Operator Jesse Malin

Operator Could you help me make this call See the number on the matchbook Is old and faded She's living in LA With my best old ex friend Ray A guy she said she knew well And sometimes hated Isn't that

Don't Let Them Take You Down Jesse Malin

A new generation and the whole world's shakin'We wereborn in flames, maiden namesSuburban homes, make your bonesBite your lip, take the fifthKnow your rights, its your life nowDon't let them take y...

Hotel Columbia Jesse Malin

Well I've been strung out on a songFor a place where I belongAs the lyrics start to fallShe's in my bed, I'm off the wallCall me up call me upCall me up ColumbiaThe sun goes down over Hyde ParkThe ...

Downliner Jesse Malin

That's the way you know the story goesBetween euphoria and the afterglowI don't believe in what the good book saysI close my eyes and then I go to bedWith funny memories and a broken noseLots of ba...

Almost Grown Jesse Malin

My parents split up in the first gradeMy father never did come backMy sister liked John TravoltaBut I wanted Billy JackThrowing things off of the rooftops40 buildings all the sameMy mother took a j...

Going Out West Jesse Malin

There’s a girl smoking cigarettesShe looks like you, looks like youThere’s a feeling I can’t forgetComing throughBaby blueWell they tore another building downIt’s nothing newThis town is throughThe...

In The Modern World Jesse Malin

Marylin's queen of the sceneIn a humble abodeBy the bowling greenMarylin she collects namesWith picture profile computer gamesTo hang onIn the modern worldPretty boys and girlsWe've been hangin' on...

Tomorrow Tonight Jesse Malin

I was that kid in the pictureLost in the green grass and blue skiesGimme a scene on the silver screenBuy me a beer or a love supremeI'm happy the man, in the promise landHey Rudy, don't you knowI'v...

Broken Radio Jesse Malin

I was thinking about another time still in my mindWhen I used to know a little girl high on this worldYour baby loves you more than you knowRaised on rivalry and rock 'n' rollMoving to the Motor Ci...

Prisoners Of Paradise Jesse Malin

Well I had super heroesSilver patroned saintsI've seen the movieI even made that faceI been building it up and tearing it downDoing it all my lifeFanning the flames and breaking the chainsPrisoners...

Black Haired Girl Jesse Malin

Coming down on a MondayAnother work dayWhen I saw her the first timeShe tapped her nails on my windowShe said let's goAnd we left it all behindHere she comes, down the streetMountain high, river de...

Lucinda Jesse Malin

I got a messageOh as I was toldSummer's fadin'And California seems oldLucinda, LucindaA child of the waterLucinda, LucindaA child of the seaIn the oceanIt's where it all beginsWith sweet emotionWe ...

Love Streams Jesse Malin

Some might wake up in a doorwaySome sit in mansions sick and sadSome decay without the gloryAnd never realize what they hadI'm not wasting away my dreamsIn shadows and shadeLove streamsNot wasting ...

Little Star Jesse Malin

We sing along, to broken songWe work all week, in double speakWe celebrate like strangersI can make it happenI can make it happenLittle StarWhen the raindrops fallAnd you heard it allLet the four w...

Bastards Of Young Jesse Malin

God, what a mess, on the ladder of successTake a first step and miss the whole first rungDreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilledIt beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgottenWe are the sons of ...

Happy Ever After (Since Your in Love 2007) Jesse Malin

When the rain came downIn this northern townIt was a banner yearIn the world of fearI thought I'd drop you a lineSince you're in loveHope you're happy ever afterSince you're in loveAnd you get ever...

Ny Nights Jesse Malin

When my high top sneakers hit the groundOn the run from heavens' hand me downsI want to see your faceWhen I fall from grace, babyHold me close in the New York nightA holy ghost or a satelliteAnd pr...

Aftermath Jesse Malin

The city was changingThe cigarette hit the spotOh a simple distractionFrom to have and have notAnd the radio went silentAnd all our heroes had diedNow you can buy revolutionIn any color or sizeStan...

Looking For A Love Jesse Malin

I've been looking for a loverBut I haven't met her yetShe'll be nothing like I pictured her to beIn her eyes, I will discoverAnother reason why I want to liveAnd make the best of what I seeLooking ...

Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio Jesse Malin

Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's goRock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's goRock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's goRock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's goDo you remember HullabalooUpbeat, Shinding and Ed Sullivan to...

Sway Jesse Malin

Did you ever wake up to findA day that broke up your mindDestroyed your notion of circular timeIt's just that demon lifeGot you in its swayIt's just that demon lifeGot you in its swayAin't flinging...

Gates Of The West Jesse Malin

I would love to be the lucky one on chillavenueWho could keep your heart warm when ice has turned it blueBut with the beggin' sleeping losers as they turn in for the nightI'm looking back for home ...

Me and Julio Down By The School Yard Jesse Malin

Ready JackLet's goThe mama pajama rolled out of bedAnd she ran to the police stationWhen the papa found out he began to shoutStarted the investigationIt was against the lawIt was against the lawWha...

You Can Make Them Like You Jesse Malin

You don't have to deal with the dealersLet your boyfriend deal with the dealersIt only gets inconvenientWhen you wanna get high aloneYou don't have to know the right way homeLet your boyfriend tell...

Walk On The Wild Side Jesse Malin

Holly came from Miami, FLAHitchhiked her way across the USAPlucked her eyebrows on the wayAnd shaved her legs and he was, she saidHey babe, take a walk on the wild sideSaid hey baby, take a walk on...

Harmony Jesse Malin

Hello, baby helloHaven't seen your face for a whileHave you quit doing time for meOr are you still the same spoiled childHello, I said helloIs this the only place you thought to goAm I the only man...

Rodeo Town Jesse Malin

If I'm so evilThen why are you satisfiedIf I'm so evilWhy are you satisfiedI had a dream about your ghostYou're breathing down my neckBaby it starts in the showerBy letting your ashes down the drai...

Wonderful World Jesse Malin

Don't know much about historyDon't know much biologyDon't know much about a science bookDon't know much about the french I tookBut I do know that I love youAnd I know that if you love me tooWhat a ...

I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You Jesse Malin

Well I hope that I dont fall in love with youcause falling in love just makes me blueWell the music plays and you displayYour heart for me to seeI had a beer and now I hear youCalling out for meAnd...

Everybody's Talkin' Jesse Malin

Everybody's talking at meI don't hear a word they're sayingOnly echoes on my mindPeople stopping, staringI don't know where they're goingOh, the shadows of their eyesI'm going where sun keeps shini...

Basement Home (Live In Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

Didn't go to work at allCouldn't even make the callSkipped payments on my truckGrabbed my last hundred bucksAnd bought you a pretty dressBut still you're not impressedI'm sinking down on your loveW...

Brooklyn (Live In Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

The last car on the lineI guess you're back doing timeThe ghost of Christmas pastLeft Walt Whitman in the trashYou started out with nothing but lonely daysYou used to like the sad songs of doom and...

Wendy (With Bruce Springsteen, Asbury Park - 12-7-03) Jesse Malin

Wendy left me all aloneNo postcard or telephoneWintertime down by the beachIn a jukebox bar way out of reachShe liked Tom Waits and the poet's hatSixties Kinks and KerouacThrough the night her tail...

Silver Manhattan (Live In Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

Opening LinesStanding on the cornerWhere I first saw herIn the summer sunsetShe came in from the MidwestBooks that she's readingWe'll all dropouts anywayTonight she's bleedingLike a Tennessee Willi...

Since Your In Love (Live W/ Spyrock Band, Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

When the rain came downIn this northern townIt was a banner yearIn the world of fearI thought I’d drop you a lineWhen you comb your hairAnd you’re unawareAnd your friends all say that you’re lookin...

Almost Grown (Live W/ Spyrock Band In Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

My parents split up in the first gradeMy father never did come backMy sister liked John TravoltaBut I wanted Billy JackThrowing things off of the rooftops40 buildings all the sameMy mother took a j...

Going Out West (Live W/ Spyrock And In Liverpool 1-22-04) Jesse Malin

There’s a girl smoking cigarettesShe looks like you, looks like youThere’s a feeling I can’t forgetComing throughBaby blueWell they tore another building downIt’s nothing newThis town is throughThe...

Riding On The Subway (Live W/ Spyrock Band In Liverpool) Jesse Malin

The Harlem mammas they are laughingThey call me punk rock think they're cuteThe pizza boys they keep on starin'I guess they finally made it off their stoopI don't even know and I don't even careOh ...

Cigarettes & Violets (Studio 2001) Jesse Malin

You smell like cigarettes and violetsYou invite me in but won't tell me your nameYour hands held all the acesKings and queens but still you lost the gameMessed up like a sunsetToo close to be a sta...

Hungry Heart (Studio 2002) Jesse Malin

Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, JackI went out for a ride and I never went backLike a river that don't know where it's flowingI took a wrong turn and I just kept goingEverybody's got a hungry hea...

Broken Radio (Album Ver.) Jesse Malin

I was thinking about another time still in my mindWhen I used to know a little girl high on this worldYour baby loves you more than you knowRaised on rivalry and rock 'n' rollMoving to the Motor Ci...

Don't Let Them Take You Down (Beautiful Day!) Jesse Malin

A new generation and the whole world's shakin'We wereborn in flames, maiden namesSuburban homes, make your bonesBite your lip, take the fifthKnow your rights, its your life nowDon't let them take y...

Russian Roulette Jesse Malin

I'm on a helicopter ride through VietnamI'm the Leicester Square kid I'm supermanI'm putting on weight for the OscarMan gonna get through anyway I canHey hey hey we're in the movieI feel up and I f...

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Jesse Malin

Her name is YoshimiShe's a black belt in karateWorking for the cityShe has to discipline her body'Cause she knows that it's demandingTo defeat those evil machinesI know she can beat themOh, Yoshimi...

Tomorrow Tonight (Dave Bascombe Radio Mix) Jesse Malin

I was that kid in the pictureLost in the green grass and blue skiesGimme a scene on the silver screenBuy me a beer or a love supremeI'm happy the man, in the promise landHey Rudy, don't you knowI'v...

Mona Lisa Jesse Malin

Steven's selling Marijuana uptown to the primadonnasMedicate the counterculture 9/11 baby boomPaulie's waiting to retire smoking like a forest firePutting on the lipstick and the panties in his mot...

Wendy Jesse Malin

Wendy left me all aloneNo postcard or telephoneWintertime down by the beachIn a jukebox bar way out of reachShe liked Tom Waits and the poet's hatSixties Kinks and KerouacThrough the night her tail...

Queen Of The Underworld Jesse Malin

You say you want a revolutionSomething you can touchLike an age old contradictionWith alcohol and lustAnd all the things you have are brokenAnd you can't go back if they've movedFrom dysfunction to...

Cigarettes & Violets Jesse Malin

You smell like cigarettes and violetsYou invite me in but won't tell me your nameYour hands held all the acesKings and queens but still you lost the gameMessed up like a sunsetToo close to be a sta...

Operator, Operator Ryan Adams

Operator, operator gets lowAnd she can't find the numberCryin' on the telephoneIt's hard, it's harder when she knowsNewscasters don't watch the newsLike operators don't get numbers they loseI'm a castle