My Love is a Flower (Just Beginning to Bloom) Jonathan Richman

My Love is a Flower (Just Beginning to Bloom) Well, my love is a flower just beginning to bloom Like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom.

My Love Is A Flower Space Kelly

Well, my love is a flower just beginning to bloom Like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom My love is a flower just beginning to bloom Beginning to bloom, to bloom Well, my love

Surrender Jonathan Richman

Surrender To win you must fight, or so they say But with love things never seem to work that way. With love you can't win If love can't get in And it can't pierce the heart of a defender.

Satisfy Jonathan Richman

I get lonely town to town But before I look around Will this be something that will satisfy? Oh, satisfy, satisfy, satisfy, satisfy Without love it just won't satisfy.

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

There's a band that I try to see, The Baltimores have a fan in me. They don't play guitar, they just sing. They bring their clothes when they sing, In fact that's all they bring.

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well. Nowhere do I feel more at home, it seems, Then on the Fenway, where I dreamed my dreams.

Someone I Care About Jonathan Richman

Someone I Care About Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with Well I don't want just a girl to ball alright What I want is a girl that I care about Or I want nothing at all.

True Love Is Not Nice Jonathan Richman

True Love Is Not Nice well it hurt from the bottom and it hurts down to your soul that's because true love is not nice and it brings up hurt from when you were 5 years old that's because true love

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

Play the music I've learned to love so well. Ice cream man, ring your chimes In the afternoon so fine. Ice cream man, upon my street I heard your truck today, it was a-neat, a-neat, a-neat.

Corner Store Jonathan Richman

Corner Store Well I walked past just yesterday And I couldn't bear that new mall no more I can't expect you all to see it my way But you may not know what was there before And I want them to put

Just Look at Me Jonathan Richman

Just Look at Me Well, she herself might never come back But she's with me here because A heart that's once known love Is never the way it was.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

Hospital When you get out of the hospital Let me back into your life I can't stand what you do I'm in love with your eyes And when you get out of the dating bar I'll be here to get back into

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

To Hide a Little Thought I tried to hide a little thought The more I tried the worse things got It started out so meek and small But in a week pervaded all Just a stray little stray, stray,

Since She Started to Ride Jonathan Richman

Since She Started to Ride She's got a brown suntan starting just above her collar Her lower arms they're brown, but the rest is kinda pale She'd buy betadine if she only had a dollar And she'd

That Little Sleeper Car Jonathan Richman

That Little Sleeper Car There at the stoplight was a little sleeper car With power that you can't see Painted drab, but then that's the way they are But that little sleeper car's not foolin' me

I Can't Find My Best Friend Jonathan Richman

Well I can't find my best friend to help me through this night I Can't find my best frined because she's somewhere out of sight I miss her, I miss her and let there be no doubt when I can't find my best

Now is Better Than Before Jonathan Richman

Now is Better Than Before Sometimes I think that I'm just a comfort to her, And not that same young lover. From the days of Fenway and Kenmore, But this is better than before.

Chewing Gum Wrapper Jonathan Richman

Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper, Faded by the rain; You got to see it for yourself, My words just can't explain.

Springtime Jonathan Richman

But right now the nectar only teases, Cause springtime should be to share. So bold are you, blue sky And so alive are you, air Bold and alive am I But I'm teased now by such a need to share.

Love Me Like I Love Jonathan Richman

Love Me Like I Love la la dum da da da lum la la la da dum dum da dum ah oh ah oh I want people to love me like I can love want people to love me like I love I want to open up my lunch box

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

I'm not a pro, I'm not a pro In fact I barely move at all Compared to certain guys you know But if you look and see You'll see they won't watch them The same way they watch me And they're all in

Reno Jonathan Richman

Reno Well, a good babysitter can be hard to find Reno But I've got Reno on my little mind Reno Sometimes it drives me wild the way we can't be alone Reno Reno Reno I've gotta take her somewhere

If She Don't Love Me Jonathan Richman

Ohh, Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh Well Now Ohh, Ohh She says she don't love me but I don't know She says she don't love me but how can this be so If she don't love me if love has gone why does she still laugh when

I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet Jonathan Richman

You Bet Hello Everyone, it's time for poetry I submit to you the following it's entitled: "I Eat with Gusto, Damn! You Bet" By one Jonathan Richman.

You Must Ask the Heart Jonathan Richman

You Must Ask the Heart Well don't ask me about love I'm just your mind I see sometimes oh oh But now I'm blind Don't ask me about love Cuz I'm the wrong guy I don't know how love happens

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

Everyday Clothes Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way. I say "look, why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday?"

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

And you're always puttin' yourself down, But I'm just gonna tell you that I like you. Darling, you always put yourself down, but I like you. That's all I came to say.

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

A summer breeze was in the dawnin'. And those smells--summer smelled great to me. Those are the kind of smells that I wait all year for. Summer's so beautiful to me. I like 'em all but...

The Night Is Still Young Jonathan Richman

The Night Is Still Young Here I am driving around at 3 am looking for people who I don't know well they said party at 1:32 and I said yeah I want to go because the night is still young and

Closer Jonathan Richman

Now it's time to pick out a restaurant And I'm still thinking about getting closer A take out stand is often where I want to go sir Cuz I really don't want that expensive kind When how to get closer

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Walter Johnson Oh I'm a going to tell you if you don't know, Bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum. About a great ball player from a long time ago.

Rooming House on Venice Beach Jonathan Richman

It was a rooming house on venice beach Nice and cheap A radiator and a sagging bed On which to sleep I didn't lock it Who would want my cheap guitar And that T-shirt in those paper bags Naw, naw

The Neighbors Jonathan Richman

The Neighbors Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go Naw we were just starting to talk now, It was just getting good don't you know. But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.

Old World Jonathan Richman

Old World Well the old world may be dead Our parents can't understand But I still love my parents And I still love the old world Oh, I had a New York girlfriend And she couldn't understand how

Dodge Veg-O-Matic Jonathan Richman

Well it doesn't go nowhere, it just stays all alone. You know, I like it. You know, I like it a whole lot. Well, that's my Dodge Veg-O-Matic there in the parking lot.

UFO Man Jonathan Richman

UFO Man Well the UFO man is flying around, Flying around And now he's flying right over my town. Over my town.

Abdul and Cleopatra Jonathan Richman

Abdul and Cleopatra Abdul's not seen Cleopatra It's been almost now a year. How I wonder where she's at-ra And I wish the old girl were here.

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

Stratocaster And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough Fender Fender Fender Like the wind in your hair when the top is down Like taillights headed for another town Fender Stratocaster, well

The World Is Showing It's Hand (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well well when I first smelled the bus fumes from the diesel motor well my two year old mind could only applaud such odor the world is showing me its tricks the world was showing its hand then an alley

My Little Kookenhaken Jonathan Richman

My Little Kookenhaken When I was a five-year-old, I saw a five-year girl a-walkin' And in my heart a little bell was tolled, and a little voice said Kookenhaken, Kookenhaken.

City Vs. Country Jonathan Richman

Country I want to live close to downtown to be near my friends I want to be close to them, And still be out by the trees and the wind Havin' both will be hard to find I'm sure, But then ain't that

The Beach Jonathan Richman

Well now the beach be one of the best things there be, Well the fashion show is there for you to see.

Affection Jonathan Richman

Affection Well, people all over the world, people all over the world, people all over the world are starvin' just for affection.

Vampire Girl Jonathan Richman

Vampire Girl Gather around for a minute or two And I'll admit something to you I get intrigued when women look sinister Call me superficial, but I stare at them Vampire Girls.

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

reign on this earth for a little while And continue in the stars and make Saturn smile When we love again, miracles will start to happen In fact, I got this hug that's been building up Well, can

That Summer Feeling Jonathan Richman

That Summer Feeling That summer feeling That summer feeling That summer feeling When there's things to do not because you gotta When you run for love not because you oughtta When you trust your

A Higher Power Jonathan Richman

A Higher Power It's magic It's magic the way we got together, There's magic around us in the air It's magic It's magic, no not at random And there must be a higher power somewhere.

Hello From Cupid Jonathan Richman

Hello From Cupid Hello, this is Cupid speaking and I can make you fall in love but I can't stop you from running away Hello, Honey Yes, this is Cupid and you can do what you want and you can

Abominable Snowman in the Market Jonathan Richman

Well, there's an abominable snowman in the market, And I think he's a real nice guy. I like the snowman, I want to help him out, I don't want to see him hurt this way.

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

I was dancing in a lesbian bar. I was dancing in a lesbian bar. Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar In the industrial zone. I was dancing with my friends And dancing alone.