Jazz Rock

"Double Nickels on the Dime rewrote the rules for what a punk band–or just a band in general–could be, and it still sounds radical today. It’s not hard to hear the album’s influence on anyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Guided by Voices to Fugazi, but for the most part, the Minutemen’s vast influence tends to come through on a spiritual and ideological level. No other band sounds like Double Nickels on the Dime, and I don’t know if anyone even could if they tried."

"Another rainy day in New York City, Softly sweet, so silently it falls, As cross town traffic crawls Memories in my way in New York City Tender, tough, too tragic to be true, And nothing I can do."

"Every day just gets a little shorter, don't you think? Take a look around you and you'll see just what I mean. People got to come together, not just out of fear.Where do we go, Where do we go, Where do we go from here?"

"You know our love was meant to be The kind of love that lasts forever. And I want you here with me From tonight until the end of time. You should know, everywhere I go Always on my mind, in my heart In my soul, Baby.You're the meaning in my life, You're the inspiration. You bring feeling to my life, You're the inspiration. Wanna have you near me, I wanna have you hear me sayin' No one needs you more than I need you."

"As I was walking down the street one day, A man came up to me and asked me what The time was that was on my watch, yeah...And I said...(I don't) Does anybody really know what time it is? (Care) Does anybody really care (about time)? If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no) We've all got time enough to cry."

"Yesterday it seemed to me My life was nothing more than wasted time. But here today you've softly changed my mind.Baby what a big surprise, Right before my very eyes."

"And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could. But I've got my job to do, and I do it well (Change my life, change my life) So I guess that's how it is.Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here. Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here."

"She loves me and that's all I need to know. She's part of my life, Just a part I won't let go. Then she said...Love me tomorrow, won't you please promise me? Love me tomorrow like today. Love me tomorrow, hurry back. Can't you see I need you much more than yesterday?"

"Everybody needs a little time away, I heard her say, from each other. Even lovers need a holiday, Far away, from each other.Hold me now, It's hard for me to say I'm sorry. I just want you to stay.After all that we've been through, I will make it up to you, I promise to. And after all that's been said and done. You're just the part of me I can't let go."

"There is a time when a man needs someone to talk to, Someone to talk to, somebody who'll always be there. All alone, nothing seemed to matter, So alone, doesn't get much better. Can't explain something that you're feeling For the very first time.Then along comes a woman. There's a change in the way that you're feeling tonight. Then along comes a woman. And you know that it's right."

"I do believe in you And I know you believe in me. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. And now we realize, Love's not all that it's supposed to be. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.And knowing that you would have wanted it this way, I do believe I'm feeling stronger every day."

"I'd like to know Can you tell me - please don't tell me It really doesn't matter anyhow It's just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind, as a beautifully mysterious thing"

"When I'm with you, it doesn't matter where we are Or what we're doing. I'm with you, that's all that matters. Time passes much too quickly when we're together laughing. I wish I could sing it to you, oh no. I wish I could sing it to you."

"If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me. Oooo no baby please don't go.And if you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me. Oooo no baby please don't go. Oooo girl, I just want you to stay."

"Wish I knew what was going wrong, Seems so very long since we laughed together. It's no good to be all alone. When you hurt a friend, And you both feel empty.What I'd give to erase the pain, Will we ever make friends? Is it over or shall we try again? For a brand new love affair."

"As my life goes on I believe Somehow something's changed, Something deep inside. Ooh, a part of me. There's a strange new light in my eyes. Things I've never known. Changing my life, Changing me.I've been searching So long To find an answer. Now I know my life has meaning."

"Waiting for the break of day, Searching for something to say. Dancing lights against the sky. Giving up I close my eyes Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Twenty five or six to four."

"As time goes on, I realize Just what you mean To me. And now, Now that you're near, Promise your love That I've waited to share. And dreams Of our moments together Colour my world With hope of loving you."

"Old days, Good times I remember. Fun days, Filled with simple pleasure. Drive-in movies, Comic books and blue jeans, Howdy Doody, Baseball cards and birthdays.Take me back To a world gone away Memories Seem like yesterday."

"Pretty smile lovely face and a warm breeze now I need you lady You're my no tell lover Every night in a different place I'll meet you tender lady You're my no tell loverEveryone keeps telling me that this affair's not meant to be Even though I need you night and day Walk away if you see me coming, even if it's you I'm loving."

"I don't want you to misunderstand me, I just want to say what's on my mind. No need to hit me with an attitude Because I haven't got the time. I want you to know one thing's for certain, I surely love your company And I won't take no if that's your answer. At least that's my philosophy.Stay the night, There's room enough here for two. Stay the night, I'd like to spend it with you. Stay the night, Why don't we call it a day? No one can stop us, nothing is in the way."

"Now being without you Takes a lot of getting used to. Should learn to live with it, But I don't want to. Living without you, It's all a big mistake. Instead of getting easier, It's the hardest thing to take. I'm addicted to you babe, You're a hard habit to break."

"All the empty yesterdays have disappeared Now that you have filled my life with love. No one else could ever mean so much to me. Every day my high lasts longer, As our love grows ever stronger."

"You are my love in my life And you are my inspiration. Just you and me, Simple and free. Baby you're everything I've ever dreamed of, Yeah, yeah.Give me your own special smile, Promise you'll never leave me. Just you and me, Simple and free. Life is so easy, When you're beside me, Oh girl."

"Are you optimistic About the way that things are going? No, I never ever think of it at all.Don't you ever worry When you see what's going down? Well, I try to mind my business. That is, no business at all."

"Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in the dark, even though Time and time again I see your face smiling inside.I'm so happy That you love me. Life is lovely When you're near me. Tell me you will stay, Make me smile."

"Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. People dancing, people laughing, A man selling ice cream, Singing Italian songs.Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari Can you dig it (yes, I can). And I've been waiting such a long time For Saturday."

"Those summer nights are callin', Stone in love. Can't help myself I'm fallin' Stone in love."

"Don't stop believin' Hold on to that feelin'."

"It's been a mystery, But still they try to see Why something good Can hurt so bad.Caught on a one-way street, The taste of bittersweet Love will survive somehow, some way.One love feeds the fire, One heart burns desire. Wonder who's cryin' now."

"Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard. Their shadows searching In the night. Streetlights, people Livin' just to find emotion Hidin', somewhere in the night."

"Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight train Goin' anywhere. Just a city boy, Born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train Goin' anywhere.A singer in a smokey room, A smell of wine and cheap perfume. For a smile they can share the night, It goes on and on and on and on."

"Workin' hard to get my fill, Everybody wants a thrill. Payin' anything to roll the dice Just one more time. Some will win, Some will lose, Some were born to sing the blues. Oh, the movie never ends, It goes on and on and on and on."

"Lying beside you here in the dark, Feeling your heart beat with mine. Softly you whisper, you're so sincere, How could our love be so blind?We sailed on together, We drifted apart. And here you are by my side.So now I come to you with open arms Nothing to hide, believe what I say. So here I am with open arms Hoping you'll see what your love means to me, open arms."

"Lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other When I'm alone all by myself, You're out with someone else Lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other."

"Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'. I don't know where I'll be tomorrow. Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'."

"Only the young can say They're free to fly away, Sharing the same desires, Burnin' like wildfire.They're seein' through the promises And all the lies they dare to tell. Is it heaven or hell? They know very well."

"Here we stand Worlds apart. Hearts broken in two, two, two. Sleepless nights, Losing ground. I'm reaching for you, you, you.Feelin' that it's gone. Can't change your mind. If we can't go on To survive the tide. Love divides."

"Opened my eyes to a new kind of way, All the good times that you saved. Are you feeling, You feeling that way too? Or am I just, Am I just a fool?"

"Any way you want it That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. She loves to laugh, She loves to sing, She does everything. She loves to move, She loves to groove, She loves the lovin' things. Ooh, all night, all night, Oh, every night."

"When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay, Do I wanna be there in my city?"

"In my life I see where I've been, I said that I'd never fall again. Within myself I was wrong. My searchin' ain't over... over I know that.When you love a woman, You see your world inside her eyes. When you love a woman, You know she's standin' by your side. A joy that lasts forever. There's a band of gold that shines waiting Somewhere... oh oh yeah."

"The girl can't help it, she needs more. He hasn't found what he's lookin' for. They're still standing in the rain. He can't help it, and she's just that way. And when he calls her, She tells him that she still cares. Under the moonlight, He wonders why she can't be there...why. Why do they go on alone When they're missin' each other?"

"Highway run into the midnight sun Wheels go 'round and 'round, you're on my mind. Restless hearts sleep alone tonight, Sendin' all my love along the wire.They say that the road ain't no place to start a family. Right down the line it's been you and me. And lovin' a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be. Oh, girl you stand by me, I'm forever yours, faithfully."

"Be good to yourself when, nobody else will. Oh be good to yourself. You're walkin' a high wire, caught in a cross fire. Oh be good to yourself When you can't give no more. They want it all but you gotta say no."

"It's been so long, since I've seen her face. You say she's doin' fine. I still recall a sad cafe. How it hurt so bad to see her cry. I didn't wanna say goodbye.Send her my love, memories remain. Send her my love, roses never fade. Send her my love."

"Should have told you then I knew, Should have told you right From the start. But the words Didn't come out right. So I'll tell you Straight from my heart."

"I've been thinking 'bout the times you walked out on me. There were moments I'd believe, you were there. Do I miss you, or am I lying to myself again? I do these things (it's all because of you). I keep holding on, but I'll try (try not to think of you). Love don't leave me lonely."

"If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return, Would you do the same for me as I would for you? Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything, including my pride? But spirit is something that no one destroys. And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys."

"Forty thousand headmen couldn't make me change my mind. If I had to take the choice between the deafman and the blind, I know just where my feet should go and that's enough for me. I turned around and knocked them down and walked across the sea."