They Might Be Giants

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Narrow Your Eyes"

"Narrow Your Eyes"

I don't want to change your mind
I don't want to think about your mind
They say love is blind
I don't think you're blind
You don't want to understand
And I don't want to shake your father's hand
And walk in the sand
And act like a man

I get on the bus
And ride past our stop
And though I'm late
I can't get off
I just can't bear to tell you some lies
And narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes

We'll take back every thing we said
Split up all the things and move ahead
Forgot how you said
We'll split the side off the bed

I get on my bike
Ride down our block
Ride through the world
Through the green lights
But when I think of all your advice
I narrow my eyes
narrow my eyes

I don't want to change your mind
I don't want to think about your mind
They say love is blind
I don't think you're blind

I get on the bus
Ride past our stop
And though I'm late
I can't get off
I just can't bear to tell you some lies
And narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes

Now let's toast the sad cold fact
Our love's never coming back
And we'll race to the bottom of a glass
So narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes
Narrow your eyes

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Nevada"

"Nevada"

Nevada, Nevada
The dream of every girl
Nevada, Nevada
The acorn of the squirrel

Ladies falling from the treetops
Calling out in heaven's name
Parachutes of dresses
Saving every dame

Nevada, Nevada
The dream of every gal
Nevada, Nevada
The helper and the pal

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Never Knew Love"

"Never Knew Love"

I never knew love could be like this
I never knew love could be like this
I go around thinking I'm a genius
But I never knew love could be like this

Cartography
Is not my metier
And the mountain side of daydreams
Too steep for me today
Lovers lost before us
And most did not return
The few who so held out hardy
Now going down and burned

I never knew love could be like this
Was anyone else but me surprised?
How anything happens is mysterious
And I never knew love could be like this

Biography
Is all they understand
No semaphore or secrets
Or just good old pretend
Now they all are sleeping
But this keeps us awake
These words, they need safekeeping
A promise not to break

I never knew love could be like this
I never knew love could be like this
I go around thinking I'm a genius
But I never knew love
Has it ever been love?
Oh, I never knew love could be like this

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"New Haven (Toad's Place, a.k.a. Toad's Place (A-))"

"New Haven (Toad's Place, a.k.a. Toad's Place (A-))"

Lookin' for somewhere to park this
Big old amphibian carcass
Goin' on a froggy excursion
Tryin' every froggy inversion

Takin' a frog stand
With my frog band
At Toad's

Doin' the lean back
With some greenbacks
At Toad's

Pollywog strummin' my six-string
Flies hangin' out on my tongue thing
Goin' on a froggy excursion
Tryin' every froggy inversion

Holdin' the mike stand
With my webbed hand
At Toad's

I'm off the lily pad
No time to feel bad
At Toad's

[JF:] ''Croak me, Dan...''

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"New Orleans (New Orleans House Of Blues)"

"New Orleans (New Orleans House Of Blues)"

We got a special song for you now. This is, uh, a world premiere.
We just put this song together a couple weeks ago--
We took a couple weeks off just to put this song together.
Special deep, deep, quarantine.
This song is called House of Blues and it's about where you are right now.

There is a house
In New Orleans
Called the House of Blues
It swallows all
Who stray too close
It will come for you

It will seek you out at nightfall
Resistance is futile
It will find you in your hidey-hole
Resistance is futile

It will seek you out at daybreak
Resistance is futile
It will find you in your workplace
Resistance is futile

House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues
Aaaah!

Thanks a lot. How's it going?

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"New York City"

"New York City"

You called me last night on the telephone
And I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone
You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather."
Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together

We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show
It was on the Bowery when it was time to go
We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night
I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life.

'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me

Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, Katz's and Tiffany's*
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where Dylan lived**
Coney Island and Times Square, Rockefeller Center
Wish I was there

You wrote me a letter just the other day
Said, "Springtime is coming soon so why don't you come to stay."
I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true
I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you

'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me

'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me.

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Next Plane To London"

"Next Plane To London"

I'm on the next plane to London
Leaving on runway number five
Next plane to London and I'm missing her
That baby of mine

Told her I was gonna be a star
But to do it I would have to go far away
But I'll come back someday
And take her away

I'm on the next plane to London
Leaving on runway number five
Next plane to London and I'm missing her
That baby of mine

Said that over here I wasn't in
Down in Hollywood I couldn't find a friend
Who would help me get in
Or listen to me

I'm on the next plane to London
Leaving on runway number five
Next plane to London and I'm missing her
That baby of mine

Maybe over there I'll get a start
Only hope by leaving I don't break her heart
The more important part
Than any record on the chart

Next plane to London
Leaving on runway number five
Next plane to London and I'm missing her
That baby of mine

Next plane to London
Leaving on runway number five
Next plane to London and I'm missing her
Whoa-whoa

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon"

"Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon"

Fell in the door
And you fell on the floor
With your hand on the knob
Looking up and abruptly
Forget what you're thinking
Fire alarms go off in your head
You live

In the nightgown of the sullen moon
How the windows lean into the room
In the nightgown of the sullen moon

Drug trip, it's not a drug trip so you feel a bit insulted
Space walk, it's like a space walk with the corresponding weight loss
And you're nothing but air, with your hand in the air
And your shoelaces tied up together with care
There's a feeling of boredom
Of the big whoredom
Following dressing up

In the nightgown of the sullen moon
How the windows lean into the room
In the nightgown of the sullen moon

In the nightgown of the sullen moon
How the windows lean into the room
In the nightgown of the sullen moon

Your head is on the moon
It's not necessary to breathe
Forever is a long time
Your head is on the moon
It's not necessary to breathe
Forever is a long time
Your head is on the moon
Your head is on the moon

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"Nine Bowls Of Soup"

"Nine Bowls Of Soup"

Nine bowls of soup are balanced on the end
Of a rake on an ichthyosaur's head
Woah, woah, woah, woah!
Oh good, none of them spilled

Please can I have one Mr. Ichthyosaur?
No, you can't, I'm saving them for friends
But you don't have any friends
Yes, I do
No, you don't
Yes, I do. Now be quiet
I'm trying to concentrate

Nine bowls of soup on the wings of an airplane
Flown by an ichthyosaur
Woah, woah, woah!
Lucky thing they didn't all spill

Is there one that's kind of extra? Can I have it for my own?
No, you can't. I can't break up the set
But the soup is getting cold
No, it isn't
Yes, it is
No, I don't know what you're talking about

Nine bowls of soup are balanced on a snake
That the ichthyosaur is taking for a walk
Woah, woah, woah, waah!
Phew, I really thought that that was it

I just think that you have more than you can handle
What's all the soup for anyway?
I didn't think you even really liked soup
Why do you need nine bowls?
Why do you need
Why do you need nine?

If I tell you what these are for, then will you stop bothering me?
Nine bowls of soup
Arranged a certain way
Are some RADAR dishes
In a very large array
And the message they detect
From across the Milky Way
Says the aliens want to join us for lunch

I hope you guys like soup

fox69 · 11.03.2017

"No Cops"

"No Cops"

Hello balcony and folks on the floor
Hello to the sound man, hello to the door
Man smoking out on the street
He can’t comprehend the screaming

We’ve locked all the doors and please understand
We’ve nailed down the latch so meet our demands
In the time that we permit, or else the band will get it

We are here to steal your dreams
Just listen and comply
No cops, no cops, no cops, no cops
Just They Might Be Giants
No cops, no cops, no cops, no cops
Just They Might Be Giants