Twenty-five Forty-one - Marshall Crenshaw

(grant hart) Jenny gave us a number Jenny gave us a place to stay Billy got hold of a van And then we moved the very next day To twenty-five forty-one, big windows to lay in the sun Twenty-five forty-one, big windows to lay in the sun We put down the money Then we picked […]

Laughter - Marshall Crenshaw

(marshall crenshaw) It’s almost dawn And everything’s wrong I’m wide awake and angry all night long Chained to my rockin’ chair Sometimes it’s hard to bear, so hard to bear The memory of the laughter that we used to share I get lost on the streets That we used to walk Where we used to […]

Who Stole That Train - Marshall Crenshaw

(hy heath) Who stole that train off the track? Whoever took it better come and put it back I heard that engine whistle blow It should have been here long ago (now) Who stole that train off the track? My baby wrote and said that she Was coming home on "93" but Who stole that […]

What Do You Dream Of? - Marshall Crenshaw

(marshall crenshaw) Just last night when we were in bed This thought came into my head I would give anything girl If i could steal a look into your secret world What do you dream of? Oh what do you dream of? I’ll never know what really lies Behind your sleeping eyes What do you […]

(soundbite) - Marshall Crenshaw

Sammy petrillo (groggy): where am i? Duke mitchell: where are ya? you’re in our dressing room, In the jungle hut, in passaic, new jersey, and we’re on next! Let’s go; come on!

They Never Will Know - Marshall Crenshaw

(m. crenshaw) Every room seems dark and cold And you feel misplaced in a world that’s old Remember They never will know They don’t know and they never will know You shouldn’t doubt yourself What you’ve got you shouldn’t hide If you live that way you’ll go dead inside And remember, they never will know […]

’til That Moment - Marshall Crenshaw

(m. crenshaw) You’ve gotta understand I want to be your only one ’til the last star fades, ’til this wide world is through ’til that moment i’ll belong to you I’ll need you body and soul Until the blazing sun turns cold ’til the orlov diamond refuses to shine ’til that moment babybaby you’re mine […]

Steel Strings - Marshall Crenshaw

(peter case) Well all those nights they hit rock bottom The songs they sang, well, we forgot ’em You could hear them play with shaky hands Guitars strung up with rubber bands Singing do you want a man of steel? Or do you want a man that’s real They used to play in the courts […]

Mary Jean - Marshall Crenshaw

(m. crenshaw) She came into my life like a bombshell One look and i fell for little mary jean She walked cool with her head always held high The glow in her eyes made her look like a queen A little queen, mary jean She took a hold of my heart and held me under […]

Somebody Crying - Marshall Crenshaw

(m. crenshaw) Right, no warning. none at all Just the word, "goodbye," written backwards On the wall Now my anger is in overdrive So down the road i’m bound ’til i track you down Dead or alive I heard somebody crying and the sky turned black and grey Say, miss lady, where are you today? […]