Field Day

Marshall Crenshaw Field Day Lyrics
1.Whenever You're On My Mind

(m. crenshaw, b.teeley)

I think about you and forget what i've tried to be
Everything is foggy and hard to see
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy?
Whenever i think about you, strangers eyes in the crowd flash
past
I go on and think of the fate you've cast
It seems to be a reverie, you're here with me
Chorus:
'cause whenever you're on my mind
I leave the world behind
Whenever you're on my mind
I think about you and i'm weak though i'm in my prime
Set my watch and still lose track of time
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy?
Bridge:
I never thought i'd be in this situation
It seems wherever i go i'm with you
And though i never seem to find my place
At every turn i see your face.


2.Our Town

(m. crenshaw)

I hear something in the sounds that surround me
That only seems to remind me
That i'm lost and longing for a different place and time
I wanna be walking down the avenue
Tall buildings staring down on me and you
But all i have is pictures running through my mind
Chorus:
Sunlight dying
People rushing madly all around
Sirens crying
Gotta grab the next thing back to our town
Before the whole thing crumbles to the ground
Do you remember the promise i gave you?
The one i swore i would hold to
Well you're there,
I'm here and everything i said was wrong
So we're not out with the crowd nights
Not walking under the bright lights
All i can do is dream about it all night long.
Chorus: (as above)
Bridge:
It's the place where we keep our hopes and dreams
The place where i lost my heart it seems
All people looking for danger and romance
Drop by there while you still have the chance
'cause it's all gonna tumble down
It's gonna shake apart and crumble to the ground.


3.One More Reason

(m. crenshaw)

Late night listening to a sad song on the radio
And my mind runs back over dreams died long ago
Chorus:i'm reminded again that hearts cry (worlds die)
Love leaves with no goodbye
It's one more reason to cry
So i take a walk outside
Down streets that suggest to me
Nothing more or less than a world full of misery
Where did she stay last night
I've really got to know somehow
And another thing
Could that be where she is right now?


4.Try

(m. crenshaw)

You know i'll try
What good it's gonna do i can't say
But don't you know i'll try
With all my heart every day
Though nothing is clear
And i'm wondering how to save what's left of us now
Why don't we try
Try you and i
You know your eyes
Reveal all that's locked in your heart
And whenever you feel
Like everything's falling apart
I should be the one to come through for you
It isn't always easy to do
But you know i'll try
I'll try till i die
Oh no, no, no,
The way you move me is a serious thing
Oh no, no, no
Let's wait and see what tomorrow might bring


5.One Day With You

(m. crenshaw)

For one day with you
I would break off every previous engagement
For one day with you
I would honor any strange arrangement
I'd walk on my hands through the jungle
Cross the tundra white with snow
Just tell me where you want me and there i'll go
For one day with you
I'd risk ruin, pain and degredation
For one day with you
I would gladly ruin my reputation
Just to feel your hand, resting on my knee
I'd face danger, death or injury
Oh believe me
Chorus:
For one day with you
There's no terrible thing i would not do
For one day with you
It's such a mystery
Though i try and try i can't uncover
Why we're meant to be
In a world where we can't have each other
I'm sitting all alone
Staring at the moon above
Thinking about the last time we made love
Chorus: (as above)


6.For Her Love

(m. crenshaw)

Laughing out loud to no one
Thinking 'bout the things i've done
For her love.
Knowing how wrong i've been
And how i'd do it all again
For her love.
I can't compare anything i've known
To what i feel when we're all alone
And we'll keep havin' our fun, wait and see
Even if it makes demands on me
I'm ridin on a subway train
And runnin' through the driving rain
For her love.
We walk together on a summer night
I close my eyes and i feel alright
And we'll keep having our fun, heart to heart
Even if my whole world falls apart.


7.Monday Morning Rock

(m. crenshaw, d. weiss)

The same old sounds, the same old sights
The same old friday and saturday nights
We're out all night, we must have fun
It's hard to know, but it has to be done.
I'm gonna be relieved when i can finally stop
And do the monday morning rock.
Neon lights of pink and blue
A drink in my hand and my arm around you
The beat runs on 'till way past dawn
The doors open up, there's a day going on
That's when i know i gotta go home and set my clock
To do the monday morning rock.
Well now everybody all up and down the block
Let's do the monday morning rock.
No more fun, the weekend's done
We've done our duty, now we're all alone
I touch your hand, your eyes meet mine
It's warm, it's quiet, and i'm feeling fine
Let's turn out all the lights and lock the lock
And do the monday morning rock.


8.All I Know Right Now

(m. crenshaw)

All i know right now
Is that whatever may happen down the line
Though anything can be changed by time
It's not likely that i'll ever not miss you.
All i know right now
Is what my eyes see what my heart says
And my overall conclusion is
That our love's just a dead issue
Bridge:
No sense in being the crying kind
I'm just playing records killing off some time
You know i hear the sound and i'm drawn to it
But i still feel alone
Baby why did you do it?
In an empty room watching my shadow on the wall
Walkin' around going nowhere at all
While daylight dies away
All i know right now
Is a lonely night ever deepening
Feels like it's hanging over everything
My whole world's dark and grey.
Bridge:
I'm gonna go and find a place
Where the music is loud
And try to lose myself somewhere inside the crowd
I might find somebody who's warm and kind
Who can stop me from thinking
About the trouble in my mind
All i know right now
Is a lonely night ever deepening
Feels like it's hanging over everything
Well i'm too blue to even cry
So lover bye, bye.


9.What Time Is It?

(feldman, gottehrer & goldstein)

What time is it?
I've just got to know.
What time is it?
Three more hours to go
'till i hold her in my arms
And tell her that i want her for my own.
What time is it?
Tell me once again.
What time is it?
Two more hours and then
I'll kiss her lips
While the magic of the moonlight makes her mine.
Better hurry up and put my tie on.
Better hurry up it's almost time.
What time is it?
Just one hour more
What time is it?
Now i'm at her door
And my heart is beating fast.
The moment's here at last
What time is it?
It's time for love


10.Hold It

(m. crenshaw)

Rain on my window
Michael (jackson) on my radio
737, this room i'm in
This moment won't ever be here again
Try to remember, hold on tight forever
To your life and love every night and day
Hold on and don't let it slip away
Bridge:
Whenever sadness and darkness
Threaten to mess up my day
When the blues come around me
I throw my hands in the air and i say
Chorus:
Hold it...hold it...oooh...
World's in a hurry
Too many worries
But i don't want to loose everything i've gained
So i tell myself again and again
Bridge:
And whenever somebody tells you
That all the good times are through
Look into their eyes and tell them
I'm sure surely glad that i'm not you