you
Yeah, it died, but it bleeds the blues
City died, but it heals for you
Yeah, it died, but it bleeds the blues
The streets are filled with the Krew du Vieux
and I got a cold drink in my hand
Every man and every woman is all dressed up
and I can hear a big marching band
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
City's alive
and it sings for you
It's alive
when it sings the blues
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
New Orleans, oh, New Orleans
City's alive
and it sings for you
It's alive
when it sings the blues
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12. |
David (Side 2)
04:47
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I've never slow-danced on Valentine's Day
And I've never looked that good getting caught in the rain
I've never kissed a man when the clocks chime midnight
Nobody's ever asked me, "Hey, can I offer you a ride?"
But who's to say
It can't happen any day?
Well, rules, they must be obeyed.
David, this ain't no love song, you know
It's just a way I can pour my heart out on the floor
For you, ooh
Ah, aah
You've never walked a girl down those old Parisian streets
You've never bought her flowers, no, never swept her off her feet
You've always been the type to keep your nose in the books
But Marlon Brando ain't got nothin' on your looks
What a fool, they'll say,
But it don't matter anyway
'Cause rules, they must be obeyed
David, this ain't no love song, you know
It's just a way I can pour my heart out on the floor
For you, ooh
Ah, aah
A thousand nights I cried
Without you by my side
But your flowers still bloom
Without you in the room
I see you standing there
You need some love and care
But I know, but I know it's too late
You're not the kind of guy who gets himself in a fix
No, you're not the kind of guy who would fall for my tricks
So, I guess I'll never take you down old Lovers' Lane
No, and I guess I'll never break you down with heartache, jealousy, and pain
But who's to say
It can't happen any day
But rules, they must be obeyed
David, this ain't no love song, you know
It's just a way I can pour my heart out on the floor
For you, ooh
Ah, aah
David, this ain't no love song, you know
It's just a way I can pour my heart out on the floor
For you, ooh
Ah, aah
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