Harry Nilsson

[fox69]

"Down By The Sea"

"Down By The Sea"



Down by the sea
That's where we wanted to be
With nothing to do

Down by the sea
Don't tell me that isn't what
You wanted to do

We sold the house, the car, the TV, the dog
Hopin' we were on our way

Down by the sea
Don't tell me that isn't what
You wanted to do

We had the children remember
John, Phillip, Susan
Alice, Carol, Teddy, Bobby, Jenny
I think you had one too many
But I hope I'm not out of line

Cause now it's forty years after the laughs at the wedding
And I'm dreading retirement, what would I do?
The children are married
And now the big question
is "Was it all worth it?"
And who buries who?
You bury me or I bury you?

Down by the sea
Don't tell me
that's isn't what you wanted to do

Down by the sea
It's where you wanted to be baby, just me and you

We sold the house, the car, the TV, the dog, the duke
and we were on our way

Down by the sea
Don't tell me that isn't what you wanted
To do

We had the children remember
John, Phillip, Susan
Alice, Carol, Teddy, Bobby, Jenny
I think you had one too many
But I hope I'm not out of line

Cause it's forty years after the laughs at the wedding
And I'm dreading retirement, what would I do?
The children are married
And now the big question
is "Was it all worth it?"
And who buries who?
You bury me or I bury you?

Down by the sea
That's where we wanted to be with nothing to do

Down by the sea
Don't tell me that's not what you wanted
To do, to do

We sold the house, the pope, the dope, the bear
the rug, the cart...

We had the children remember
Ringo, Jimmy, Claus, Sneaky, Jesse
Dany, Bobby, Keith, Shane, Harry, John, Roy...

 

[fox69]

"Driving Along"

"Driving Along"



Driving along
You can see all the people
Who seem to have nothing to say to each other
Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other

Driving along
You can spot all the problems
On faces so tired of facing each other
Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other

Driving along at fifty seven thousand miles an hour
Look at those people standing on the petals of a flower
Look at those petals pumping for a little bit of power

Driving along
You can see all the people
Who seem to have nothing to say to each other
Each day they grow farther and farther away from each other

They seem to say nothing
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
And farther and farther

 

[fox69]

"Early In The Morning"

"Early In The Morning"


Early in the morning and I can't do right
Had a little fight with my baby last night and it's early in the morning
Don'chu know it's early in the morning
Early in the morning
I ain't got nothing, no nothing but the blues

I went to your girlfriend's house
But she was out
I knocked on your daddy's door
But he began to shout and he said,
It's early in the morning
Don'chu know it's early in the morning
Early in the morning
I ain't got nothing, no nothing but the blues

I went to Dooby Chase to get somethin' to eat
Waitress looked at me said, "Harry, you sure look beat"
And I said, It's early in the morning
Don'chu know it's early in the morning
Early in the morning [X8]
Ain't got nothing, but the [X6]
Blues

 

[fox69]

"Easier For Me"

"Easier For Me"



Nobody loved her, it was easy to see
That made it easier for me
The boys never fought over her company
That made it easy for me

Love so bright could only blind us
How could reason hope to find us
Hiding in the Milky Way
Without a star to shine the way?

Sandcastles fell from the tears in our eyes
That made it easier to see
Now the dream's over and I realize
That makes it easy for me

 

[fox69]

"Everybody's Talkin'"
(originally by Fred Neil)

"Everybody's Talkin'"
(originally by Fred Neil)



Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind

People stopping, staring
I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes

I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes

Banking off of the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone

Wah, wah wah-wah wah
Wah-wah wah-wah, wah wah-wah
Wahhh

I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes

Banking off of the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone

Everybody's talking at me
Can't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind

I won't let you leave my love behind
No, I won't let you leave
Wah, wah
I won't let you leave my love behind

 

[fox69]

"Everything's Got 'Em"

"Everything's Got 'Em"



This is the town and these are The People
This is the town where The People all stay
This is the town and these are The People
That's the way they wanted it,
That's the way it's going to stay.
Everything's got 'em
Everything needs one
Wouldn't be without one
Everything has one
This is the town and these are The People
This is the town where The People all stay
That's the way they wanted it,
That's the way it's going to stay.

 

[fox69]

"Fairfax Rag"

"Fairfax Rag"



Do you have to look away when you pass by the diner
Where the squad car stops for coffee?
Don't you wish that you were any place else but here?

And don't you feel kinda funny when a man in a suit says
'Man, do you know where I can get high?'
Don't you wish that you were any place else but here?

Take a walk down any street that you choose
Yeah and you'll wind up with the Fairfax Street
Mid morning paranoia blues.

Do you have to look away when you pass by the diner
Where the squad car stops for coffee?
Don't you wish that you were any place else but here?

Do you grab a cigarette when a man in an unmarked
Plymouth pulls you over just to say: 'Hi'?
Don't you wish that you were any place else but here?

And do you fumble in your wallet while you're looking for your license
And he tells you not to talk with your mouth full?
Don't you wish that you were any place else
Don't you wish that you were any place else
Don't you wish that you were any place else but here?

 

[fox69]

"For Me And My Gal"

"For Me And My Gal"



The bells are ringin', for me an' my gal,
The birds are singin' for me an' my gal,
Everybody's been knowin', to a weddin' they're goin'
An' for weeks they've been sewin' every Susie and Sal'...

They're congregatin' (ding, dong, ding, dong,)
For me an' my gal (ding, dong, ding, dong,)
The Parson's waitin' (ding, dong, ding, dong,)
For me and my gal (ding, dong, ding, dong,)
An' someday I'm gonna build a little home for two,
Or three or four, or more,
In Loveland, for me an' my gal...

See the relatives there, lookin' over the pair,
They can tell at a glance, it's a loving romance,
It's a wonderful sight, as the families unite,
See it makes the boy proud, as he says to the crowd...

The bells are ringin', for me an' my gal,
The birds are singin' for me an' my gal,
Everyone's been knowin' (all our friends and our relations!)
To a weddin' they're goin' (will be at the railroad station!)
An' for weeks they've been sewin' (or, they'll send congratulations!)
Every Susie and Sal' (...for me an' my gal!)

They're congregatin' for me an' my gal,
The Parson's waitin' for me and my gal,
An' someday I'm gonna build a little home for two,
(Or three or four,) or more, (or more!)
In Loveland! (Loveland!)
In Loveland! (Loveland!)
In Loveland, for me an' my gal!

 

[fox69]

"Freckles"

"Freckles"



Freckles was his name
He always used to get the blame
For every broken window pane
And how they'd yank him
They'd always spank him

In school, he'd tease the girls
He always used to pull their curls
The way that boy would carry on
It was a shame

And when the teacher found a tack on her chair
Though a hundred children were there
Everybody said, "Freckles"
He always got the blame

Freckles was his name
He always used to get the blame
For every broken window pane

In school, he'd tease the girls
He always used to pull their curls
The way that boy would carry on
It was a shame

And when the cat had kittens up in the hay
One was black and seven were gray
Everybody said, "Freckles"
He always got the blame

And though his marks were lower
Then the kids much slower
His marks were perfect
With the old bean blower

Freckles was his name
He always used to get the blame
For every broken window pane

In school, he'd tease the girls
He always used to pull their curls
The way that boy would carry on
It was a shame

 

[fox69]

"Goin' Down"

"Goin' Down"



Goin' down
Deeper than the deepest ocean
Deeper than the deepest ocean can go
You know I'm goin' down.

Goin' down now
Don't ask me how far down
Don't ask a drowning man how far down
All I know's I'm goin' down.

Down, deeper than the ocean
Deeper than emotion that's bringing me down
Down, deeper than the ocean
Deeper than emotion that's draggin' me down.

Down now, deeper than the deepest heartache
Lower than the lowest heartbreak can take
You know I'm goin' down.

Goin' down now
Deeper than the deepest ocean
Deeper than the deepest ocean can go
You know I'm goin' down.

Down, deeper than the ocean
Deeper than emotion that's bringing me down
Down now (you can turn me on, pretty mama, but you first have to turn me on)
Deeper than the deepest ocean (you can turn me down, pretty mama, but you first have to turn me on)
Deeper than the deepest ocean can go (you can turn me on, pretty mama, but you promise not to turn me down)
You know I'm goin' down.

Down
Don't ask me how far down
Don't ask a drowning man how far down
All I know's I'm goin' down.
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