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Chelsea Girl
03:44
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(Chorus)
Chelsea, Chelsea girl,
Welcome to my world
You’re welcome to my world
Chelsea girl…
But my timing’s always off
Seems that the damage was done before I’d begun
To notice of the cost
All your charms have charged
On the hearts of all the boys on the job
Chelsea girl, Ocean pearl of a girl
Won’t you please give me the time of day
Give me a taste... Show me the way
(Chorus)
So I wait, keep my cool
As I watch them all drool like fools all over you
But Pavlov’s got nothing on this dog
So I’ll choose my words wisely to cut through the fog
That’s grown thick as a brick
But it’s no easy trick
I may not be the prince you had in mind
If I can get inside your mind I’ll make you mine
(Chorus)
Now I’m lost in your sweet Chelsea ways
And I marvel with wonder how you slave everyday
To earn your pay, and make your way
Through this world that never seems to care
But I care. I dare to care. And I dare to compare
All the secrets we could share
Under the covers… hiding as lovers…
(Chorus)
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2. |
A Muse
02:01
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So now I’m back to square one,
Chelsea girl’s flown the coupe
She’s on the run
For some California sun
She left me numb
Twiddling my thumbs
And all she left me was a song,
But at least it was a good one
It was fun
To size up a muse and put it to use
To protract it
Shape it
‘til it flows like molasses
Until no thoughts clash and like lightning it crashes
And the words ignite like a flame to a match
And that’s how life is
One must run into the sun
Learn every turn,
Every twist, life insists
People try in vain to resist
But there’s so much to be missed
When you’re lost in the middle of one of life’s little tryst
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3. |
Character
03:11
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It’s too loud
To think
My mind’s been wandering for weeks
I sit around and sulk at night while I drink
‘Cause I’m a dreamer
Don Quixote, that’s me
Captain Ahab of the seven seas
Nobody sees what I see
Nobody sees what I see
I live alone, on my own
I can hardly even call it home
I spend every waking moment wishing she would roam
Into my arms again
Jay Gatsby, that’s me
Gazing off into the light so green
Got plenty of money, got everything it seems
Yet I’m still dreaming dreams of Daisy my Queen
Adolescence is an insult
There’s something phony ‘bout becoming an adult
I’m gon’na drop out of school, grab my favorite hat and bolt
Go up to New York City for the week
Holden Caulfield, am I
Catching the kids that run through the rye
I try so hard but some slip by I
Guess some folks were born to die
(Chorus)
All these characters fill my mind
In good health and good times
Or any time I need to leave myself
Or the world and unwind
Others choose to loose their minds
It seems I’ve sinned again
They’ve locked me in the loony bin
I fight though I might not ever win
But that doesn’t stop me from trying
Randall P. Mc Murphy, that’s me
A certified bull goose loony
Locked in a hell hole acting like I’m free
Fuckin’ and fightin’ that’s the life for me
(Chorus)
All these characters fill my mind
In good health and good times
Or any time I need to leave myself or the world and unwind
Sometimes the world can be unkind
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4. |
Moving Picture Girl
04:39
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Because the other girls never seemed to care for me,
I would stare at you ‘cause you were there for me
Though you never knew my name, I remembered yours just the same
Each and every time I came
You helped keep me sane
(Chorus)
Moving picture girl…
On the reel-to-reel
Moving picture girl…
How does that really feel?
Moving picture girl…
What do you get out of the deal?
How I love to watch the way you work
In those low lit rooms where the werewolves lurk
Every time you put on a show it was a joy
You were quite the pro with each and every boy,
As they would treat you like a toy
(Chorus)
Now I’ve gotten pretty good at solitaire
I’m a pro like you not that you give a care
But now I can see how the deck was fixed
When you threw yourself into the mix
Then you started turning tricks
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5. |
She Said, He Said
03:38
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