A Mistake Today for Me Jonathan Richman

A Mistake Today for Me Make a mistake today for me, go for broke. Be funny for me when there ain't no joke.

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

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

We're gonna sing about the ice cream man for you. Well now, ice cream man, upon my street I heard your truck outside, it's really neat.

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.

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

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.

Dignified and Old Jonathan Richman

Dignified and Old My telephone never rings She'd never call me I hate myself today But I can see through this bitterness and sadness And so I won't die Someday I think I'll be dignified and old

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.

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

Roller Coaster by the Sea Jonathan Richman

Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head. I say whoa-oh-oh, for it knocked me out of my head. Let's go...

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.

Closer Jonathan Richman

Closer I'm there in the bed with my wife And she's looking for some room to sleep And I'm there touching her shoulder Hoping that maybe we could dream the same dream I stare into space awake I

Back in Your Life Jonathan Richman

Back in Your Life Well, take me way up north to meet your Mom and Dad So they'll see that Jonathan ain't quite so bad.

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

Martian time time time Well, it's Martian rhyme time We got a Martian rhyme for Martian Martian time And the Martians got notebooks in their little hand Well they're strangers in this land Martian

Nineteen In Naples Jonathan Richman

Nineteen In Naples well when I was 19 I was insecure now ain't that 19 I was over intellectual, that's for sure 19 in naples, well 19, 19 in naples.

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.

Springtime Jonathan Richman

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. But I want you to tease me. I want you to tease me.

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

There's a band that can make me shout. The Baltimores oh they knock me out, They don't play guitar, they just sing. They bring their clothes when they sing, In fact that's all they bring.

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 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

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

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...

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

loved he loved life so bad His paintings had twice the color other 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

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.

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.

Twilight in Boston Jonathan Richman

Now we're walking up Beacon Street Through the back bay there Few clouds, heading for Kenmore Square When it's twilight in Boston Taking a left Going by the Fenway By the Marshland Park The little

The Beach Jonathan Richman

No more silly clothes for you, No more shoes no necktie too, And the beach be one of the best things we got.

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.

Modern World Jonathan Richman

Alright That's right Well out in the afternoon Out in the arid plane We'll share a modern love Under suburban rain And me in love with the U.S.A. now And me in love with the modern world now

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

When She Kisses Me Jonathan Richman

But when she kisses me That's when the maple tree meets the honey bee. When she kisses me When she kisses me. Now, they don't last long and they're not hot.

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

vagabond A sprite in the dark that wouldn't move a long.

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

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.

Fly Into the Mystery Jonathan Richman

Fly Into the Mystery Let's make this a slow dance. Ladies' choice. See now, it's eight o'clock in Boston. And Filene's has just locked up. It's so good to see the sky clear up this way.

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

Surrender Jonathan Richman

With love you can't win If love can't get in And it can't pierce the heart of a defender. To win in love you must surrender. If you're angry then you can't surrender, no.

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

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 this earth for

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

kids came up and said, "for dancing come with us."

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

Fender Stratocaster Born in the 50s looking so bold Fender Stratocaster Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll Fender Fender Fender Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough Fender

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.

Important In Your Life Jonathan Richman

I know a girl, she's important to me. When I feel separate from her, I am in misery.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

your life I can't stand what you do I'm in love with your eyes Oh, I can't stand what you do Sometimes I can't stand you And it makes me think about me That I'm involved with you But I'm in love

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

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

Hey There Little Insect Jonathan Richman

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

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?

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

My Jeans Jonathan Richman

I'd turn the whole store upside down, and they don't got Wranglers so let's go, I said my jeans they are a frayin', I said my jeans they are a frayin' very bad. Uh oh. Why not Levis?

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman

Velvet Underground They were wild like the USA A mystery band in a New York way Rock and roll, but not like the rest And to me, America at it's best How in the world were they making that sound