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 hats

Corner Store Jonathan Richman

back my old corner store.

Twilight in Boston Jonathan Richman

Twilight in Boston When it's twilight in Boston That's something I know about Because I've spent many walks Lonely walks in the twilight All through Boston and those Suburbs Right now I'm imagining

My Jeans Jonathan Richman

My hips they had no room to play in, and my little bum felt all trapped inside. There's Levis all around, If there was Wranglers I would know.

Lonely Financial Zone Jonathan Richman

Lonely Financial Zone In the lonely financial zone By the sea I have walked under moon and stars. Skyscrapers shone in their dark majesty. In this otherwordly land of ours.

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

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?"

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.

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.

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

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,

Vampire Girl Jonathan Richman

It's not the mascara, It's not the tight dress, (well maybe it is) It's the look in the eyes that's gonna scare you to death.

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.

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

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.

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

Here come the Martian Martians Why staying in such a cheap hotel? Maybe we should help out the Martians Looks like the Martians ain't doin' too well.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Love Me Like I Love Jonathan Richman

bum da da dum dum da da dum dum la la la, la da da da , da da, da dum all right love me like I love love me like I love well now when I was 6 years old I never dreamed I would grow up to feel lonely

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

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

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.

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

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

The Fenway Now I was born by the Fenway, in Beth Israel Hospital. Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well.

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Walter Johnson wouldn't do that not even just a little. He made sure he through the baseball right down the middle. And all through baseball he was loved and respected.

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

I Can't Find My Best Friend Jonathan Richman

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 friend the

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.

Nineteen In Naples Jonathan Richman

I had American money falling outta my pants 19, 19 Italian train tickets 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

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

Those big trees are up there By the side of the rode, they're lining the road. The sun is comin up over 'em, and those trees are dark and cool still. The ground is still wet.

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

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

Party in the Woods Tonight Well, the day it has gone, the night it has come, The woods are all dark, but you're still a bum. The moose go "MOO!

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

Modern World Jonathan Richman

So share the modern world with me 'Cause I'm in love with the U.S.A. now I'm in love with the modern world now Put down your cigarette And drop out of B.U.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh Who loved color and who let it show and in the museum what have we here The most soulful painter since Jon Vermeer and He loved he loved life so bad

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

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.

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