- ON THE DUNES
Drive along the sea Far from the city's twitch and smoke To a misty beach That's where my life became a joke On the dunes On the dunes (Became a joke on the dunes) Where rents are high And seabirds cry On the dunes As...
- TEAHOUSE ON THE TRACKS
Out on the fringe Where the shallows meet the scratchlands Out where hope and the highway ends You can park or cruise Both ways you lose This is Flytown now my friend You take a walk on Bleak Street Tonight could be...
- Do It Again
In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your waterAnd you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the borderAnd the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feetBut the hangman isn't hangin'...
- COUNTERMOON
On a night like this You look up at your lover It's like you're in some old cartoon Then you detect The scent of faded roses Up in the sky There's that cruel countermoon Could that be murder you see in her eyes You...
- MAXINE
Some say that we're reckless They say we're much too young Tell us to stop before we've begun We've got to hold out till graduation Try to hang on Maxine While the world is sleeping We meet at Lincoln Mall Talk about...
- A Little With Sugar
I remember Christmas morning Back in 1954 When we moved up to Mount Savage As if it mattered anymore Mama always said How the air can clear her head We were colder and much higher Than we ever were before I recall her...
- Reelin In The Years
Your everlastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fastSo you grab a piece of somethin' that you think is gonna lastWell, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your handThe things you think are precious I...
- SNOWBOUND
At Nervous Time We roll downtown We've got scenes to crash We're gonna trick and trash We're gonna find some fun We hit the street With visors down With our thermasuits Sealed up tight We can beat the freeze And get...
- Dirty Work
Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin'...
- NEW FRONTIER
Yes we're gonna have a wingding A summer smoker underground It's just a dugout that my dad built In case the reds decide to push the button down We've got provisions and lots of beer The key word is survival on the...
- I.G.Y.
Standing tough under stars and stripes We can tell This dream's in sight You've got to admit it At this point in time that it's clear The future looks bright On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail...
- Fm No Static At All
Hurry the bottle, mamaIt's grapefruit wineKick off your high heeled sneakersIt's party timeThe girls don't seem to care what's onAs long as they play till dawnNothing but blues and ElvisAnd somebody else's favorite...
- RUBY BABY
I got a girl and Ruby is her name She don't love me, but I love her just the same Ruby Baby how I want you Like a ghost I'm gonna haunt you Ruby Baby when will you be mine Each time I see you baby my heart cries I'm...
- Peg
I've seen your pictureYour name in lights above itThis is your big debutIt's like a dream come trueAnd when you smile for the cameraI know they're love itI got your pin shotI keep it with your letterDone up in...
- SPRINGTIME
Here at Laughing Pines Where the party never ends There's a spicy new attraction On the Funway You can scan yourself For traces of old heartaches The details of desire Shimmering - shimmering Yowie! - It's Connie Lee...
- Rikki Dont Lose That Number
We hear you're leaving, that's OKI thought our little wild time had just begun,I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and runBut if you have a change of heart.Rikki don't lose that number; You don't wanna call...
- Time Out Of Mind
Son you better be ready for loveOn this glory dayThis is your chance to believeWhat I've got to sayKeep your eyes on the skyPut a dollar in the kittyDon't the moon look prettyTonight when I chase the dragonThe water...
- THE NIGHTFLY
I'm Lester the Nightfly Hello Baton Rouge Won't you turn your radio down Respect the seven second delay we use So you say there's a race Of men in the trees You're for tough legislation Thanks for calling I wait all...
- WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS
A shadow crossed the blue Miami sky As we hit the causeway by the big hotel We fought Now I can't remember why After all the words were said and tears were gone We vowed we'd never say goodbye When we kissed we could...
- Josie
We're gonna break out the hats and hootersWhen Josie comes homeWe're gonna rev up the motorscootersWhen Josie comes home to stayWe're gonna park in the streetSleep om the beach and make itThrow down the jam till the...
- FLORIDA ROOM
Start on Key Plantain Walk a tropical mile You'll see a house In the Spanish style There's a room in back With a view of the sea Where she sits and dreams Does she dream of me When summer's gone I get ready To make...
- TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY
I was born yesterday When they brought my Kamakiri When they handed me the keys It's a steam-power 10 The frame is out of Glasgow The tech is Balinese It's not a freeway bullet Or a bug with monster wheels It's a...
- Hey Nineteen
Way back when in 67I was the dandyOf Gamma ChiSweet things from BostonSo young and willingMoved down to ScarsdaleAnd where the hell am IHey NineteenNo we can't dance togetherNo we can't talk at allPlease take me...
- Deacon Blues
This is the day of the expanding manThat shape is my shadeThere where I used to standIt seems like only yesterdayI gazed through the glassAt ramblers, wild gamblersThat's all in the pastYou call me a foolYou say it's...
- THE GOODBYE LOOK
The surf was easy on the day I came to stay On this quiet island in the bay I remember a line of women all in white The laughter and the steel bands at night Now the Americans are gone exept for two The embassy's been...
- TOMORROW'S GIRLS
Our town is just like any other Good citizens at work and play Normal folks doin' business in the normal way This morning was like any other Mommies kissing daddies goodbye Then the milkman screamed And pointed up at...