Field Day
(1983) Warner Bros. Records
 

Produced by:
Steve Lillywhite for Jevrest, Ltd.

Engineer:
Scott Litt

Assistant Engineers:
Garry Rindfuss and Jon Babich

Recorded at:
Power Station, N.Y.C., February 1983

Personnel:
Chris Donato: bass, vocals
Robert Crenshaw: drums, vocals
Marshall Crenshaw: guitar, vocals

Guests:
Tom Teeley, Bob Miller, John Crenshaw: vocalists on "What Time Is It"


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2. Our Town  
4. Try  
6. For Her Love  
10. Hold It  
                  
1.  Whenever You're On My Mind
(M. Crenshaw, B.Teeley)
 
 
I think about you and forget what I've tried to be 
Everything is foggy and hard to see 
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy? 
Whenever I think about you, strangers eyes in the crowd flash past 
I go on and think of the fate you've cast 
It seems to be a reverie, you're here with me 
CHORUS: 
'Cause whenever you're on my mind 
I leave the world behind 
Whenever you're on my mind 
I think about you and I'm weak though I'm in my prime 
Set my watch and still lose track of time 
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy? 
BRIDGE: 
I never thought I'd be in this situation 
It seems wherever I go I'm with you 
And though I never seem to find my place 
At every turn I see your face. 

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2. Our Town
(M. Crenshaw)
 
I hear something in the sounds that surround me 
That only seems to remind me 
That I'm lost and longing for a different place and time 
I wanna be walking down the avenue 
Tall buildings staring down on me and you 
But all I have is pictures running through my mind 
CHORUS: 
Sunlight dying 
People rushing madly all around 
Sirens crying 
Gotta grab the next thing back to our town 
Before the whole thing crumbles to the ground 
Do you remember the promise I gave you? 
The one I swore I would hold to 
Well you're there, 
I'm here and everything I said was wrong 
So we're not out with the crowd nights 
Not walking under the bright lights 
All I can do is dream about it all night long. 
CHORUS: (as above) 
BRIDGE: 
It's the place where we keep our hopes and dreams 
The place where I lost my heart it seems 
All people looking for danger and romance 
Drop by there while you still have the chance 
'Cause it's all gonna tumble down 
It's gonna shake apart and crumble to the ground.

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3. One More Reason
(M. Crenshaw)
 
Late night listening to a sad song on the radio 
And my mind runs back over dreams died long ago 
CHORUS: I'm reminded again that hearts cry (worlds die) 
Love leaves with no goodbye 
It's one more reason to cry 
So I take a walk outside 
Down streets that suggest to me 
Nothing more or less than a world full of misery 
Where did she stay last night 
I've really got to know somehow 
And another thing 
Could that be where she is right now? 

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4. Try
(M. Crenshaw)
 
You know I'll try 
What good it's gonna do I can't say 
But don't you know I'll try 
With all my heart every day 
Though nothing is clear 
And I'm wondering how to save what's left of us now 
Why don't we try 
Try you and I 
You know your eyes 
Reveal all that's locked in your heart 
And whenever you feel 
Like everything's falling apart 
I should be the one to come through for you 
It isn't always easy to do 
But you know I'll try 
I'll try till I die 
Oh no, no, no, 
The way you move me is a serious thing 
Oh no, no, no 
Let's wait and see what tomorrow might bring

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5. One Day With You
(M. Crenshaw)
 
For one day with you 
I would break off every previous engagement 
For one day with you 
I would honor any strange arrangement 
I'd walk on my hands through the jungle 
Cross the tundra white with snow 
Just tell me where you want me and there I'll go 
For one day with you 
I'd risk ruin, pain and degredation 
For one day with you 
I would gladly ruin my reputation 
Just to feel your hand, resting on my knee 
I'd face danger, death or injury 
Oh believe me 
CHORUS: 
For one day with you 
There's no terrible thing I would not do 
For one day with you 
It's such a mystery 
Though I try and try I can't uncover 
Why we're meant to be 
In a world where we can't have each other 
I'm sitting all alone 
Staring at the moon above 
Thinking about the last time we made love 
CHORUS: (as above)

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6. For Her Love
(M. Crenshaw)
 
Laughing out loud to no one 
Thinking 'bout the things I've done 
For her love. 
Knowing how wrong I've been 
And how I'd do it all again 
For her love. 
I can't compare anything I've known 
To what I feel when we're all alone 
And we'll keep havin' our fun, wait and see 
Even if it makes demands on me 
I'm ridin on a subway train 
And runnin' through the driving rain 
For her love. 
We walk together on a summer night 
I close my eyes and I feel alright 
And we'll keep having our fun, heart to heart 
Even if my whole world falls apart. 

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7. Monday Morning Rock
(M. Crenshaw, D. Weiss)
 
The same old sounds, the same old sights 
The same old Friday and Saturday nights 
We're out all night, we must have fun 
It's hard to know, but it has to be done. 
I'm gonna be relieved when I can finally stop 
And do the Monday Morning Rock. 
Neon lights of pink and blue 
A drink in my hand and my arm around you 
The beat runs on 'till way past dawn 
The doors open up, there's a day going on 
That's when I know I gotta go home and set my clock 
To do the Monday Morning Rock. 
Well now everybody all up and down the block 
Let's do the Monday Morning Rock. 
No more fun, the weekend's done 
We've done our duty, now we're all alone 
I touch your hand, your eyes meet mine 
It's warm, it's quiet, and I'm feeling fine 
Let's turn out all the lights and lock the lock 
And do the Monday Morning Rock. 

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8. All I Know Right Now
(M. Crenshaw)
 
All I know right now 
is that whatever may happen down the line 
Though anything can be changed by time 
It's not likely that I'll ever not miss you. 
All I know right now 
is what my eyes see what my heart says 
And my overall conclusion is 
That our love's just a dead issue 
BRIDGE: 
No sense in being the crying kind 
I'm just playing records killing off some time 
You know I hear the sound and I'm drawn to it 
But I still feel alone 
Baby why did you do it? 
In an empty room watching my shadow on the wall 
Walkin' around going nowhere at all 
While daylight dies away 
All I know right now 
is a lonely night ever deepening 
Feels like it's hanging over everything 
My whole world's dark and grey. 
BRIDGE: 
I'm gonna go and find a place 
where the music is loud 
And try to lose myself somewhere inside the crowd 
I might find somebody who's warm and kind 
Who can stop me from thinking 
About the trouble in my mind 
All I know right now 
is a lonely night ever deepening 
Feels like it's hanging over everything 
Well I'm too blue to even cry 
So lover bye, bye. 

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9. What Time Is It?
(Feldman, Gottehrer & Goldstein)
 
What time is it? 
I've just got to know. 
What time is it? 
Three more hours to go 
'Till I hold her in my arms 
And tell her that I want her for my own. 
What time is it? 
Tell me once again. 
What time is it? 
Two more hours and then 
I'll kiss her lips 
While the magic of the moonlight makes her mine. 
Better hurry up and put my tie on. 
Better hurry up it's almost time. 
What time is it? 
Just one hour more 
What time is it? 
Now I'm at her door 
And my heart is beating fast. 
The moment's here at last 
What time is it? 
It's time for love. 

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10. Hold It
(M. Crenshaw)
  
Rain on my window 
Michael (Jackson) on my radio 
737, this room I'm in 
This moment won't ever be here again 
Try to remember, hold on tight forever 
To your life and love every night and day 
Hold on and don't let it slip away 
BRIDGE: 
Whenever sadness and darkness 
Threaten to mess up my day 
When the blues come around me 
I throw my hands in the air and I say 
CHORUS: 
Hold it...Hold it...oooh... 
World's in a hurry 
Too many worries 
But I don't want to loose everything I've gained 
So I tell myself again and again 
BRIDGE: 
And whenever somebody tells you 
That all the good times are through 
Look into their eyes and tell them 
I'm sure surely glad that I'm not you 

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