by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on album Miscellaneous

The windows on the bus go up and down Up and down, up and down The windows on the bus go up and down All through the town The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round 'Round and 'round, they go 'round

by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on album Miscellaneous

Well, the day it has gone, the night it has come The woods are all dark but you're still a bum The moose go moo, the deers are there too And the monsters are cooking up a disgraceful soup for you At

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

You left in the morning. You left on your own. Your brother said, “sorry.” Your mother said, “call me.” Your father said, “go.” The road wasn’t easy. It wasn’t too long

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Oh Odessa, winter's coming and your mother's hungry. Watch her apron twirl around the city streets. "Can you spare a..." Oh Odessa, winter's coming and your father's desperate. Hear him crying i

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Altogether in the square raising arms into the air ’neath the dignitaries, children move in harmony chanting slogans 1-2-3, trimmed in ribbons, decked in bows. Mary of the mountainside

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

They taught me how to count my coins, to compound interest, and they taught me how to multiply, to add, subtract, divide, and conquer. They did not teach me how to sing. There were no coin

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

What a time, in 89: we drank our fill of Russian wine. Your laughter rang through alleyways and set my heart ablaze. I worshipped you in worn-out jeans, in frigid flats with old latrines.

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Leaves, in the breeze, in the lanes. I went out today to meet you in the park. What a lark. Wait, by the gate, don’t be late. I’ll be wearing a blue ribbon in my hair, and

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Mama’s got a brand new bag. It’s the nicest one she’s ever had. Now, Mama’s got to clean that kitchen ’fore he come home. Or he gonna throw a tantrum. Won’t leave her alone. Ma

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Sea in my hair. Gasoline in my veins. The disease got me deep in my bones, since I left you alone. Rain in the east. And there’s rain in the west. And there’s rain in my lashes l

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

I can’t tell you who to be. It’s not up to me, it’s you. You can’t tell me what to do. Maybe I like feeling blue. Through the branches I can see all the fallen leaves, but you

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

“Come here sparrow, come here bird. Rest upon my bended knee. I’ve a story I must tell you ’bout my truest love and me.” “No, I know the story well. How your lover bleeding fell.

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Take me to the east end: the dirty part of the city where all of our friends live, love, drink, and die. A lifetime of happiness in a poor man’s meal, a prostitute’s kiss, a bellow

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

If I broke into your heart With a paperclip and pin And a tiny violin, Would you let me stay? I would keep the place so clean. I’d come with curtains and a rug, A box of records and a glass

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Tragedy befell Louise of Littleville Her lover died of suicide And yet she carried on As brave as any mouse could be The suitors came from far and wide And each declared a blazing love that would abi

by Olenka And The Autumn Lovers on album And Now We Sing

Sweet little road in the country, I been waiting for someone to take me down its winding and lazy-day curves, and I been waiting for someone to take me down. Sweet little road in the count

by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on album Roadrunner: The Beserkley Collection

by The Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman on album Starlight

by The Backseat Lovers on album Elevator Days

by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on album Rock 'n' Roll With the Modern Lovers (Bonus Track Edition)