Marie lives on Miracle Row,
She tells fortunes, you know,
At a dollar a throw.
Every pimp and every gigolo
Has made love in the afternoon,
To the lady by the windowsill.
Five healthy children,
And a home of your own.
Back on miracle row,
They all follow the show.
Soap Opera in the afternoon.
And the old ladies swear
At the sun like a sauna
On the tenement stair.
All the boys play the conga.
There's a chill in the air.
And, yes, they're gonna break out of here!
T.V. in the summer heat.
Talk show hard to beat,
Till she hits the street,
Ripping pavement underneath her heels,
With the poetry of motion in chains.
And the lady by the window pane.
Five healthy children,
And a home of your own.
Back on miracle row,
They all follow the show.
Love interest in the afternoon.
And the old men swoon.
And the sun gets hotter,
Someone mumbles a tune,
And the young men spot her
Running up to the room.
And, yes, they've gotta get out of here soon!
Five healthy children,
And a home of your own.
Back on miracle row,
They all count on the show.
Soap Opera in the afternoon.
The old ladies swear
At the boys playing conga
On the tenement stair.
And the sun is like a sauna.
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There's a chill in the air.
And, yes, they're gonna break out of here!
Oh, Maria,
Your eyes are like a demon lover's child.
And lips of velvet issue invitation,
Every time you smile.
You sucked me in, I must admit
That I was waiting for a sign.
Won't you leave me on the corner
By the light.
Because I'm steppin' out tonight.
Oh, Maria,
I envy any man who knows your name.
Though once I knew you well,
I'm not ashamed to be the one
Who drags you down.
Your life is like a movie,
Like a story pasted up on subway walls.
Won't you leave me somethin' sacred
When you fall?
Unless there's nothing left at all.
Your lips are like a faded Spanish Rose.
And every movement strikes a pose
On every technicolor close.
And other women show their teeth,
And schoolboy husbands beg relief,
And empty lovers search the street.
[ Lengthy instrumental break. ]
Maria,
Convince me in the night you know the way.
Though every lover brings another
Screaming to the the light of day,
Won't you leave me by the lamp post,
In the haze of your perfume?
Night fades away.
Won't you leave me by the lamp post,
In the haze of your perfume?
Night fades away.
[ Instrumental to end. ]
[ MIRACLE ROW/MARIA ] [ 1 ]
[ Written by: Janis Ian-1977
Performed by: Janis Ian-1977
Appears on: Miracle Row (LP)-1977, (CD Japanese Import)-1990 [ 2 ] & Up 'Til
Now-1992 [ 1 ] . ]
[ 1 ] There are two songs on the same track. The artist info applies to both. ]
[ 2 ] Transcribed from the track on this album. ]
[ Copyright © Janis Ian/her co-writer(s) if any/their publisher(s).
All rights reserved. ] |
