Marshall Crenshaw
(1982) Warner Bros. Records
 

Produced by:
Richard Gottehrer & Marshall Crenshaw

Engineer:
Thom Panunzio

Assistant Engineer:
Jim Ball

Recorded at:
The Record Plant, N.Y.C., January 1982

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

Guests:
Tony Garnier: slappin' bass on "The Usual Thing"
Michael Osborn: percussion on "Girls..."

 


Marshall Crenshaw    (1982)
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3. Girls...  
8. Cynical Girl  
9. Mary Anne  
10. Soldier Of Love  
12. Brand New Lover  
                                 
1.  There She Goes Again
(M. Crenshaw)
 
 
From my window nearly everyday
I see that girl go down the highway 
And I think she's trying to catch my eye 
Standing alone I see her drive on by 
There she goes again with another guy 
She was my girl not too long ago 
How I lost her I'm not sure I know 
But it makes no difference how I try 
I get that feeling when she drives on by 
There she goes again with another guy 
It's a sad situation 
But I know just what I ought to do 
I'm gonna find someone better 
Go have fun little girl I can live without you 
I'll be stronger when she's off my mind 
I hope she finds what she's been tryin' to find 
And as life goes on and time goes by 
Will her heart ever be satisfied 
There she goes again with another guy 

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2. Someday, Someway
(M. Crenshaw)
 
I can't stand to see you sad 
I can't bear to hear you cry 
If you can't tell me what you need 
All I can do is wonder why 
Someday, someway aww 
Someday, someway, yeah now 
Someday, someway 
Maybe I'll understand you 
After all you've done for me 
All I really want to do 
Is take the love you brought my way 
And give it all right back to you 
Someday, someway 
Someday, someway yeah yeah 
Someday, someway 
Maybe you'll understand me 
You've taken everything from me 
I've taken everything from you 
I'll love you for my whole life through 
Now after all you've done for me 
All I really want to do 
Is take the love you brought my way 
And give it all right back to you 
Someday, someway aww 
Someday, someway, yeah now 
Someday, someway Maybe you'll understand me 
You've taken everything from me 
I've taken everything from you 
I'll love you for my whole life through 
I can't stand to see you sad 
I can't bear to hear you cry 
If you can't tell me what you need 
All I can do is wonder why 
Someday, someway aww 
Someday, someway, yeah yeah 
Someday, someway 
Maybe I'll understand you 
Someday, someway aww 
Someday, someway, yeah yeah 
Someday, someway 
Maybe you'll understand me 
Someday, someway oh! 
Someday, someway, yeah now 
Someday, someway 
Maybe I'll understand you 

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3. Girls...
(M. Crenshaw)
 
Girls girls girls 
When I'm walking downtown on a summer's day, yeah 
Girls girls girls 
All my troubles seem 10 thousand miles away 
I fall in love from my head to my feet 
When I'm watchin' all those girls walkin' down the street 
The feelin' goes to my head like red wine 
You know I feel fine 'cause all I ever have in mind is 
Girls girls girls 
And anytime I turn on my TV 
Girls girls girls 
Are all that I really care to see yeah yeah yeah 
You know I don't want to be impolite 
But I need someone to hold beside me tonight 
And make the feeling come on like red wine 
You know I feel fine 
You girls are driving me wild (yeah) 
And I said wild (yeah) 
Oh girls girls girls 

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4. I'll Do Anything
(M. Crenshaw)
 
I gotta send a message 
Gotta send it to your heart from mine 
I even wrote you a letter 
I know there's no real harm in trying 
I'll play the fool resignedly 
If it's what I have to do 
'Cause you mean a lot to me 
I'll do anything for you 
You took a chance on something 
You took a chance and now you'll see 
It's gotta fall on someone 
What's gotta be is gonna be 
But let's not talk about it 
We've got better things to do 
Unless you want to talk about it 
I'll do anything for you yeah

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5. Rockin' Around In N.Y.C.
(M. Crenshaw)
 
Whenever idleness is making me insane 
Then I feel I should be getting the train on the double 
Here comes trouble 
I hit the city and my head is a-reelin' 
I get the feelin' that it was really was worth going after 
We're tastin' disaster 
So 'round and 'round and 'round we go 
Through seventeen lights in a row 
Take a hold of my hand and come with me 
We'll go rockin' around in NYC 
Whenever ennui is takin' me way down 
Then I feel I should be gettin' to town on the double 
Here comes trouble 
I hit the city and I'm feelin' the thunder 
No need to wonder if it was really worth going after 
We're tastin' disaster 
So 'round and 'round and 'round we go 
Through seventeen lights in a row 
Take a hold of my hand and come with me 
We'll go rockin' around in NYC 

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6. The Usual Thing
(M. Crenshaw)
 
chorus: 
Don't want to know about the usual thing 
I never bother with the usual thing 
And I only wanna shout wanna shout wanna feel alive 
Do whatever I wanna do 
Just forget about the usual thing 
I never bother with the usual thing 
And if I didn't think you were a little bit out there too 
I just wouldn't bother with you 
I just wouldn't bother with you 
I wanna take you with me 
I'll do most anything that you want to 
When we go out together 
We must run wild but first I'm warning you 
chorus 
I wanna give you somethin' 
I just don't want to lose my energy 
That's why I keep on trying 
To only be true to what's inside of me 
chorus (x2) 

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7. She Can't Dance
(Cioffi/Todd/Crenshaw)
 
Well now baby's gone out of control 
Body and soul 
She got to cut loose living only for the sound 
Of the baddest sounds around 
And baby's spent all of her dough 
On countin' on clothes 
Every look every fashion that comes on strong 
Baby just wants to belong 
She can't dance 
She can't sing 
But she's got to be part of that pop music thing 
Well now baby's only trying to lose 
All of her blues 
Down in her heart 'cause she's only seventeen 
And she means to cause a scene 
She can't dance, she can't sing 
She can't dance, she can't sing 
But she's got to part of that bang bang head bang music 
She moves to the radio 
Every night and day I can hear her say 
"Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go" 
Well let's go now! 
She can't dance, she can't sing 
She can't dance, she can't sing 
But she's got to part of that bang bang head bang music 
She moves to the radio 
Every night and day I can hear her say 
"Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go" 
Well now baby's gone out of control 
Body and soul 
She got to cut loose living only for the sound 
Of the baddest sounds around 
She can't dance 
She can't sing 
But she's got to be part of that pop music thing 
Right here in New York! 
She can't dance (she can't dance) 
She can't sing (she can't sing) 
(Rock bop, rhythm and blues) 

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8. Cynical Girl
(M. Crenshaw)
 
Well I'm goin' out 
I'm goin' out lookin' for a cynical girl 
Who's got no use for the real world 
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl 
Well I hate TV 
There's gotta be somebody other than me 
Who's ready to write it off immediately 
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl 
Well I'll know right away by the look in her eye 
She harbors no illusions and she's worldly-wise 
And I'll know when I give her a listen that she 
She's what I've been missin' 
What I've been missin' 
I'll be lost in love 
And havin' some fun with my cynical girl 
Who'll have no use for the real world 
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl 
Well I'm goin' out 
I'm goin' out lookin' for a cynical girl 
Who's got no use for the real world 
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl 
Yeah I'll know right away by the look in her eye 
She harbors no illusions and she's worldly-wise 
And I'll know when I give her a listen that she 
She's what I've been missin' 
What I've been missin' 
I'll be lost in love 
And havin' some fun with my cynical girl 
Who'll have no use for the real world 
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl 

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9. Mary Anne
(M. Crenshaw)
 
It isn't such a crime 
It isn't such a shame 
It happens all the time 
You shouldn't take the blame 
Go on and have a laugh 
Go have a laugh on me 
Go on and have a laugh 
At all your misery 
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (don't cry Mary Anne) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne 
I'm thinking of you 
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (don't cry Mary Anne) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne 
You take a look around 
And all you seem to see 
Is bringing you down 
As down as you can be 
Go on and have a laugh 
Go have a laugh on me 
Go on and have a laugh 
At how bad it can be 
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (you'll be all right) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne 
I'm thinking of you 
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (you'll be all right) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne 
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (goodnight Mary Anne) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne 
I'm thinking of you Mary Anne, Mary Anne (goodnight Mary Anne) 
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne 

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10. Soldier Of Love
(B. Cason, T. Moon)
  
Lay down your arms (Soldier of Love) 
And surrender to me (sha la la) 
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love) 
And love me peacefully (sha la la la) yeah (sha la) 
Use your arms for loving me 
Baby that's the way it's gotta be 
There ain't no reason for you to declare 
War on the one that loves you so 
So forget the other boys 
'Cause my love is real 
Come off your battlefield 
Lay down your arms (Soldier of Love) 
And just surrender to me (sha la la) 
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love) 
And love me tenderly (sha la la) yeah (sha la) 
Use your arms to hold me tight 
Baby, I don't want to fight no more 
The weapons you're using are hurtin' me bad 
And someday you're gonna see 
That my love pretty baby is the truest you've ever had 
A soldier of love is hard to be 
Lay down your arms (Soldier of Love) 
And surrender to me (sha la la) 
Now lay down your arms (Soldier of love) 
And love me tenderly (sha la la la) yeah (sha la) 
Use your arms to please and squeeze 
Cause I'm the one that loves you so 
Oh, lay down your arms 
I said, lay down your arms 

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11. Not For Me
(M. Crenshaw)
  
I see you standin' helpless 
Afraid to face a little sadness 
If I follow your direction 
Where would I be? 
But I don't have to wonder I know definitely 
That it's just not for me 
Yeah I know what happened last time 
And someday you'll wake up to find that 
You've be waiting around for something 
You'll never see 
I don't have to wonder I know definitely 
That it's just not for me 
So I know what not to do 
Cause I learned it from you yeah 
Now I feel sorry for you 
And I hope that someday I can thank you 
Now you're still waiting around for something 
You'll never see 
I don't have to wonder I know definitely 
That it's just not for me 
So I know what not to do 
Cause I learned from you 
I feel sorry for you 
And I hope that someday I can thank you 
I know what happened last time 
But you'll never recover lost time 
If I follow your direction 
Where would I be? 
I don't have to wonder I know definitely 
That it's just not for me 

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12. Brand New Lover
(M. Crenshaw)
 
I'm feelin' dazed and dissipated 
I only know one thing for sure 
Gotta find me a brand new lover 
There isn't any other cure 
All my lowdown lonely feelings 
Have been working overtime somehow 
Gotta find me a brand new lover 
I know it better be right now 
Right now, right now, right now now, right now 
I've got to make some changes 
Before the walls close in 
I tell you what I'm gonna do 
When the night comes down babe I'm lookin' for you 
I need some consolation 
Baby come and take my hand 
Gotta find me a brand new lover 
I'm achin' more than I can stand 
All my lowdown lonely feelings 
Have been working overtime somehow 
Gotta find me a brand new lover 
I know it better be right now 
Right now, right now, right now now, right now 
I've got to make some changes 
Before the walls close in 
I tell you what I'm gonna do 
When the night comes down babe I'm lookin' for you 
I'm dazed and dissipated 
I only know one thing for sure 
Gotta find me a brand new lover 
There isn't any other cure 

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