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Randy Newman - Burn On - lyrics

Theres a red moon rising
On the cuyahoga river
Rolling into cleveland to the lake
Theres a red moon rising
On the cuyahoga river
Rolling into cleveland to the lake
Theres an oil barge winding
Down the cuyahoga river
Rolling into cleveland to the lake
Theres an oil barge winding
Down the cuyahoga river
Rolling into cleveland to the lake
Cleveland, city of light, city of magic
Cleveland, city of light, youre calling me
Cleveland, even now I can remember
cause the cuyahoga river
Goes smokin through my dreams
Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on
Now the lord can make you tumble
And the lord can make you turn
And the lord can make you overflow
But the lord cant make you burn
Burn on, big river, burn on
Burn on, big river, burn on

Randy Newman - Cowboy - lyrics

Cold gray buildings where a hill should be
Steel and concrete closin in on me
City faces haunt the places
I used to roam
Cowboy, cowboy - cant run, cant hide
Too late to fight now - too tired to try
Wind that once blew free
Now scatters dust to the sky
Cowboy, cowboy - cant run, cant hide
Too late to fight now - too tired to try

Randy Newman - A Fool In Love - lyrics

Look at the light coming over me
Show me a man whos gentle and kind
And Ill show you a loser
Now, show me a man who takes what he wants
Ohhhhhhhhh how exciting
Ohhhhhhhhh how exciting
So the poet sings
When youre a fool in love
And nothing goes the way you plan
And no one cares and no one understands
That youre a fool and youre in love
Never another spring for you,
Never a robin to sing for you,
Youre out there on your own
When youre a fool in love
When youre a fool in love
Seems like the skies are always grey
You turn around theres someone in your way
And its you, and youre in love
Sometimes you think that your luck has changed
And a rainbow explodes cross the sky,
But when youre a fool in love
Youll be a fool til the day you die

Randy Newman - Bad News From Home - lyrics

High on a cliff in mexico
Staring down at the rocks and the sea below
I can hear the church bells ring
I can hear the choir
I remember the night she left
I drove to the station in the pouring rain
Sat all night behind my big iron desk
The oil on the water made a rainbow
At the end of this bone-white gravel road
They both lie sleeping on a feather bed
And her hair is black as the sky at night
But her eyes are gray like the moon
You can run but you cant hide
You can run but you cant hide
You said you love me but I know you lied
You said you love me but I know you lied

Randy Newman - Big Hat, No Cattle - lyrics

Theres a book called the duke of deception, written by geoffrey wolff. its about his father, who was a tremendous liar, though he appeared to be completely beyond reproach. hed created this w
Parallel identity, pretending to have attended certain
Schools, pretending to have certain businesses. he made a profession of lying. Im not talking about an occasional lie - that does not qualify for big hat, no cattle. Im talking abo
Ople who base a whole life on lying, people who have cards that say producer, or ceo, cloverdale music. what does it cost to have cards printed up with anything you want?
Ing.

Randy Newman - Dayton, Ohio - 1903 - lyrics

Sing a song of long ago
When things were green and movin slow
And peopled stop to say hello
Or theyd say hi to you
Would you like to come over for tea
With the missus and me?
Its a real nice way
To spend the day
In dayton, ohio
On a lazy sunday afternoon in 1903
Sing a song of long ago
When things could grow
And days flowed quietly
The air was clean and you could see
And folks were nice to you
Would you like to come over for tea
With the missus and me?
Its a real nice way
To spend the day
In dayton, ohio
On a lazy sunday afternoon in 1903

Randy Newman - Better Off Dead - lyrics

Musically, this one has a sort of overblown, heavenly quality to it. but lyrically, its another story of a guy getting himself into a bad relationship that he cant get out of. he says, w
Ou fall in love with someone who doesnt love you/ someone who treats you so badly it ramifies your head/ someone who doesnt want you but wont let you go/ someone who thinks youre crazy and t
You so, over and over and over/ if this happens to you, youre better off dead. its exaggerated, but theres a kernel of truth there for so many people. you dont know what bad is until y
El that. I know what Im talking about because I was once a woman who loved too much.
I know some critic is going to think I dont know what the word ramify means, or how to use it. made up an alternate verb form of it here, like a made-up r&b word, like the puppet
Quot; of love. wanted to say how there would be ramifications from something that happens to your head in this kind of a relationship. I shouldve said blamifies or something to make
Eally obvious I was playing with the word, but I just didnt give a *****.

Randy Newman - Birmingham - lyrics

Got a wife, got a family
Earn my livin with my hand
Im a roller in a steel mill
In downtown birmingham
My daddy was a barber
And a most unsightly man
He was born in tuscaloosa
But he died right here in birmingham
Chorus
Birmingham, birmingham
The greatest city in alabam
You can travel cross this entire land
But theres no place like birmingham
Wifes named mary
But shes called marie
We live in a three room house
With a pepper tree
I work all day in the factory
Thats alright with me
Got a big black dog
Whose name is dan
Lives in my backyard in birmingham
He is the meanest dog in alabam
Get em dan
Chorus

Randy Newman - Davy The Fat Boy - lyrics

Ive been his friend since we were little babies
I was a comfort to his mother and a pal to his dad
Before they passed away they said,
Please take care of our davy
You may be the only friend he ever will have
Davy the fat boy, davy the fat boy
Isnt he round? isnt he round?
What do he weigh folks?
Can you guess what he weigh?
Its only a quarter
Win a teddy bear for the girlfriend
Or something for the wife
You got to let this fat boy in your life
I think we can persuade him to do
The famous fat boy dance for you
Give me half a chance
I just know youll like my fat boys dance
Davy the fat boy, davy the fat boy
Isnt he
Isnt he round?

Randy Newman - Back On My Feet Again - lyrics

Doctor, let me tell you something about myself
Im a college man and Im very wealthy
Ive got no time to trifle with trash like you
Cause I must be bout my business
My brothers a machinist in a textile mill
And he makes more money than you ever will
He just got married to a polish girl
With a space between her teeth
My sisters a dancer up in baltimore
At a small cafe on main
But she ran off with a negro from the eastern shore
Dr., she didnt even know his name
Chorus
Get me back on my feet again
Back on my feet again
Open the door and set me free
Get me back on my feet again
He took her down to mobile in a railroad train
He said, driver, take me to the hotel paree.
He went into the washroom
Washed his face and hands
Dr., when he come out he was white as you and me
He said, girl, Im not a negro Im a millionaire
As you can plainly see
So many women love my money
But you have proved that you love only me.
Im going to teach you to play polo and how to water ski
And you wont have to dance no more
And I no longer must pretend to be
A negro from the eastern shore.
Doctor, doctor, what you say
How bout letting me out today?
Aint no reason for me to stay
Everybodys so far away
Chorus
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