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.

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

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

When I Dance Things were slow, a little slow And I was at the kind of party Where I said I wouldn't go But in the moon, I stay And then I didn't blush at all At the scene I made.

Fly Into the Mystery Jonathan Richman

And Filene's has just locked up. It's so good to see the sky clear up this way. There's the stars, we haven't lost 'em. It's time to fly into life's mystery.

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

and the elves look sweet, And the monsters got these rock 'n' roll bells on their little feet.

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

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.

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.

I'm So Confused Jonathan Richman

Sometimes I think of only her Sometimes no I'm feeling delicate and This must show I'm so confused I'm so confused I'm so confused I'm so confused I like to do stuff but I Best go slow I look around nowadays

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

I say "look, why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday?" You know, T-Shirt, you know sweatshirt, You know, cut off shorts you know those... Plain old everyday clothes.

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

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

Like gasoline in the sand Fender Stratocaster Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand Fender Fender Fender Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan Fender Stratocaster Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'

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.

Chewing Gum Wrapper Jonathan Richman

Loved the faded colors like would end up at the dump, My heart goes bumpety, bumpety, bumpety bump.

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

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 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

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

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

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 wall and Vincent Van Gogh was with me

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

night Got the radio on I'm like the roadrunner Alright I'm in love with modern moonlight 128 when it's dark outside I'm in love with Massachusetts I'm in love with the radio on It helps me from

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,

Surrender Jonathan Richman

Your unwilling surrender's just a show And unwillingly sweet means certain defeat Better a fighter than a soft-spoken contender To win in love you must surrender.

Abominable Snowman in the Market Jonathan Richman

Abominable Snowman in the Market Well look, see, there's an abominable snowman in the supermarket, And apparently the housewives have never seen anything like that before.

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.

Abdul and Cleopatra Jonathan Richman

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. Abdul loves Cleopatra, she's still the one. You know, I love Cleopatra.

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.

Dodge Veg-O-Matic Jonathan Richman

Dodge Veg-O-Matic I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I just bought. It's that Dodge Veg-O-Matic there in the parking lot. Well, I'm gonna tell you 'bout the car that I now own.

Springtime Jonathan Richman

But I want you to tease me. I want you to tease me. Because it has my heart throbbing so hard and free. And tease more, tease more Because my heart understands what it was put here for.

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Jonathan Richman

Just let her go into the darkness. Let her learn from all the things there. Just let her go into the darkness. Let her go, let her go, let her go.

Nineteen In Naples Jonathan Richman

fallin' outta my hands 19 in Naples 19, 19 in Naples When I was 19 I went across the sea and I found myself in italy oh, 19, 19 in naples Uh oh, I'm walkin in an alley italian kids are looking at

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Hi Dear Jonathan Richman

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.

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

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

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

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

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... Listen to this summer morning.

She Cracked Jonathan Richman

She Cracked Well she was sensitive She understood me She understood the European things of 1943 But she does all these things that I can't stand I get jealous if she stays with another man

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Well I was dancing at a night club one Friday night And that night club bar was a little uptight Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self conscious When some

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.

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.

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself Jonathan Richman

like she wants to scream but something's paralyzing it's like she wants to stay but then she turns away On one shoulder is the angel on the other is the devil it's like they're both screaming at