Rooming House on Venice Beach Jonathan Richman

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The Beach Jonathan Richman

The Beach One Two Bang Bang Bang Well the beach be one of the best things we got, Cause it's not what you have on but what you not.

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

Well my friends were having a party 'round about 9:00, Down in Huntington Beach when the Police knocked, Well, my friends were just quiet now.

UFO Man Jonathan Richman

Come on.

Old World Jonathan Richman

my place in the old world Keep my plave in the arcane 'Cause I still love my parents and I still love the old world Alright I say old world I say old world I say Well I see a '50's apartment house

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

Roadrunner Roadrunner, roadrunner Going faster miles an hour Gonna drive past the Stop 'n' Shop With the radio on I'm in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it's cold outside And the highway

Astral Plane Jonathan Richman

Astral Plane Tonight I'm all alone in my room I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me I'll still be with you I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane The astral plane for dark at night The astral

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

," the deers are there too, And the monsters are cooking up a disgraceful soup for you At the party in the woods tonight, At the party in the pale moonlight, So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman

A spooky tone on a Fender bass Played less notes and left more space Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy Kinda far away, kinda dignified. How in the world were they making that sound?

Roller Coaster by the Sea Jonathan Richman

Roller Coaster by the Sea You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad But we went down, and around, and it knocked

Government Center Jonathan Richman

Government Center Well we've got alot alot alot of hard work today We gotta rock at the government center Make the secretaries feel better When they put those stamps on the letters And they

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

Nowhere do I feel more at home, it seems, Then on the Fenway, where I dreamed my dreams. Well I was small, they took us to old Mechanics Hall.

That Summer Feeling Jonathan Richman

When the cool of the pond makes you drop down on it When the smell of the lawn makes you flop down on it When the teenage car gots the cop down on it The time is here for one more year And that summer

Lonely Financial Zone Jonathan Richman

In the lonely financial zone By the sea I have walked on cold winter nights. I've stood in awe, so silently Under the buzzing electric light.

My Little Kookenhaken Jonathan Richman

And I've been walking long a year, and dear I'm tired of talkin', So come on, honey, and listen here, and be my little Kookenhaken.

Hey There Little Insect Jonathan Richman

Don't land on me, and bite me no. Hey there, little insect, please calm down. And we'll have fun and fool around. I say, hey there, little insect, don't scare me so.

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

Summer Morning I was walking around on Sunday morning. A summer breeze was in the dawnin'. And those smells--summer smelled great to me.

If She Don't Love Me Jonathan Richman

love me but I'm not sure If she don't love me why does this hurt endure if she don't love me if love ain't there why is she still mad why does she still care why does she still care Ohh Ohh That's her on

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself Jonathan Richman

the fight Can almost hear her thinking Can almost hear her fighting with herself It's like she wants to scream but something's paralyzing it's like she wants to stay but then she turns away On

Modern World Jonathan Richman

Modern World Well there's sex in the sunny day That shines down on Boylston street And I love the U.S.A.

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

Miracles Will Start to Happen The lines around your eyes were never there before One day to your surprise they'll be there no more When we love again, Miracles will start to happen Well we'll reign on

Chewing Gum Wrapper Jonathan Richman

I saw the chewing gum wrapper, When I was on a walk; I saw the faded green And I could barely talk.

Satisfy Jonathan Richman

Love is king still on the throne And I will leave it there alone. Without love it just won't satisfy. Without love it just won't satisfy.

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Who's a hero to me I ain't putting you on son. Cause I'm now going to tell the story of baseball's great Walter Johnson.

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

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

Here Come the Martian Martians Here come the Martain Martians, And I wouldn't be surprised if they were riding on their Martian bike.

Surrender Jonathan Richman

Now, I can be stubborn and draw the line But now I've learned to pray thy will and not mine Love has softened my heart and softened me It's softened my eyes on the things they see And my cheek has

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

paintings had So bad that the world had to know he loved color and he let it show in the Amsterdam museum I was feeling bad And looking for a way not to be so sad I felt the feeling from the paintings on

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

it's an old store front from the 30's and it gives you a feel of the old days and the next door barber shop where famous athletes used to stop but now its plain and now its down and there's garbage on

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

Ice cream man, on my street, Your little truck, you know, is a-neat, a-neat, a-neat. Ice cream man, upon my block, Your chimes, your chimes, they reel and rock.

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

And there's times I cause that attraction Well then I don't try to start I just don't try to stop And I don't blush cause I like it like that Things were slow, a little slow And when they put on

Dignified and Old Jonathan Richman

we'll be dignified (Hey kids, Hey kids) Someday we'll be dignified (Hey kids, Hey kids) Someday we could be dignified and old together Well now Look at the mountain My girl and I used to stand on

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

(Guitar) I don't say each thing on my mind To say each thing would be unkind But with someone I know so well It's so unlike me not to tell Usually I like confrontations, I do I get this thrill

Since She Started to Ride Jonathan Richman

Well her jeans they get like a wet saddle blanket And her boots are like you'd figure And her car is full of hay Horses, humans if she had to rank it You'd bet on they that canter And them that need

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Jonathan Richman

Oh, you've got your shoes on, you want to take a walk But you're headed for her neighborhood You want to talk to her, but she won't wanna talk You want to warn her how her boyfriends no good, no no

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

Fender Fender Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan Fender Stratocaster Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An' Fender Fender Fender Well the sound is thin and the sound is cheap Like a tin can falling on

Affection Jonathan Richman

Now, you guys, you all know that your friend Jonathan likes to eat food a lot. And I like to do other things, I like to run around, jump, but affection is the most important thing to me.

Closer Jonathan Richman

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 is what's on

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

Now she's in something that she's put on by chance But when I fell in love, when I fell in love It plain made no difference (It only made it more intense) Cuz I loved her, Cuz I loved her Since every

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

Our time is right now, you can do anything you set your heart on. Our time is now, here in the morning of our lives. We're young now. Right now's when we can enjoy it.

Corner Store Jonathan Richman

nib a no Corner store Corner store Bam a nib a nib a nib way oh Bam a nib a nib a way oh web oh Bam a nib a nib a no Corner store Corner store I walked past one final time And I wished the worst on

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. Oh now is better th...

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. Abdul yearns for Cleopatra in the early morning sun. ...

Afternoon Jonathan Richman

Afternoon You know, it's afternoon Yeah, yeah And there's the moon, so pale And all the trees are whisperin' and the elves are whisperin' to me, that's right I am, I am How they whisper so nice I...

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.

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 just beginning t...

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. Well, she herself might never come back But she's wi...

Cerca Jonathan Richman

Mas y mas y mas "Oh I say I say" mas y mas y mas Mas y mas "Hey Jonathan" te vas a emocionar? Pues estoy y nunca voy a occultar Y cerca "Oh Alright" conmigo es... Cerca cerca, mas cerca.

Bermuda Jonathan Richman

Bermuda Jonathan, Jonathan, I wanna know something, Well have you ever been to Bermuda? Yeah my band once played down there. What did you like about Bermuda?

Vincent Van Gogh Jonathan Richman

Vincent Van Gogh Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh, Who loved color and who let it show. Now in the museum what have we here? The baddest painter since God's Jon Vermeer. He loved...