Still Life Lyrics

Hollywood looks good at nightThe TVs get fine receptionBut last night Jean told SteveAbout her imminent conceptionShe wants a plum tree for the house, for their childStevie raised ...Read Full Lyrics

Your uncle's scandals shook the house of lordsYour daddy's squeezed out as Chairman of the BoardNo more doctors write you no more 'scriptsNo more intercontinental tripsNo more luxu...Read Full Lyrics

Bob drives taxis when the meter runsBobby hears the music when it's doneHe hears the voicesHe hears the voicesWheels on rain, lightning from the stormBobby takes the gasPedal to th...Read Full Lyrics

[Messed?] and peculiarDancing with JuliaI see no spare skyThis is the last tryThe static from dreamingIs only now seemingTo bring on disasterI told you, I asked herAll she said was...Read Full Lyrics

I'm walking UptownI hear a most peculiar soundLike a seashell in my earLike the ocean was nearI go inside this store To get my head clearOnce I'm inside the air is fresh as [a lie?...Read Full Lyrics

Everything you ever wantedIs passing with the driving rainI died like a salamanderOn my heart heavy like a chainI been waiting here at the Uptown theaterAnd it's all becoming clear...Read Full Lyrics

I write your name Everywhere I goLike a worn out codeJust to let you knowI write your nameOn my lonelinessOn the closet hook where you hung that dressDon't you seeYou turn this tru...Read Full Lyrics

Johnny's trapping stars in his carWith the radio onIn the parking lotLily heard a soundWhile they were going downSomeone on El Camino had been shotCarmelita staredShe really cared ...Read Full Lyrics

I smoke a cigaretteAs I wait in the bathAnd I wait for you For an hour and a halfAnd I go to the window Where the sky falls down in rainsAnd I look across the river Where they danc...Read Full Lyrics

Every time she calls I'd like to just ignore herI think she's working both sidesIt's not my paranoiaBut I can't cut her looseThat girl does the actLike a snake with wings . . .I kn...Read Full Lyrics