North Bronx French Marie (Lyrics)
moonlight brushing against the window
of american landscape night
typical tuesday night
my love is standing in the doorway and she
unlocks the screen door for me
juvenile fantasy
still houses whisper ever so silently
i'm alone on the sidewalk you see
waiting for french marie
look what the new york summer's done
you're in a punk rock t-shirt melting in the sun
(hey) but it's not the heat but your sweet humility
that shakes my tree
sticks to me
french marie
shakes my tree
sticks to me
french marie
i'm waiting to see where the wind blows
maybe she's lost in thought about me
the way i'd like her to be
tomorrow she'll ask "why'd you wait so long for me?
are you all knocked out baby?
that would be too crazy!"
i tell the girl "don't flatter yourself so"
but you know
i'm deep in check you see
waiting for french marie
look what the new york summer's done
you're in a punk rock t-shirt melting in the sun
(hey) but it's not the heat but your sweet humility
that shakes my tree
sticks to me
french marie
shakes my tree
sticks to me
french marie
(well) she smokes half my cigarettes
and laughs at me
and asks if all the negroes are like me (well baby)
(plee well baby)
(whew!)
tonight i sleep with television
the warm talkative lover
sexy electric
north bronx marie is somewhere screaming at the leaves
of her hopeless brother
i guess her life is hectic
i'd like to think she needs a fireman like me
to get her out of her family tree
the way i'd like her to be
(well) look what the new york summer's done
you're in a punk rock t-shirt melting in the sun
(hey) but it's not the heat but your sweet humility
look at what the new york summer's done
well you're in a punk rock t-shirt melting in the sun
(hey) but it's not the heat but your sweet humility
(whoa!)
that shakes my tree
sticks to me
french marie
look what the new york summer's done
(sticks to me french marie)
look what the new york summer's done
(shakes my tree)
(sticks to me french marie)
look what the new york summer's done
(shakes my tree)
(sticks to me french marie)
look what the new york summer's done
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