Sam's Back With Sadie Again
Hey Mary, did you hear the news?
Somethin you will not believe
Ran over here as soon as I found out
I left the kids with Steve
Phone rang, it was Gracie Moore
She called about a quarter to ten
Gracie oughta know, she lives right next door
She says Sam is back with Sadie again
After everything that they've been through
All that trouble with his crazy ex-wife
But some girls gotta drive dangerously
God bless her, Mary, it's her life
Oh me, I've been feelin a little run-down
What a never-ending winter this has been
Thought knew you'd wanna know before it got all over town
How Sam is back with Sadie again
Spring better come pretty darn soon
I can't get the kids out of my hair
They stay inside, the house is a mess
And it seems like years since we've gone anywhere
While the two of them are carrying on
Sadie's son, he's been running wild
Late last night he got arrested again
Hey, it's never been right with that child
Now I'm on my way to the IGA
What a bone-chilling winter this has been
Call you later on if I hear any more
Imagine, Sam is back with Sadie again
This grey kinda day makes me wanna cry
Branches like knives, overcast sky
Lotto hit twenty million again
Tell me, what are the odds of m
y number comin in?
City Of Blue Stories
He looks pretty good for his age
Looks pretty good for this time of the morning
He saw that sly-eyed girl checkin him out in her trench coat
little miss agent incognito
This bar-tending job is only a phase
He's been sayin that so long it's like he's taking inventory
But you know, you've got to believe in yourself or nobody else will
And in his heart, he knows he's the next DeNiro
C: In the city of blue stories
In the city of blue stories
In the city of blue stories
It's a new morning
He reminds her of someone she's seen
Could be that guy -- what's his name? -- she's seen him in the movies
She asks him for a beer and he gives her this sneer that makes her
think of Elvis Presley
Or, it could be Jimmy Dean
But her vision's gettin blurry and she's feeling kinda woozy
She says, "What time you get off work?"
He says, "You talkin to me?"
She says, "Yeah, baby, I can tell that you're not boring"
(Chorus)
Now if we were in Hollywood
Our heroes would be heading for a little
R-rated satisfaction
But this ain't no lights, camera, action
This is Manhattan
So they go down to an all-night diner on Tenth Avenue
Sit there drinkin coffee with the drag queens and the prostitutes
And he tells her about the time he played a cop on an episode of Cheers
And she tells him how secretly she's been taking tap classes for years
And how she's practically in show biz anyway, cause she's workin
Midtown for this entertainment lawyer
And the sun rises over the East River in a haze of faded glory
(Chorus)
The Last to Know
The newlyweds came to the Capitol by train
Franklin found a companion for his shy, awkward wife
Lucy was pretty as Eleanor was plain
She knew all the right people in Washington life
She bought Eleanor's clothes, made over her hair
Chose emerald stones to highlight her ears
Soon Lucy and Franklin began their affair
An affair that would last for 29 years
Eleanor, Eleanor
America cheers wherever you go
First in our hearts, First Lady of the land
You were the last to know
You were the last to know
Two friends sat by the fire and sewed
Socks for our boys off fighting the war
When Eleanor dozed, Lucy ran through the snow
To mail her love notes to FDR
The Cabinet, the press corps, the White House team
None of them told what most of them knew
They kept his dark secret, they proved their esteem
For the President, and the First Lady, too
Eleanor, Eleanor
Crusading for rights on the radio
First in our hearts, First Lady of the land
You were the last to know
You were the last to know
At Yalta, three leaders divided the world
The one in the wheelchair was pining for home
No, not for his wife, he loved another girl
"Operator, get me Lucy Mercer on the phone"
When Eleanor heard Franklin might die
She rushed down to Warm Springs from Washington
Only to learn, when her night train arrived
That Franklin had died in Lucy's arms
Eleanor, Eleanor
Where does love come from? Where does love go?
First in our hearts, First Lady of the land
You were the last to know
Eleanor, Eleanor
Smile for the country, on with the show
First in our hearts, First Lady of the land
You were the last to know
Loner
Some people seem to know somebody everywhere they go
They got aquaintences in Alaska, amigoes in Mexico
They send out invitations and throw parties in their homes
And when they're not with company, then they're talkin on the phone
But me, I'm a loner
I travel in a pack of one
I'm a loner
I'm a fugitive on the run
Some people take other people with them even when they drive
The SUV feels empty without that family of five
They congregate in kitchens, or in cool cafes downtown
Telling stories to each other 'bout their friends who aren't around
But me, I'm a loner
I'm the only body's business I know
I'm a loner
My life is a one man show
Cause I like my peace and quiet, I like to hear myself think
Can't do that when there's always someone talkin at me
It's not that I don't like folks, some of them seem okay
It's just that whoever made me, made me this way
I'm a loner
People always joining clubs and hanging out in bars
Gotta know where the action is, where the other people are
There's groups that meet to argue over how to get along
Groups for finding Mr. Right, groups for dumping Mr. Wrong
But me, I'm a loner
I'm on the outside lookin in
I'm a loner
Forgive me, Lord, if itOs a sin
But you made me a loner
A howlin wolf
I'm a loner
Why, why, why why did you make me
Such a loner
That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
By Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman. © copyright 1970
published by Quackenbush Music & Maya Productions Ltd. (ASCAP)
My father sits at night with no lights on
His cigarette glows in the dark
The living room is still
I walk by, no remark
I tiptoe past the master bedroom where
My mother reads her magazines
I hear her call "sweet dreams"
But I forget how to dream
(Chorus)
But you say it's time we move in together
And raise a family of our own, you and me
Well, thatOs the way I've always heard it should be
You want to marry me
To marry
My friends from college, they're all married now
They have their houses and their lawns
They have their silent noons
Tearful nights, angry dawns
Their children hate them for the things they're not
They hate themselves for what they are
And yet, they drink, they laugh
Close the wound, hide the scar
(Chorus)
You say that we can keep our love alive
Babe, all I know is what I see
The couples cling and claw
And drown in love's debris
You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds
But soon you'll cage me on your shelf
I'll never learn to be
Just me first, by myself
(Chorus)
