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I say this was no game of chicken
You were aiming your best friend
That you wear like a switchblade on a chain around your neck
I think you picked this up in Mexico from your dad
Now its daddy on the booze
And Brando on the ice
Now it's Dean in the doorway
With one more way he can't play this scene twice
So you drug her down every drag of this forbidden fit of love
And you told her to stand tall whet you kissed her
But that's not where you were thinking...
How could a Natalie Wood not get sucked into a scene so custom tucked?
How now look who shows up
In the same place
In this case
I think it's better
To face it ---
We belong together
We belong together
Once Johnny the King made a spit ring
And all the skid kids saw a very, very proud man
And he entwine her in his finger
And she lay there like a baby in his hand
And climb upon the rooftop docks lookin' out on the crosstown seas
And he wraps his jacket across her shoulders
And he falls and hugs and holds her on his knees
But a sailor just takes a broad down to the dark end of the fair
To turn her into a tattoo
That will whisper
Into the back of Johnny's black hair
And now Johnny the King walks these streets without her in the rain
Lookin' for a leather jacket
And a girl who wrote her name forever
A promise that ---
We belong together
We belong together
Shall we weigh along these streets
Young lions on the lam?
Are the signs you hid deep in your heart
All left on neon for them?
Who are foolish
Who are victim
Of the sailors and the ducky boys who would
Move into your eyes and lips and
Every tear
That falls down on the neighborhood now
I said "Bird, we just gotta tell them"
And they turn and ignore us
And the only heroes we got left
Are written right before us
And the only angel who sees us now
Watches through each other's eyes
And I can hear him
In every footstep's passing sigh
He goes crazy these nights
Watching heartbeats go by...
And they wisper ---
We belong together
We belong together

michaelgmitchell Feb 16, 2013 - 11:47	bluematrix wrote: I will always think of a new years many years ago when i hear this song. I was at a party at a friends house and everyone had someone to kiss at midnight, except for me. I was sitting on the bench of this baby grand piano (no not playing) and feeling sorry for myself when this song came on a few minutes later. I could feel the pain in her voice and it matched and ignited my own. I'm not that emotional of a guy, but... I'm not sure I've ever cried so hard before. I slipped out the back door and walked in the woods most of the night. The power of music... Thanks for sharing this. Hard to spill it all out there. Easier here, though, as we're relatively anonymous. It was important enough for you to take the time to write it. Just as important that someone acknowledge this. I chose to. I'm sure you've moved on from that memory ... as I've moved on from many of mine, thankfully. [ Reply ]
Jelani Feb 16, 2013 - 11:43	Cack. [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Feb 16, 2013 - 11:42	Passionate woman, brilliant song-writing. Still have this CD's tracks on my playlist. [ Reply ]
leafmold Sep 12, 2012 - 12:26	Loved her, back in the day. [ Reply ]
Cornelia Sep 12, 2012 - 12:23	I feel like I'm supposed to like this, but I just don't. I recognize it's unique & heartfelt — but I just can't jibe with her style. Can't win them all. Maybe it would hit me differently on another day. [ Reply ]
kingart Jul 11, 2012 - 14:04	Nice song. Heartfelt. But at first I thought it was Edie Brickell. Which almost made me hit the PSD. Shooting rubber bands at an off key voice. [ Reply ]
daedalus May 09, 2012 - 02:54	I'd have given her my heart on a plate! She always seems to have worn hers on her sleeve, no matter what. [ Reply ]
FlatCat Apr 07, 2012 - 09:22	Still like this, but over time RLJ has come to sound very affected to my ears. [ Reply ]
bluematrix Apr 07, 2012 - 09:08	I will always think of a new years many years ago when i hear this song. I was at a party at a friends house and everyone had someone to kiss at midnight, except for me. I was sitting on the bench of this baby grand piano (no not playing) and feeling sorry for myself when this song came on a few minutes later. I could feel the pain in her voice and it matched and ignited my own. I'm not that emotional of a guy, but... I'm not sure I've ever cried so hard before. I slipped out the back door and walked in the woods most of the night. The power of music... [ Reply ]
Euskadita Apr 07, 2012 - 09:02	crockydile wrote: How about a 2-Marginal ? Less than acceptable [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach Mar 06, 2012 - 18:54	lbaltz wrote: . . . This is a great track from one of her best records. . . . I'd take it one step further; the best song from her best album. [ Reply ]
lbaltz Mar 06, 2012 - 16:55	I always smile when Rickie Lee is played. This is a great track from one of her best records. Then there's "Traces of the Western Slopes"... [ Reply ]
CamLwalk Dec 02, 2011 - 11:04	Always loved this album. Big fan of Rickie. Saw her at the Chance in Poughkeepsie back when this came out. Magic. [ Reply ]
mrdak Dec 02, 2011 - 11:04	Rickie Rocks, baby [ Reply ]
Cynaera Aug 29, 2011 - 17:47	I love this song - so intimate... I have a live version from her boxed set, and it's really great - she improvises and changes the words, and I love it, too - but this version holds my heart. I still find that when I hear it, I inadvertently hold my breath until my body tells me I better breathe or I'll end up in an emergency room... I love Rickie Lee Jones. Always. [ Reply ]
mike_chouinard Jul 29, 2011 - 08:28	Rickie Lee helped me escape the tedium of the British Columbia Bible Belt town I grew up in. It was probably a little odd for a straight teenage boy to be listening to her, but when I think of the pap my peers were listening to during the early 80s (poodle metal, wimpy Brit techno-pop), I guess I had to grab on to something different (with help from my oldest sister). Steve Gadd's tomtoms, alone, make this song a gem. [ Reply ]
Jelani Jul 29, 2011 - 08:25	fredriley wrote: Ah, well that's one way of judging people - whether they acknowledge a singer's "genius" or not, and if they don't they must be emotionally deficient. Thanks for the pity, mate, but no thanks. Even when my life was an emotional roller-coaster I hated RLJ's voice, and "Chuck E's in love" has been in my top 10 most hated for at least two decades. Cheers!!!! Couldn't stand her since the day I first heard her in high school in the 70's. [ Reply ]
Gregoria Apr 25, 2011 - 17:22	fredriley wrote: Ah, well that's one way of judging people - whether they acknowledge a singer's "genius" or not, and if they don't they must be emotionally deficient. Thanks for the pity, mate, but no thanks. Even when my life was an emotional roller-coaster I hated RLJ's voice, and "Chuck E's in love" has been in my top 10 most hated for at least two decades. Yeah, 3 times hearing Chuck E's in Love was 2 times too many, but this album changed my mind about Rickie Lee Jones. I haven't heard this in 20 years, but the first chords brought it all back. Great album, not that anyone cares about albums anymore. [ Reply ]
LuvWilloughby Apr 25, 2011 - 17:17	Couldn't agree more. Held up really well for being 30 y.o. coding_to_music wrote: Eleven ! [ Reply ]
blueotis Feb 21, 2011 - 16:53	If music is the doctor of my soul, then this woman is my pharmacist. She always comes through with the right script. Thanks Dr. Bill... [ Reply ]