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

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.

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

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.

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,

Chewing Gum Wrapper Jonathan Richman

Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper, My eyes would not let go; Saw the little thing that I liked so.

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

in it is the lonely little thrift store, the hard luck little thrift store where I go Yeah Well it's an old store front from the 30's and it gives you a feel of the old days and the next door

The Beach Jonathan Richman

OK, start up the car. Rim a nim a nim a nim a nim a nim a nim a nim, We're going to the beach get started.

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.

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

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 a little

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

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.

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

it's dark outside I'm in love with Massachusetts I'm in love with the radio on It helps me from being alone late at night It helps me from being lonely late at night I don't feel so bad now in the car

Twilight in Boston Jonathan Richman

Because I've spent many walks Lonely walks in the twilight All through Boston and those Suburbs Right now I'm imagining the Public Arts The Public Art is by where the swan boats are By the entrance that

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.

Vampire Girl Jonathan Richman

Go little Vampire Girl Go little Vampire Girl, Woooo Go little Vampire Girl Go little Vampire Girl Evil now, scary now, go little vampire girl.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

dating bar I'll be here to get back into 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

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.

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well. Nowhere do I feel more at home, it seems, Then on the Fenway, where I dreamed my dreams.

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.

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

They actually try to almost hit that opposing player. Doo da doo da doo da doo da doo da doo da doo. Walter Johnson wouldn't do that not even just a little.

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

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?

I Can't Find My Best Friend Jonathan Richman

inside out I can't find my best friend and the world's turned inside out I can't find my best friend and my laugh just not the same I knew I'd feel close to her before I ever knew her name I feel lost, a little

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.

Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman

Ice cream man, upon my block Your little chimes, they reel and they rock. Ice cream man, ring your bell. Play the music I've learned to love so well.

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

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

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.

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

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.

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

I'm from the 60's, The time of Louie Louie and little Latin Lupe Lou.

Important In Your Life Jonathan Richman

I want to know that I'm important In your life Know that I'm important in your life. I know a girl, she's important to me. When I feel separate from her, I am in misery.

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman

How in the world were they making that sound? Velvet Underground. Now you can look at that band and wonder where All that sound was coming from With just 4 people there.

Vincent Van Gogh Jonathan Richman

So bad so bad that the world had to know, The man loved color and he let it show. Well in the Amsterdam museum I was feeling bad, And trying to find a way not to be that sad.

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

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 His paintings had twice the color other paintings had So bad that

A Higher Power Jonathan Richman

I know that magic is an easy word to condemn, But I've tried other girls and I wasn't made for them, And I knew it from afar in that lonely rock and roll bar That there must be a higher power somewhere

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.

Girlfriend Jonathan Richman

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 I could look right through them Because I'd have found something that

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.

Fender Stratocaster Jonathan Richman

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 there's something about that

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

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?

True Love Is Not Nice Jonathan Richman

the bottom and it hurts down to your soul that's because true love is not nice and it brings up hurt from when you were 5 years old that's because true love is not nice oh, pain pain pain ain't that

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

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.

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.

Just Look at Me Jonathan Richman

And that night we first held hands, you still can see Oh, she herself might never come back But you can just look at me.

Everyday Clothes Jonathan Richman

She had a black dress that I remember still But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill.

French Style Jonathan Richman

It's not as foxy as Italian Nor as dramatic as in Spain But what they do is so hard to copy It's something that they can do with something plain. French style, French style what is it?

The World Is Showing It's Hand (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

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 somewhere smelling of grease and piss I was delighted that