an evening of possibilities

[[ from a photo I saw -- New York City, 1943, with signs as described in the verses. This should be big band, jazz, a dance number in an old movie.  ]]

[[bridge, chorus, and other repetitive apparatus]]

night!

night is coming

night is coming on

night is coming on for us all

this is an evening

of possibilities,

my friend

rain!

rain is falling

rain may stop right now

rain may fall forever on us all

we could go down

to the subway

where the parallel
rails never meet

we could walk on

in the rain

where the universe

shines in the street

let's share an umbrella

[[verse 1]]

See that sign?

"Johnnie Walker",

three stories high.

We could go buy

Johnnie Walker

and drink it tonight.

Three stories high,

my friend.

[[verse 2]]

See that sign?

"Saludos, Amigos"

on the marquee?

We could watch

the dancing alpaca,

we could snort

at 'Lake Titicaca',

my friend.

[[verse 3]]

See that sign?

"The Human Comedy"

larger than life.

we could enjoy

the Human Comedy

I can't promise you

Andy Hardy tonight,

my friend.

intentional love song 9: I've seen this movie

I've seen this movie

I know how it ends

the leading man leaves her

for one of her friends

some actor pretends

to be a regular guy

pretending he's faithful

and thinking he's sly

think I'll leave before the rain

I've seen this movie

and nobody dies

it's not that kind of movie

she just cries

she just cries

yeah, this is the part where she cries

he tries to convince her

it's all in her brain

I think I'll leave before

she thinks she's insane

I've seen this movie

I know how it goes

if I leave before the end

watch your toes

maybe I can beat the rain

I've seen this movie

and nobody dies

it's not that kind of movie

she just cries

she just cries

yeah, this is the part where she cries

rerun

stay home, 

eat chips, 

solve the case 

of the girl 

in the bullet 

brassiere

life is good

but is this

the good life?

it is.

when we die

we will die 

you can die scraping ice off a car 

you can fall off a rock

I will die 

with the brain 

from beyond 

making rude 

overtures

to Nurse Nancy