Girlfriend Jonathan Richman

Girlfriend If I were to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Well, first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne But if I had by my side a girlfriend Then I could look through the paintings

Fly Into the Mystery Jonathan Richman

And some boyfriend, he's lost his girlfriend. Funny now, she was here just a minute ago. She must have gone away. Where'd she go? She must have gone to fly into life's mystery.

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

Someone I Care About Jonathan Richman

Picture this: I'm walking with my girlfriend 28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in" There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much You say, "I don't care what you guys do to

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

don't feel so bad now in the car Don't feel so alone, got the radio on Like the roadrunner That's right Said welcome to the spirit of 1956 Patient in the bushes next to '57 The highway is your girlfriend

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...

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. No more silly clothes for you, No more shoes no necktie too, An...

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...

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 Stra...

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.

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. To win ...

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...

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? ...

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.

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.

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. Bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ba bum ...

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?

Chewing Gum Wrapper Jonathan Richman

Chewing Gum Wrapper I saw the chewing gum wrapper, saw it after lunch; Faded little cruddy thing, I picked from among the bunch. Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper, My eyes would not let go; Saw t...

Rooming House on Venice Beach Jonathan Richman

Rooming House on Venice Beach 1-2-1-2-3 Rooming house on Venice beach. Rooming house on Venice beach. It was a rooming house on venice beach Nice and cheap A radiator and a sagging bed On which ...

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 w...

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...

When She Kisses Me Jonathan Richman

When She Kisses Me Well, she was born in the winter When the sun shines so pale. Whereas I was born in the spring In case you can't tell In case you can't tell. But when she kisses me That's when...

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...

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

Parties in the U.S.A. 1-2-3-4 Hi everybody! I'm from the 60's, The time of Louie Louie and little Latin Lupe Lou. And I know we can't have those times back again, But we can have parties like the...

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

The Lonely Little Thrift Store By the sidewalk there with the cracks in it with the mexican restaurant next to it With the clothes for the big and the fat in it and the moth ball smell to the hat...

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

Ice Cream Man Hi there, everybody. We're the Modern Lovers. 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...

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 your...

Hi Dear Jonathan Richman

Hi Dear Hi, dear. I know you still care about me. Even when you don't let it show. Hi, Dear. I know you still care about me. Even when you don't let it show. I have no fear, 'cause I know you st...

New England Jonathan Richman

New England See, I come from Boston. I'm gonna tell you about how I love New England. It's my favorite place. I've been all around the world, but I love New England best. I might be prejudiced. B...

Satisfy Jonathan Richman

Satisfy Well, I can try this and I can try that But before I do I'll ask Would this be something that will satisfy? I get lonely town to town But before I look around Will this be something that ...

Springtime Jonathan Richman

Springtime Springtime, I'm out here in your morning breezes. And I smell such nectar in your air. But right now the nectar only teases, Cause springtime should be to share. So bold are you, blue ...

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. And we have to find out right now What kind of flavor do thes...

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. I say, hey ...

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 the b...

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. ...

Pablo Picasso Jonathan Richman

Pablo Picasso Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and So Pablo P...

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

The Morning of Our Lives It hurts me to hear, to see you got no faith in yourself. It bothers me now to watch you, you got no faith in your own self. You listen more to your friends than to your ...

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 got ...

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Jonathan Richman

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Well she's back with her old boyfriend. He don't challenge her. He don't contend with her. And she don't answer the cards you send. Now you're jelous of the time he s...

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. So share the modern world with me 'Cause I'm in love with the U.S.A. now I'm in love with ...

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 ...

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 re...

I Must Be King Jonathan Richman

I Must Be King I easy laugh, I easy cry. I soft inside, She partly why. I used to yearn, And now I sing. Since she's my queen, Well that makes me king. And she and I are like brother and sister,...

My Jeans Jonathan Richman

My Jeans Ah oh dum di da do Da dum di da do Well I know Alright Well my jeans they are a frayin' And don't talk Levi's because I've tried. My hips they had no room to play in, and my little bum f...

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.

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

The Baltimores It's The Baltimores, The Baltimores. 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 wh...

French Style Jonathan Richman

French Style French style, French style is so fussy French style, French style is so proud French style, French style is creamy color More often quiet than loud. French style, French style what ...

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 fig...