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Minnie And Moskowitz

by John Dunbar

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1.
I parked your car for you and then had to retrieve it I can't believe that you can't believe it I'd buy you a drink but you say that you don't drink with strangers Look in my eyes, do you see hidden dangers? You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, You don't remember me You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, You don't remember me I was just watching a movie with Humphrey Bogart I'd like to talk but I see you want no part Yes, I ordered a coffee, a hot dog and one beer. You're shocked, but how many time have I been here? You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, You don't remember me You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, You don't remember me I think it's time I'm leaving town I can't get any further down I can't take another show and tell day I'll make myself a private toast And move out to the other coast I can park these very cars in LA You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, you don't remember me. You don't remember me? You don't remember me? That's what I said, You don't remember me
2.
Movies are a conspiracy Only made to manipulate At this age it's so clear to see They train you to wait Wait for someone to come along Sweep you right off your feet Someone handsome and kind and strong You won't ever meet They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up, Florence But then we never do wise up That all the guys up On the screen Are not on the scene You go out and start looking but it just doesn't happen But you keep looking and all you can find are nothing but very crap men Silly asses are out there, crave your body and your soul And once they get it they soon realize they'd rather play another role They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up, Florence But then we never do wise up That all the guys up On the screen Are not on the scene There's no Charles Boyer, I never met Humphrey Bogart or Clark Gable They don't exist, well not today, they're all part of one long fable They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up They Set You Up, Florence But then we never do wise up That all the guys up On the screen Are not on the scene
3.
How come you called? Forget I brought that up, don't answer that You're sitting where many other blondes have one time sat I'm charmed by you, we'll be drinking to the human heart I'm glad you're here and this just might be the perfect start I am truly terrified of you It is something all you women do You won't tell me, I don't have to ask, I will tell you You love romance but relationships have all fell through You are so romantically inclined But the right man you have yet to find Someone like you, no man ever knows what's on your mind If I made a movie it would star you You're so tall and lovely How tall and lovely are you? How tall and lovely are you? I don't get out much can you tell? But I think you can get me out of my shell Business I hate but it turns out I'm a wealthy man Vacationing, from what I don't know, look at this tan There you go again confusing me As you run the risk of losing me You're sitting there not saying a word, abusing me I'd buy you a new house and a car too You're so tall and lovely How tall and lovely are you? How tall and lovely are you? I'm sharing my feelings and they are true You're so tall and lovely How tall and lovely are you? How tall and lovely are you? What's with you blondes and all that pride? Some sort of Swedish impulse for suicide Please do not tell me that we are through You're so tall and lovely How tall and lovely are you? How tall and lovely are you?
4.
I hate to pearl harbor a guy But I feel terrific, no lie And he had it coming to him So I didn't go out on a limb So don't even think of that creep Don't worry that I made him weep I'll drive you and do a good deed But an address is something I need Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? You've no sense of humor, just no sense of humor You don't know beans from Boston Are you a late bloomer? Maybe a late bloomer You just might be from Austin You're not deaf now are you? You're not deaf now are you? I have not heard you speak I don't mean to jar you, never meant to jar you But it's been quite a week Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? I'll take you for a spin And we'll let the next chapter begin I know a girl from New York, a big fat girl from New York With more on the ball than you do She won't need a new fork, won't demand a new fork Or throw a fit like you threw Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? I'll take you for a spin And we'll let the next chapter begin Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? I'll take you for a spin And we'll let the next chapter begin I'll drive you, I'll drive you Just tell me where I'll drive you, I'll drive you While you just stare Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in? Are you gonna get in?
5.
Don't say you don't understand It's not where I thought we'd land I will not bother you anymore, don't fear And all the names you were called are what you won't here Seeing you is hard enough Don't think I'm calling your bluff I had to face you and tell you that we are done It wasn't always easy but we had fun All of the battles fought were pretty bad I have a plan to keep from feeling sad I keep remembering the laughs we had I keep remembering the laughs we had Both up and down on my knees You heard all my desperate pleas You said I wasn't the man that you once fell for It soon turned into a contest of who'd yell more We mastered how to drive each other mad I always hated when you called me "dad" I keep remembering the laughs we had I keep remembering the laughs we had Walking away from this won't make me glad There really isn't much that I can add I keep remembering the laughs we had I keep remembering the laughs we had I'll try to forget the tears I'll try to forget the tears I'll try to forget the tears we cried And try to forget the years, And try to forget the years And try to forget the years we tried
6.
U- Turning 02:45
I was on the right side, and that was only the other day Now I'm in such a rush, so I can go back the other way I'm constantly swinging back to where I once was And seem to keep doing things that a crazy person always does U-turning U-turning U-turning U-turning I do it all in one go, not a K or a broken one I don't know all the laws, but can't say that I've broken none I'm constantly swinging back to where I once was So far I've been fortunate to not be witnessed by the fuzz U-turning U-turning U-turning U-turning You got me turning to what I should not be turning to I thought I'd stay on track just like I was leaning to U-turning U-turning U-turning U-turning When I make the big move I get the finger and give it back The other dopes on the road must be close to a heart attack
7.
You need something to eat So let me buy it for you There's a place down the street I'll break my diet for you Let's try another place This one's looking way too empty It's too dark to see your face So that I can let it tempt me Don't like the looks of that joint So let's just keep on driving I hope we get to the point When we say we're arriving I dont think I'm a funny guy And maybe that is why I'm funny Some people really try And that just makes them tragic honey I'm telling things that really should stay unknown Forgive me please, I usually eat alone I usually eat alone If the truth should be told I'm not a person who courts If I could be so bold I mostly eat in my shorts Before you came around I thought I was the one in trouble But now it seems I found Something underneath the rubble If the check's too high, I might ask you for a loan Forgive me please, I usually eat alone I usually eat alone I talk about everything except what I want to talk about Like when I first looked at you I knew there was not an ounce of doubt I told myself, "There she is, that's the girl I'm in love with. She is the only one I can be hand in glove with" I should hold back, but now all my cards are shown Forgive me please, I usually eat alone I usually eat alone I usually eat alone
8.
I'm having trouble feeling as much as I used to Don't know how you feel, but don't feel I used you I'm having trouble, It's such an effort to breathe What made me once smile, now makes me just seethe I don't like men who smile too much, they show too much teeth And all the while you wonder what they're hiding underneath I'm having trouble I'm having trouble Somebody too light will only bore me to tears Somebody heavy depresses my ears There's not too many folks around who give me a thrill Everybody that I meet is so run of the mill I'm having trouble I'm having trouble I'm having trouble I'm having trouble If you lead me to the brink I don't care What someone is gonna think Let them stare Let's go find another drink We can share Other couples really stink We're some pair I'm having trouble with things I never did before Like even crying, the tears will not pour I'm having trouble I'm having trouble
9.
I'm gonna see that you'll be alright I'm gonna stay all through the night Don't try and put up a fight I soon will tuin out the light 'Cause I'm a terrific guy I'm a terrific guy You soon will learn that is no lie I'm a terrific guy, I'm terrific guy Can't wait for you to find out why I'm watching, boy, you do sleep nice What a great sleeper you are With your eyes closed you still entice What a true keeper you are "Cause I'm terrific guy, I'm a terrific guy You soon will learn that is no lie I'm a terrific guy,I'm a terrific guy It's something that you won't deny Minnie I see your insides are crumbling You think you're talking but you're mumbling I'm trying to say this right but I'm stumbling I want to prove my stock isn't tumbling I'm a terrific guy. I'm a terrific guy You soon will learn that is no lie I'm a terrific guy, I'm a terrific guy Scenes from my past do not apply I'm a terrific guy
10.
Minnie: I am way too old for you and you might be too bizarre So we shouldn't go too far Things in common we have none, hard to say we get along All my clothes and you are wrong Saymour: And even If we stay together 500 years My love will not go in the rears And I'm always gonna look at you that way Yes I'm always gonna look at you that way Minnie: I'd prefer to go somewhere, sit and have a quiet talk You're not so quiet when you walk You're not the guy I'm in love with, oh this cannot be the case No that face is not the right face Seymour: I think about you so much I don't know what to do I forget to use the bathroom too And I'm always gonna look at you that way Yes I'm always gonna look at you that way We're no longer in high school, so let's have a good time Dancing in the parking lot. will never be a crime I will never stop being excited by you To me you'll be forever new And I'm always gonna look at you that way Yes I'm always gonna look at you that way
11.
He's A Bum 03:37
He's a car parker, Albert Einstein he is not And you seem hot to trot Plus he knows nothing, only hangs out in burger joints When he's talking he points You got a nice body, You got a nice face And I wouldn't guess you're dumb You carry yourself with excellent grace But he's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum That's all he ever will become 'cause he's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum I'm sorry but I can't stay mum He is not pretty, will you just take a look at him And his prospects are slim Plus he eats sideways, have you noticed that he is deaf? You should find some nice chef You'd be better off with a typical man To keep beneath your thumb And you should run just as fast as you can "Cause he's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum That's all he ever will become 'cause he's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum He's beating on a broken drum You two met just four days ago You gotta wait a year and some And by that time I'm sure you will know He's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum That's all he ever will become 'cause he's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum He's nothing but a measly crumb He's a bum He's a bum He's a bum He's a bum He's a bum, He's a bum
12.
Seymour: I see your lovely smile It's wider than a mile I can't believe you're walking down the aisle You're gonna marry me, Yes, ugly scary me I can't believe you're gonna marry me You're gonna say I do, You're gonna say I do. I can't believe I'm gonna say it too I love you Minnie Moore, I love Minnie Moore I love you this day and will for many more. I may not be so well groomed, but I am gonna be your groom As we're exchanging our vows, I'm over the moon Soon we'll be somewhere laughing and our mothers will be right there And we'll just keep on dancing, let everyone stare Minnie: I love you truly, you, I love you truly, you I can't believe you love me truly too We'll have a family, We'll have a family Great little kids who come from you and me I see a bunch of children wearing hats running all around We're outside celebrating the love that we found I see a picnic table, both of us blowing up balloons I'd say that's not so bad for a couple of loons Seymour and Minnie: You're gonna marry me, You're gonna marry me I can't believe you're gonna marry me You're gonna marry me, You're gonna marry me I can't believe you're gonna marry me You're gonna marry me, You're gonna marry me I can't believe you're gonna marry me

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A concept album based on the 1971 John Cassavetes film Minnie and Moskowitz or songs from an upcoming Off-Broadway adaptation?

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released December 15, 2017

All songs written, performed and produced by John Dunbar

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