August and Everything After

Sha la la la la la la la Oh Uh huh I was down at the New Amsterdam Starin' at this yellow-haired girlMr. Jones strikes up a conversation With a black-haired flamenco dancer You know, she dances while his father plays And so, she's suddenly beautiful And we all want something beautiful Man, I wish I was beautiful So come dance the silence down through the mornin' Sha la la la la la la la Yeah Uh huh Yeah Cut up, Maria! Show me some of that Spanish dancin'And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones Believe in meHelp me believe in anything 'Cause I wanna be someone who believes Yeah Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy talesAnd we stare at the beautiful women:"She's looking at you Ah, no, no, she is looking at me."Smilin' in the bright lights Comin' through in stereo When everybody loves youYou can never be lonely Well, I'm gonna paint my picture Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful Yeah, well you know, gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday If I knew PicassoI would buy myself a gray guitar and play Mr. Jones and me, look into the future Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women:"She's looking at you I don't think so She's looking at me."Standin' in the spotlight I bought myself a gray guitar When everybody loves meI will never be lonely I will never be lonely Said I'm never gonna be lonely I wanna be a lion Eh, everybody wanna pass as cats We all wanna be big, big starsYeah, but we got different reasons for that Believe in me 'cause I don't believe in anythingAnd I wanna be someone to believe, to believe, to believe Yeah Mr. Jones and me, stumbling through the barrio Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women:"She's perfect for you Man, there's got to be somebody for me!"I wanna be Bob Dylan Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky When everybody loves you, ah sonThat's just about as funky as you can be Mr. Jones and me, starin' at the video When I look at the television I wanna see me Starin' right back at me We all wanna be big starsBut we don't know why and we don't know how But when everybody loves meI wanna be just about as happy as I can be Mr. Jones and me, we're gonna be big stars...