"Colton Avenue" Lyrics

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Mr. Downtown
Only A Lad
Only You
More Than A Feeling
View That Holy City
Ana Ng
Somebody
Eine Kleine NOT Musik
International House Of Shoes (quadralingual version of "My Shoes")
Tips For Teens
Duke Of Earl
Talk To Me
Everything Gonna Be Alright In Christ
Living For You
Switching Channels: The TV Theme Song Medley
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Easy


Mr. Downtown (Goetzman/Hanks/Piccirillo)

Darkness falls and the night's begun
The river of light runs as bright as the sun
Under the waning moon is danger to be found
For the man with the badge in the night
(Man with the badge in the night...what's his name?)
Mr. Downtown

Oh you can't run away, no you can't run away
When you're walking the lonely beat
But there's love to be found
Yes there's love to be found
On the shadowy side of the street

Morning comes and you toss and turn
The night's now a memory ceasing to burn
Up from the streets below, a haunting, daunting sound
For the man with the badge in the night
For the man with the badge in the fight
For the man with the badge in the night
(Man with the badge in the night!)

Mr. Downtown
 

Only A Lad (Elfman)

Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said “if you don’t get straight you’ll surely go to hell”
But Johnny didn’t care, he was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old
He didn’t wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster, a juvenile gangster

His teachers didn’t understand, they kicked him out of school at a tender early age
Just because he didn’t want to learn things
Had other interests
HE LIKED TO BURN THINGS!

The lady down the block, she had a radio that Johnny wanted oh so bad
So he took it the first chance he had
And then he shot her in the leg
And this is what she said:

Only a lad - you really can’t blame him
Only a lad - society made him
Only a lad - he’s our responsibility
Only a lad - he really couldn’t help it
Only a lad - he didn’t wanna do it
Only a lad - he’s underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a littlte bit confused?

It’s not his fault that he can’t behave
Society's made him go astray
Perhaps if we’re nice he’ll go away
Perhaps he’ll go away
He’ll go away-hee-hay

His parents gave up, they couldn’t influence his attitude
Nobody could help, the little man had no gratitude
And when he stole the car
Nobody dreamed that he would try to take it so far
He didn’t mean to hit the poor man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry:

Only a lad - you really can’t blame him
Only a lad - society made him
Only a lad - he’s our responsibility
Only a lad - he really couldn’t help it
Only a lad - he didn’t wanna do it
Only a lad - he’s underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a littlte bit confused?

It’s not his fault that he can’t behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps if we’re nice he’ll go away
Perhaps he’ll go away
He’ll go away-hee-hay

You really can’t blame him
Society made him
Is he our responsibility?

Hey there Johnny, you really don’t fool me
You get away with murder and you think it’s funny
You don’t give a damn if we live or if we die
Oh oh oh, oh woah woah
Hey there Johnny boy, I hope you fry!
 

Only You (Clarke)

Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love
Can you hear me?
Came back only yesterday, I'm moving further away
Want you near me

All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you

Sometimes when I think of her name, when it's only a game
And I need you
Listen to the words that you say, it's getting harder to stay
When I see you

All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you

This is going to take a long time and I wonder what's mine
Can't take no more
Wonder if you'll understand it's just the touch of your hand
Behind a closed door

All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
 

More Than A Feeling (Scholz)

I woke up this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

It's more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
And I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walking away

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet I still recall as I wander on
As clear as the sun in the summer sky

It's more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
And I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walking away

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away

She slipped away

It's more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
And I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
 

View That Holy City (Traditional)

You know that I'm gonna view that holy city
Oh, I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna view that holy city
I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus
Oh, I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus one of these days
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus
I'm gonna view that holy city (I will)
Meet my loving Jesus one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
Oh, I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
I'm gonna view that holy city (I will)
Meet my loving Jesus (we gonna)
Sit at the welcome table one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna sing and never get tired
Oh, I'm gonna sing and never get tired one of these days
Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sing and never get tired
I'm gonna view that holy city (I will)
Meet my loving Jesus (we gonna)
Sit at the welcome table (and we will)
Sing and never get tired one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna view that holy city
Oh, I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days (I hope to see it)
I'm gonna view that holy city
I'm gonna view that holy city (I will)
Sing and never get tired (we gonna)
Sing and never get tired (and we will)
Sing and never get tired (oh, we gonna)
Sing and never get tired one of these days, one of these days
 

Ana Ng (Linnell/Flansburgh)

Make a hole with a gun perpendicular
To the name of this town in a desktop globe
Exit wound to (in) a foreign nation
Showing the home of the one this was written for

My apartment looks upside down from there
Water spirals the wrong way out the sink
And her voice is a backwards record
It’s like a whirpool and it never ends

Ana Ng and I are getting old
And we still haven’t walked in the glow of each other’s  majestic presence
Listen Ana hear my words
They’re the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you

All alone at the '64 World's Fair
Eighty dolls yelling “small girl after all”
Who was at the DuPont Pavillion?
Why was the bench still warm, who had been there?

Or the time when the storm tangled up the wires
To the horn on the pole at the bus depot
And in back of the edge of hearing
These were the words that the voice was repeating:

Ana Ng and I are getting old
And we still haven’t walked in the glow of each other’s  majestic presence
Listen Ana hear my words
They’re the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you

When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
“I don’t want the world...I just want your half”

They don’t need me here and I know you’re there
Where the world goes by like the humid air
And it sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks until it goes away
And the truth is we don’t know anything

Ana Ng and I are getting old
And we still haven’t walked in the glow of each other’s  majestic presence
Listen Ana hear my words
They’re the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you
 

Somebody (Gore)

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who'll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She'll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She'll hear me out
And won't easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she'll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone who'll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don't want to be tied
To anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I'll get away with it
 

Eine Kleine NOT Musik (Mozart/Fredericksen)

If in tunes it's something hot you seek
Try some eine kleine not musik

Mozart, when he was just a child
Was really kind of wild, he was a prodigy
And he was always thinking up a tune or writing down an opera or a symphony
Wolfgang, was he rare, none compare, had a flair, didn't care for tedium
So he wrote so many notes that some composers who were average thought him dumb
But he didn't mind
'Cause they weren't unkind
They just could not see that he
Was more than they could be
Now everyone can see
Like in his Opus 53 or in the Hofner Symphony
Or when compared to Salieri
Oh golly gee!

Here is sorta how one opera goes
Even if you don't like opera (if you hate it)
It is the story of the famous magic flute and you can see if you like it
Then see, how you would rate it, first there's
A prince who's being chased by
A great big snake who's scared off
By ladies who are singing
One of the three is singing alto and the others are sopranos
And then this guy with a birdcage enters and he's really looking strange
He's all dressed up in feathers
He sings about his love life
The prince gives him a listen
But really couldn't care less
And then they all go off together in a big adventure
And then they meet with a bunch of good guys who give them a magic flute
Which wards off evil if you got the knack
And will protect you if you play it right (if you're playing it in tune)
Now we're ready for the real good part

There's a queen who's evil through and through
And a princess too good to be true

The plot begins to thicken
The queen is planning something
The prince he loves the princess
The queen sings lots of high notes

The birdman is a chicken
The queen rounds up her henchmen
The prince is so courageous
Will evil ever triumph?
New characters are added
And now it gets confusing
There's priests and slaves and others
And then this Moorish bad guy
And now nobody knows what's going on
Including us we're going crazy but then that's the way it goes
It shows that opera can be fun
But the ending's only just begun

Our prince endures a lot of trials that go for miles and miles
But don't you worry 'cause he's got the flute
When he plays it good like he should
All is well, 'specially in the orchestra
Then the queen and all the baddies they get flustered 'cause they know they'll never win
If they try again
For the wage of sin
Is the fate of evil, gee
If only they could see
How happy they would be, the prince and princess faithfully
Do you agree?

Now we're ready for the end at last
Don't you wish it had come faster? (please get on with it)
It seems that good and evil have a showdown all complete with thunder
And lightning
And stuff

The evil queen goes wacko
The prince is always steadfast
The queen can't seem to beat him
When on the flute he's playing
And he is on the side of justice truth and good and righteousness
The queen and all of the bad guys vanquished and our heroes find success
Now that the danger's over
The prince and princess marry (here comes the bride)
The birdman finds a girlfriend
And everybody's happy
'Cause good has triumphed over evil and the opera's finally done
But then we find that the whole thing's allegory, Mozart having fun
Just like he wrote 'em when he was a lad
Because of all the talent that he had
He got from his dad

Try some Mozart if you're down
You will never ever wear a frown
Far and wide he is renowned
You should put some on your stereo today

There are so many things that you can choose to play
They're all arranged by numbers and they start with "k"
So get a record or CD right away!
 

International House Of Shoes (quadralingual version of "My Shoes") (Greene/Madsen/Pritchard)

Mis zapatos salieron con un par de tacones rojos anoche
Mi novia simplemente no lo entiende
Ella piensa que soy yo el culpable, pero eso no es cierto
Mis zapatos están en control, lo planearon
Por años mis zapatos han sido mis amigos
Los he llevado alrededor del mundo, y hasta su fin
¡Y ahora me llevan a mí!
Mis zapatos están encima del mundo

Meine Schuhe haben so 'was nie gemacht
Sie wollten sogar ins Regen nicht ausgehen
Ich war nicht der, der Schlamm auf'm Boden getreten hat
Ich kann ja nicht erklären!...
Seit Jahren sind meine Schuhe, meine Freunde gewesen
Ich habe sie um die Welt und zu ihren Enden herumgenommen
Nun nehmen sie mich!
Meine Schuhe sind auf dem Welt

Mes chaussures pourraient se lever à dancer seules
Ce n'est pas impossible, tu sais!...
Je ne suis jamais sorti de la maison
J'étais ici tout seule
Je pourrais te dire ce qui était dans le «Show Plus Plus Tard de la Nuit»
Depuis beaucoups d'années, mes chaussures ont été mes amis
Je les ai emmenés autour du monde et jusqu'à sa fin
Maintenant, ils me prennent à moi!
Mes chaussures sont sur le monde

Mis zapatos sind auf le world
 

Tips For Teens (Mael/Mael)

I've got a snapshot of your Aunt Maureen
She's ninety and you're a teen
I'm trying to cheer you up
Don't be so mean, don't be so mean

Crash, bam, now you're looking good
Tip top, now you're feeling good
Once more here's your Aunt Maureen
Don't you feel good?  Don't you feel good?

Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see in magazines
Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see on TV screens
Tips for teens
Tips for teens
Wake up to music
And say you're too sick to go to work

Soon you will lose all your zits
Tight sweaters no longer fit
Jetsetters will make their pitch
I told you so, I told you so

Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see in magazines
Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see on TV screens
Tips for teens
Tips for teens

Don't eat that ice cream
Is it vanilla?
Give it to me
Don't eat that pastry
What's in the middle?
Give it to me
Don't eat that burger
Has it got mayonnaise?
Give it to me

Keep that mystique up and wear a D-cup no matter what
Don't eat no curry before a very important date

Do I look so knowing, old and wise?
Maybe it's those dacron ties
How come you keep asking me
For tips for teens, for tips for teens?

Crash, bam, now you're looking good
Tip top, now you're feeling good
Once more here's your Aunt Maureen
Don't you feel good?  Don't you feel good?

Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see in magazines
Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see on TV screens
Tips for teens
Tips for teens

Tips for teens, tips for teens
The kind you don't see in magazines
Tips for teens...crash, bam!
 

Duke Of Earl (Chandler)

As I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, oh no

Yes I, oh I'm going to love you, oh oh
Come on let me hold you darlin'
Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So yeah yeah yeah yeah

And when I hold you,
You'll be my Duchess, the Duchess of Earl
And we'll walk through my Dukedom
We'll have a paradise we will share

Yes I, oh I'm going to love you, oh oh
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So yeah yeah yeah yeah

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ha ha
Why yi yi yi
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ha ha
Why yi yi

Well yes and I, oh I'm going to love you, oh oh
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So yeah yeah yeah

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ha ha
Why yi yi yi
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ha ha
Why yi yi yi
 

Talk To Me (Adams/Srouse)

Talk to me
Baby won't you talk to me
I don't care what you say
Baby, talk to me
Must you be oh so far away from me?
It seems all wrong this way
Talk to me

And if you miss me
Tell me so
Are you lonely?
Tell me so
Say you love me
Tell me so
Honey, let me know
Talk to me, 'til I press you close to me
Then you'll see
We won't have to talk at all

(Must you be oh so far away from me, baby?)
It seems all wrong this way (oh baby talk)
Talk to me
(Go on, what can you lose?  It ain't gonna hurt)
And if you miss me (oh tell him so)
Are you lonely? (lady, lady, tell him so)
Say you love me, tell me so (honey, honey)
Let me know

Talk to me, 'til I press you close to me
Then you'll see
We won't have to talk at all

'Til I press you close to me
Then you'll see
We won't have to talk at all
Talk to me
 

Everything Gonna Be Alright In Christ (Traditional)

When you need a hand, you call
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ, when you need)
Take his word and heal your soul
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ)
(Lift your hands) Lift your hands and praise his name
(Lift your heart) For eternity the same
(Lift your voice) This message we proclaim

When your problems leave you numb
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ, when you need)
By his blood you'll be overcome
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ)
(Lift your hands) Lift your hands and praise his name
(Lift your heart) For eternity the same
(Lift your voice) This message we proclaim

Everything gonna be alright (everything)
Everything gonna be alright (alright)
Everything gonna be alright
Everything gonna be alright in Christ

If you feel you are sinking fast
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ, when you need)
He will give you the thing that's blessed
(Everything gonna be alright in Christ)
(Lift your hands) Lift your hands and praise his name
(Lift your heart) For eternity the same
(Lift your voice) This message we proclaim

Everything gonna be alright (everything)
Everything gonna be alright (alright)
Everything gonna be alright
Everything gonna be alright in Christ

Everything gonna be alright (everything)
Everything gonna be alright (alright)
Everything gonna be alright
Everything gonna be alright in Christ
 

Living For You (Scholz)

Livin' without you never could be so wrong
Don't need to say it, I never waited so long
Thinkin' about you in everything I do
Love is for giving, you know I'm just livin' for you

And I never needed to lie
Can't you see I believe in my heart what I'm sayin'?
Ooh, it's love that I see
You're just the one for me, I'm praying

Maybe I'm dreamin', don't wanna wake up now
Baby I love you, I always knew it somehow
Happened so easy, don't need to think it through
Not so amazing, I've been goin' crazy for you

Dreamin' and hopin', hopin' that dreams come true
You're my religion, girl I've been livin' for you
Don't wanna fight it, tried everything I know
I won't deny it, you're everywhere I try to go

And I never needed to lie
Can't you see I believe in my heart what I'm sayin'?
Ooh, it's love that I see
You mean the world to me, I'm praying
For you

Happened so easy, don't have to think it through
Love is for giving, you know I'm just living for you
Love is for giving, you know I'm just living
For you
 

Switching Channels: The TV Theme Song Medley

• Intro: In 1994 a crack commando squad of singers known as Disgruntled Postal Workers were arrested and convicted of performing songs they did not write themselves.  Today they are back to perform more songs they did not write themselves, this time from the genre of television.  If you have a problem, and no one else can sing, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...Those Guys!

• The A-Team (M. Post/P. Carpenter)

• Laverne And Shirley (N. Gimbel/C. Fox)
We're gonna do it
Give us any chance, we'll take it
Read us any rule, we'll break it
We're gonna make our dreams come true
Doin' it our way
On your mark, get set and go now
Got a dream and we just know now
We're gonna make our drrams come true
And we'll do it our way, yes our way
Make all our dreams come true

• Perfect Strangers (Jesse Frederick/Bennett Salvay)
Standin' tall on the wings of my dreams
Rise and fall on the wings of my dreams
The rain and thunder, the wind and haze
I'm bound for better days
It's my life and my dreams
And nothing's gonna stop me now

• MacGyver (Randy Edelman)

• Diff'rent Strokes (Alan Thicke/Al Burton/Gloria Loring)
Well the world don't move to the beat of just one drum
What might be right for you may not be right for some
A man is born, he's a man of means
Then along come the two, they got nothin' but their jeans (dreams)
But they got diff'rent strokes, it takes diff'rent strokes
It takes diff'rent strokes to move the world

• Silver Spoons (Bob Wirth/Rik Howard)
Here we are, face to face
A couple of silver spoons
Hopin' to find we're two of a kind
Making it go, making it grow
Together, we're gonna find our way
Together, takin' the time each day
To learn all about the things you just can't buy
Two silver spoons together, you and I
(Together we're gonna find our way)
You and I
(Together we're gonna find our way)

• The Greatest American Hero (M. Post/S. Geyer)
Believe it or not I'm walkin' on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin' away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me

• Welcome Back, Kotter (John Sebastian)
Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out
Welcome back to that same old place that you laughed about
Well the names have all changed since you've hung around
But those dreams have remained, and they've turned around
Who'd-a thought they'd lead ya (who'd-a thought they'd lead ya)
Back here where we need ya? (back here where we need ya?)
Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot
Welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back

• Good Times (Grusin/A. Bergman/M. Bergman)
Keepin' your head above water
Makin' a wave when you can
Temporary lay-offs (good times)
Easy accredited rip-offs (good times)
Scratchin' and survivin' (good times)
Hangin' and a-jivin' (good times)
Ain't we lucky we got 'em?

• Bosom Buddies (Billy Joel)
I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't need you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone

• Cheers (Judy Hart Angelo/Gary Portnoy)
Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You wanna be where you can see
Our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name

• The Love Boat (P. Williams/C. Fox)
Love...exciting and new
Come aboard, we're expecting you
The love boat, soon we'll be making another run
The love boat, promises something for everyone

• Knight Rider (Glen A. Larson/Stu Phillips)

• Gilligan's Island (Sherwood Schwartz/George Wyle)
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship
The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour
A three hour tour

The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed
If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost
The Minnow would be lost

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too
The millionaire and his wife
The movie star
The professor and Maryanne

• Batman (Neil Hefti)

• What's Happening? (Henry Mancini)
 

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (Joel)

Goodnight, my angel, time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away

Goodnight, my angel, now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay?
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark and deep
Inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight, my angel, now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me

Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on
They never die
That's how you and I will be
 

Easy (Richie)

I know it sounds funny, but I just can't stand the pain
Girl I'm leavin' you tomorrow
Seems to me, girl, you know I've done all I can
You see I begged, stole and I borrowed

That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning
'Cause I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning

Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
I paid my dues to make it
Everybody wants me to be what they want me to be
I'm not happy when I try to fake it

No, that's why I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning
'Cause I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning

I wanna be high, so high
I wanna be free to know the things I do are right
I wanna be free, just me

That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning
'Cause I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning

'Cause I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning
'Cause I'm easy
I'm easy like sunday morning