Concrete Blonde
Still In Hollywood
Joey
Someday

Still In Hollywood

I was walking down the street early this morning
Past the graveyard, voices whisper to me.
I was walking down the street, early this morning
And the silver tears of rain hung from the leaves
And I swear I heard the voices singing to me...
Singing to the rhythm of the beat of my feet,
I swear I heard the voices singing to me -
Keep on, keep on, keep on.

Still in hollywood!
Oh wow! thought I’d be out of here by now.
Still in hollywood!
My, my I’m running on a wheel and I don’t know why
I don’t know why.

And on the bus today, I met the queen of l.a. -
At least she said she was and who am I to say?
She was sixty-five and full of life,
She had purple-painted cheeks
And glitter on her eyes
And the troll on the corner, I flipped him a quarter
And he looked at me and smiled.
He wasn’t abused, he wasn’t confused,
He had nothing to gain and less to lose in hollywood

Oh wow! thought I’d be out of here by now.
Still in hollywood!
My, my I’m running like a rat and I don’t know why

And so it’s three a.m., I’m out walking again.
I’m just a spot on the sidewalk in a city of sin.
He doesn’t give a fuck, he’s living under a truck.
You know it coulda been me, guess it’s just my luck.
But I swear I hear the voices singing to me -
Keep on, keep on, keep on.

Still in hollywood...

Joey

Joey, baby - don't get crazy
Detours. Fences... I get defensive
I know you've heard it all before -
so I don't say it anymore
I just stand by and watch you
fight your secret war.
Although I used to wonder why -
I used to cry till I was dry.
Still sometimes I get a strange pain
inside
Oh, Joey, if you're hurting so am I.

Joey, honey - I got some money
All is forgiven. Listen, listen
And if I seem to be confused
I didn't mean to be with you.
And when you said I scared you,
well I guess you scared me too.
But we got lucky once before
And if you're somewhere out there
passed out on the floor.
Oh Joey, I'm not angry anymore.

Someday

Say it’s been too hard
Say it’s been too long
You say it’s all too much
The thrill has long been gone
Well I thought you could
Yes I thought you could
And you thought you could too

But it’s a place and time
Where the years behind are piled up high
But never mind
It’s time to crash and burn or fly
And I thought you could
You know I thought you could
You know I thought you could too

Go to sleep now
Go on dream away
Is it easy easy babe
And I hope
And I dream
And I pray
That sometime
We’ll find a way

Some say easy come
Some say easy go
Some say time flies by too fast
Some say it drags on all too slow
Well I thought you could
You know I thought you could
And I thought I could too

But if you never find
The heart to start all over again
Remember I was one
Who tried to be a friend to you, i
Well you know I tried
Yes you know I tried
And I know you tried too

*go to sleep now
Go on dream away
Is it easy easy babe
And I hope
And I dream
And I pray
That sometime
We’ll find a way


*repeat