1.Ariel
Way on the other side of the hudson,
Deep in the bosom of suburbia,
I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine,
Tears on my pillow and ave maria.
Standing by the waterfall in paramus park
She was working for the friends-of-bai
She was collecting quarters in a paper cup.
She was looking for change and so was i.
She was a jewish girl. i fell in love with her.
She wrote her number on the back of my hand.
I called her up, i was all out of breath, i said,
'come hear me play in my rock and roll band.
I took a shower and i put on my best blue jeans.
I picked her up in my new vw van.
She wore a peasant blouse with nothing underneath.
I said, 'hi'. she said, 'yeah, i guess i am.'
Ariel
We had a little time, we were real hungry.
We went to dairy queen for something to eat.
She had some onion rings. she had a pickle.
She forgot to tell me that she didn't eat meat.
I had a gig in the american legion hall.
It was a dance for the volunteer ambulance corp.
She was sitting in a corner against the wall.
She would smile and i melted all over the floor.
Ariel
I took her home with me. we watched some tv,
Annette funicello and some guy going steady.
I started fooling around with the vertical hold.
We got the munchies and i made some spaghetti.
We sat and we talked into the night,
While channel 2 was signing off the air.
I found the softness of her mouth.
We made love to bombs bursting in arrrrrriel.
Ariel
2.Company
Words：stuffy shmitt
Music：dean friedman
Got a rich man's dream. wanna swap my taxi on a limousine.
Wanna cash it in. wanna give it all away.
Got a poor man's needs. beans in the bucket and love in the
sheets.
And your sandy eyes. making it all all right.
Something's calling on me...
And i don't know where i'm going.
I don't know where i'm going.
I got no place to be.
Honey, keep me company.
Woke peacefully in a town somehow in new jersey.
In my momma's arms, rocking to the radio.
Now i sing myself to sleep in apartment 4 in building g.
Gotta lock the door. gotta hide the key.
Oh, baby, i'm free...
And i don't know where i'm going.
I don't know where i'm going.
I got no place to be.
Honey, keep me company.
Now maybe one day i'll be a famous man with an la tan,
A million fans, and a catamaran floating movie stars.
Or maybe one day i'll be a bum in the gutter with a bottle in my
hands.
And your sandy eyes making it all all right.
Making it all all right.
Making it all all right.
3.Don't You Ever Dare
Music：dean friedman
Don't you ever dare do that again.
Save that kind of nonsense for your friends.
I've got better things to do,
Than feel sorry for the likes of you.
You are not the child you'd like to be.
You can control your destiny
And if i offend your sensibilities,
Well, pardon me.
It's irresponsible. it isn't right. it isn't fair.
I wouldn't give a good goddamn.
It only makes me crazy, it only makes me crazy 'cause i care.
In spite of all the things you've heard,
Adult is not a dirty word.
So say goodbye to all your nancy drews.
You're still a kid. you still can feel.
But everything from this point on is real.
It's irresponsible. it isn't right. it isn't fair.
I wouldn't give a good goddamn.
It only makes me crazy, it only makes me crazy 'cause i care.
4.Funny Papers
Music：dean friedman
Pick up the sunday news i need my funny papers
Little orphan annie and me have a rendezvous at 3：00
With mary worth and dick tracy.
And my idea of time well spent is to stay in bed with you 'til
the rent is due.
Get out a checkered cloth i'll pack a picnic basket.
We'll find a clearing in the wood and you can be red riding hood
You may be bad but you're so good.
And my idea of having fun is laying naked in the sun with you.
Put on your sunday clothes i've had an inspiration.
We'll ride downtown on the 'd' and have a window shopping spree
It may be crass but it's free.
And my idea of what to do is making love with you on the avenue.
5.Humor Me
Humor me. humor me.
Don't take what i say too seriously.
It's not that i am insincere. i really do mean everything i say.
It's just that every time you're near i get carried away.
Humor me. humor me.
Anytime i get a little silly, please try not to be dismayed. you
know it's really not my fault.
Just take everything i say with a grain of salt.
You see, underneath this cynical exterior, there's a child in me
waiting for the chance
To prove that all my logic is inferior to romance.
Humor me. humor me.
Don't be frightened by the things you see. sure i know
infatuation's all it is,
Just a stage i'm going through.
So don't be overcome by your defenses,
And you can make believe you love me too.
And i'll humor you.
6.I May Be Young
People always tell me, 'what's your hurry？
You're moving like your pants they are on fire.'
I simply tell them, 'don't you worry,'
While the water in the dam keeps getting higher
And i may be young, but i'm not that young.
And with all those years i've got,
I may have time to kill,
But if you will, i'd rather not.
'kid, i really don't believe your ready. you know you still have
got alot to learn.'
Me, i don't believe you're ever really ready to cross the kind
of bridge you have to burn.
And i may be dumb, but i'm not that dumb.
And i'll make my own mistakes.
And if i'm wrong, well then damn it i'll be wrong!
That's what it takes.
'reevaluate your dreams and visions. you'll wind up with a head
full of regrets.
You're trying to avoid the big decisions. tell my why's it such
a sin to hedge your bets？'
And i may be slow, but i'm not that slow.
And the risks i take, i choose.
'cause unless i last, i'll be doing it all half-asses.
Then what's the use？
7.I've Had Enough
I was only four when my father left home.
Little baby sister, mama and me.
They were only children when they got married.
How they gonna raise a family？
Daddy got a job in a canned good factory
Working like a fool day after day.
Coming home to tv thrills and doctor bills
Till he had to take a cut in pay. he said,
I've had enough. i've had enough.
I've had enough. i've had enough.
I was always trouble when i was in school.
Someone always making me tow the line.
Finally went and told the bastard where to go.
He can get theirs, but he can't touch mine.
I was in the army when i was sixteen.
All the rain i thought it would never stop
Brought away an armload of souvenirs and
Now you know i still can't find a job. i said,
I've had enough. i've had enough.
I've had enough. i've had enough.
Help me. help me. help me. help me. i don't want to hurt.
I have always done my best. but nothing seems to work. nothing
seems to work.
I was never asking for charity,
Only that i get what i have earned
And that i be treated with respect
And god knows why but you've still not learned.
I am not a liar or insincere.
I have always treated you people fair.
There were times i turned my whole self inside out but damn it
You never seemed to care. now,
I've had enough. i've had enough.
I've had enough. i've had enough.
8.Love Is Not Enough
If i've managed to learn anything at all from what we've done,
It's that even though it fills the cracks and crevices and mends
the tattered souls,
Still we're each other's nemesis, and two halves do not always
make a whole.
And though you know i've often heard it said we're made of
sterner stuff,
Love is not enough,
Love is not enough.
And all the things i left unsaid, assuming that you knew,
As if there were no question you could read my mind;
And all the times i shut you out and left you hanging- me deaf,
dumb and blind;
And though i know we vowed to stick it out through the easy and
the rough,
Love is not enough,
Love is not enough.
And all the stupid games we played to save out tarnished prides,
As if it really mattered which of us was wrong or right;
And even as we stood and watched it fall apart,
I loved you with all my might.
And thought the heroes in the paperbacks always wind up in the
buff,
Love is not enough,
Love is not enough.
9.Lucky Stars
What are you crazy？ how in the hell can you say what you just
said？
I was talking to myself. shut the door and come to bed.
By the way, i forgot to say, your endearing mother called today.
Did you see lisa？
Yes i saw lisa.
Is that why angry？
I wasn't angry.
Maybe a little.
Not even maybe.
Must be the weather.
Now don't be a baby.
We'll how am i supposed to feel with all the things you don't
reveal and you can thank your lucky stars that we're not as
smart as we'd like to think we are.
Would you like to talk about it？
There's not much to say.
We had lunch this afternoon. her life's in disarray.
She still goes around as if she is always stumbling off a cliff.
Do you still want her？
What are you saying？
Do you still want her？
Baby stop playing.
Really, i mean it. can you forget her？
Baby, now stop it. you should know better.
I know this is hard to do. but, there's no one for me but you
and
You can thank your lucky stars that we're not as smart as we'd
like to think we are.
Baby, i'm sorry, i was wrong, i have no alibis.
I was acting like a fool and i apologize.
Listen, hon', i know you're dumb, but that's o.k., you don't
have to look so glum.
Do you still love me？
Yes, i still love you.
You mean, you're not just being nice.
No, i'm not just being nice.
Do you feel sleepy.
Aw, you're so sincere. yes, i feel sleepy.
Well, slide over here. 'cause i may not be all that bright, but
i know how to hold you tight and,
You can thank your lucky stars that we're not as smart as we'd
like to think we are and
You can thank your lucky stars that we're not as smart as we'd
like to think we are and
We can thank our lucky stars that we're not as smart as we'd
like to think we are.
10.Lydia
Lydia keeps my toothbrush in her apartment and she never
complains.
Well, hardly ever. and then jokingly she says
Boy, it's been so long since i held you, i nearly gave you up
for dead. i nearly gave you up for dead. i nearly gave you up
for dead.
Lydia, lydia how come you understand？
I can offer you nothing at all. this is more than i had planned.
Lydia, lydia i am at your command, at least until morning comes,
Then, i must be off again.
Lydia, you know i always talk about making conscious decisions,
about running my own life. well, maybe i'm fooling myself. it's
a role i like to play.
Because more often than not i'm down here on the corner. i'm
sorry i woke you. do you feel like some company？ babe, i need a
place to stay.
Lydia, lydia how come you understand？
I can offer you nothing at all. this is more than i had planned.
Lydia, lydia i am at your command, at least until morning comes,
Then, i must be off again.
I sleep with a woman who thinks i'm a child. well, maybe i am.
no, that wouldn't surprise anyone. i suspect that much is true.
But, lydia, if you only knew how much i love you. did you know
that i love you？ it's the best that i can do.
Lydia, lydia how come you understand？
I can offer you nothing at all. this is more than i had planned.
Lydia, lydia i am at your command, at least until morning comes,
Then, i must be off again.
11.Rocking Chair(It's Gonna Be All Right)
'well, well,' said the rocking chair.
'it's been a while since i've seen such stark despair.'
'who told you like was fair？'
'woa, woa,' said the radio, 'sit, there are some things you
ought to know'
'there is little you can do to stop the pain and it's gonna
happen time and time again,
But just remember even though it sounds insane,
It's impossible to ever love somebody in vain.'
All right. it's gonna be all right. it's gonna be all right.
it's gonna be all right.
'no, no,' said the balcony, 'if it's pity you want don't come to
me.'
'no, nothing comes for free.'
'yes, yes,' said the coffee cup, 'maybe now is the time to act
grown up.'
'if you feel like your world is crashing in, simply dial up your
nearest kith or kin.'
'if you open up and let them in,
You'll discover that you'll probably make it through once
again.'
All right. it's gonna be all right. it's gonna be all right.
it's gonna be all right.
'hey, hey,' said the table top, 'don't be making like you're
anything you're not.'
'make do with what you've got'.
'don't forget,' said the cuckoo clock, 'any parts you need we've
got in stock.'
'take a look at the place you call your home. you're reflected
in all the things you own. and the seeds of reason you have
sown,
They're a measure of a part of you that's already grown.'
All right. it's gonna be all right. it's gonna be all right.
it's gonna be all right.
12.S＆m
Well, i was struttin' by a hootchie bar on jane st.
Trying hard to dodge the doodoo in my path
When i heard footsteps behind me in the same beat
And some joker went and grabbed my ass
I spun around and said, 'now, listen, you may be a charmin'
fella
But you're just cruisin' for a bruisin' just the same.
And then i hit him on the head with my umbrella,
But instead of saying 'ouch', he just smiled in pain. he said,
'oo, oo, aha. do it again, pretty momma.
First let me thank you for letting me spank you
My credo and my ism is sado-masochism.'
I said, 'now listen, honey, you must be mistaken,
I mean i'm sure i never saw your face before.
And besides this blushing bride's already taken.'
But he got down on his knees and he begged for more. he said,
'oo, oo, aha. do it again, pretty momma.
We'll commit nameless sins. you can stick me with pins.
You can desert me, but not 'til you hurt me.'
Now i tell you i have heard my share of snide talk.
But this kid was really acting kinda weird.
And i would have left him kneeling on the sidewalk,
But something in his smile looked so sincere. he said,
'oo, oo, aha. do it again, pretty momma.
We'll buy ice-cream. i'll let you treat me.
We'll play perquacky. i'll let you beat me.'
Now, please don't think i'm just a shameless hussy,
But i would love to share the joys that i have found.
And if you're still wondering, 'doesn't he or does he？'
Well, i just love to be gagged and bound. you see,
Oo, oo, aha. do it again, pretty momma.
I'll be the baby. you be the mummy.
You can tap dance on my tummy.
'cause me credo and my ism is sado-masochism.
Yes, my credo and my ism is sado-masochism. ah-oo.
13.Shopping Bag Ladies
The shopping bag ladies, they live in the terminal waiting room,
Patiently whiling their hours away,
Desperately keeping their demons at bay,
Making up lies about times that were good.
Extolling the virtues of motherhood,
Staunchly defending their sanity
Clutching one last shred of vanity
Fixing a kerchief she wears on her head
Covered in posies and lilacs in blues and in reds
Don't pity me, don't pity me,
You beautiful bastard boy,
I'll be just how i am.
I'll be just how i am.
The shopping bag ladies, it's not that well known but they're
really in vogue.
The latest in fashions their tastes are so true,
Sweat sox and sneakers, a sweater or two
And safely behind the walls they have made,
Secure in their brown paper barricades
Worldly possessions they'll not have to lose
Lightweight emotional refuse.
They rant and they rave, they're mad and they're crazy.
And that's how they stay free.
Don't pity me, don't pity me,
You beautiful bastard boy,
I'll be just how i am.
I'll be just how i am.
The shopping bag ladies, it's hard to believe, but once they
were children
14.Solitaire
Potted plants hanging down from the ceiling, creeping up my
windowsill.
If the cats don't get 'em the winter wind will.
But i am a fool and i water them everyday.
Have some faith in what's-his-name
The deck is stacked but just the same,
I'd rather lose a hand of hearts i swear,
Than to win a round of solitaire.
Both of us drink from a fountain of feeling, waiting for the
blood to spill.
If the doubts don't get us then the apathy will.
But i am a fool and i worship you everyday.
Have some faith in what's-his-name
The deck is stacked but just the same,
I'd rather lose a hand of hearts i swear,
Than to win a round of solitaire.
Hiding the hurt or fighting and bickering, thinking that we've
had our fill.
If the lies don't do it then the honesty will.
But i am a fool and i water you everyday.
Have some faith in what's-his-name
The deck is stacked but just the same,
I'd rather lose a hand of hearts i swear,
Than to win a round of solitaire.
15.Song For My Mother
In the hollow of your arms, snuggled up all safe and warn,
You used to tell me tales of unicorns and kings.
But how could i comprehend all the things you told me then
Of your madness and your struggling？
And my mind would swim in fantasies, like a piece of driftwood
in the sea.
I had no touchstone for reality. you were my reality.
Like a dark and unlit room or the far side of the moon,
Your insanity spoke emptiness and fear.
And no matter how i tried, how i questioned and i pried,
I just could not penetrate that thin veneer.
And i know you tried to comfort me, to soothe and reassure me.
But then your strength would always fail and in it's place a
silken veil.
Like a dried and wrinkled prune, a deflated toy balloon,
I cam home and found you strewn across the floor.
And as they lay you on your bed i heard you say,
'if i a dead, how come it just keeps on hurting more and more？'
And you left me in the early spring. all they said was, 'mommy's
resting.'
And how was i to know, so young, it wasn't something i had done？
So please try and understand, i will love you as i can.
I do not blame you; you're not guilty.
But still there's no way to describe the relief i finally found
Upon learning it was you, and not me, that was crazy.
16.The Deli Song(Corned Beef On Rye)
Four in the morning. (what'll you have？) well, i'm in the mood
for a corned beef on rye.
With a tomato and some coleslaw on the side.
I'm really glad that you tripped on the curb or we might've
never met.
It was a sight, you look all perturbed, helpless and sopping
wet.
How do you feel？
I'm fine.
I'm not quite sure what you did.
(uh, who gets the iced tea？) over here please. what do you mean？
It's very strange. being with you makes me feel like a kid.
How did you like the movie we saw？
The plot was kind of thin.
I'm so confused. there's so much to ask. i don't know where to
begin.
I know we only met today. there's so much i want to
Baby, you're wrong.
What do you mean？
Baby, it's four o'clock in the morning. we met yesterday.
Where are you from？
Madison, wisconsin.
How long have you lived here？
Aww, about two or three months.
You almost done？
Just one more bite.
Let's hear some more about your career. where'd that waitress
disappear？
Are you prepared for cheesecake or not？
I'm feeling kind of full.
I know you probably hear it a lot, but you're very beautiful.
Baby, what's wrong？ what's that look in your eyes？
Nothing. i'm just real happy.
Aw, c'mon. that's no reason to cry.
(hey, honey, if you don't like cheesecake, how's about some
pie？)
I don't know how you'll feel about this. maybe it's premature.
I got this peculiar feeling inside and right now i'm not really
sure,
I'm either in love or it's something i ate, 'cause i never felt
this way before.
(hey, louis, there's a weirdo at table four in the back. he's
singing.)
17.The Letter
Autumn seems awful lonely here whenever we think of you.
Last night the sky turned purple and we wanted to share the
view.
Leaves on the trees are turning and the woods are all ablaze
They smell of timber burning in the fireplace.
Sunday we woke up early and we drove out to tice's farms,
Gorging ourselves on all the cider and doughnuts we could fit
under both our arms.
Picking out penny candy in the country store,
Till we collapsed on the porch with our bellies sore.
So what's it like to be on your own, a roaming vagabond, away
from home,
In search of some forgotten door？
Is it half as good as it sounds？ tell me, have you really found
The peace and calm we've all been looking for？
Freckles still misses you. she always sleeps on the floor in
your room.
Ruth says she smells, but you know it's just her very unique
perfume.
The tree in the back bore apples but they're green and full of
worms.
Guess we'll sit tight and wait until the cider turns.
Everyone sends their love; they still don't really believe
you're gone.
Everyone's jealous of this crazy odyssey that you're on.
Hoping this finds you happy and healthy and sane.
I pray that your strength will ease you through the growing
pains.
So what's it like to be on your own, a roaming vagabond, away
from home,
In search of some forgotten door？
Is it half as good as it sounds？ tell me, have you really found
The peace and calm we've all been looking for？
18.Woman Of Mine
I'm gonna find me a cave, i'm gonna shut myself in and not come
out again,
I'm gonna stay there 'til i rot in my grave, and if someone
comes a'knocking,
I just won't let 'em in.
Oh, woman of mine,
You picked a mighty fine time to tell me that you're on your
way.
Now that i'm out of my mind,
Tell me, how the hell i'm ever gonna make it through another
day？
Well, baby, there's just no way.
I'm gonna rob me a bank, i'm gonna get myself arrested and go to
jail,
I'll spend the rest of my life in a tank.
And if someone tries to help me, i'll refuse the bail.
Oh, woman of mine,
You picked a mighty fine time to tell me that you're on your
way.
Now that i'm out of my mind,
Tell me, how the hell i'm ever gonna make it through another
day？
Well, baby, there's just no way.
I'm gonna go in my room, i'm gonna turn off all the lights and
crawl in bed,
And like a caterpillar in a cocoon, i'm gonna hold my breath and
make believe i'm dead.
Oh, woman of mine,
You picked a mighty fine time to tell me that you're on your
way.
Now that i'm out of my mind,
Tell me, how the hell i'm ever gonna make it through another
day？
Well, baby, there's just no way.
19.You Can Let Down Your Hair
Even our old friends who should've known better
They said, 'she's heading for ruin. turn away and forget her？'
But they don't know you like i do. they don't love you.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
The summer's over.
You ask why i need you. i have my reasons.
The stars have the sun, but they never have seasons.
Here, i brought some things to read. here's my good deed.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
The summer's over.
Helper of angels, wretched and vile.
His only defense a perpetual smile.
Something must have gone awry. please don't ask why.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
You can let down your hair.
The summer's over.
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