Annie Moscow

SOMEONE TO WALK WITH ME 

(A. Moscow) 

I see the climbers on South Mountain going up and down the hill 
With their sturdy boots and their backpacks on 
And varying degrees of climbing skill 
Sometimes I wonder why we do what we do 
Sometimes I wonder why we choose what we choose – I just want 
Someone to walk with me 

In their little groups of 2s, 3s and 4s they go 
Up to the top and then 
They turn around and climb back down and 
Start all over again 
Sometimes I wonder why we do what we do 
Sometimes I wonder why we gain when we lose – I just want 
Someone to walk with me 

An open heart 
A gentle face 
A kindred friend 
A trusted soul and we’ll walk 
Arm in arm and hand in hand 
Along this road 

Sometimes I wonder why we do what we do 
Sometimes I wonder why we gain when we lose I just want 
Someone to walk with me 

 

WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS 

(A. Moscow) 

I said I like your hair 
I said I like your way 
You said you liked my music and 
would come and hear me play 
Thank you for the compliment 
You seem like a good man 
But I didn’t go on Match dot com to 
Find another fan 

I just want what everybody else wants 
Someone I can talk to and 
Somebody to hold 
I just want what everybody else wants 
A little bit of sunshine when the nights get cold 

The genius in the wheelchair 
Was found inside a strip club 
The papers had a field day 
Somethin’ juicy to write 
That they found him in a strip club 
‘stead of doing his equations 
But what the heck he had himself a wonderful night 

He just want what everybody else wants 
Someone to have fun with and 
Somebody to hold 
He just wants what everybody else wants 
A little bit of comfort when the nights get cold 

Everybody’s mother every brother and friend 
Every stranger that you talk to let me 
Sing it again 
The person at the bus stop 
The lady on the plane 
The man behind the counter who you 
Can’t pronounce his name 
The old folks in the nursing home 
The homeless on the street 
Each man and ev’ry woman 
Everybody you meet 

They all just want 
What everybody else wants 
Someone to believe in them and 
Someone to hold 
We all just want what everybody else wants 
A little bit of sunshine when the nights get cold 

I just want what everybody else wants 
A little human contact when the nights get cold 

 

HE PAINTS CATS 

(A. Moscow) 

There’s a man in New York City out there 
Livin’ out on the street 
He’s an artist 
And he paints all day 
Then he sells his work to eat 

He paints cats 
He paints cats 
In Washington Square 
He paints cats 
He paints cats 
Every afternoon there 

Every morning he sets his canvas up 
By the vendors in the park 
Then he paints all day then closes up 
Before it gets too dark 
And everyone around him says the world can be so 
Cold and unfair 
But he has his friends and he has his bench 
And he doesn’t seem to care 

You know I’ve done all the things you’re s’posed to do 
To find some security 
And I can tell you firsthand 
It isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 
And maybe it’s time to make a change 
I could move my piano there and 
I will be an artist too 
Everyday in Washington Square 

 

BACK AGAIN 

(A. Moscow) 

First date last night after 31 years 
Put on some lipstick, earrings and heels 
I smiled at the mirror like a 
long lost friend 
Felt good to be back again 

Back again I’m back again 
How long have I been away? 
Back again I’m back again 
Back again to stay 

The colors seemed brighter 
The music – alive 
People seemed nicer 
But then – so did I 
I could see the reflection in everyone’s eyes 
It said “Welcome back again” 

Back again I’m back again 
Yesterday’s so far away 
Back again I’m back again 
Back again to stay 

It hardly rains here 
The snow doesn’t snow 
There are so many interesting 
Places to go 
and I haven’t laughed this hard since I don’t know when 
It’s so good to be 
Back again 

 

IT’S JUST WATER 

Everybody wants to hear my story 
Everybody wants to feel my fears 
Everybody wants the gory details 
Everybody wants to see my tears 

But they’re just water 
Water dries 
The sun comes out and burns your eyes 
And wipes the canvas clean again 
And you won’t walk that way again oh no oh no 

Everybody wants to tell my story 
Everybody wants to use my pain 
Everybody wants to raise the victim 
Everybody wants to shout my name 
Once I longed to tell my story 
Paste my sadness everywhere 
But I just want to close the door now and 
Leave my little story there 

‘Cause it’s just dust all dust and blood 
The rain comes in it turns to mud 
The mud rolls off and down the drain 
And you won’t walk that way again oh no 

It’s just water 
Water dries 
The sun comes out and burns your eyes 
And wipes the canvas clean again 
And you won’t walk that way again 
It’s all dust all dust and blood 
The rain comes in it turns to mud 
The mud rolls off and down the drain 
And you won’t walk that way again oh 
It’s just water 
Water dries 
The sun comes out and burns your eyes 
And wipes the canvas clean again 
And you won’t walk that way again

PASSING TRAINS 

Passing trains 
Is what we do 
You can’t hold onto a 
Passing train 
So I won’t cling to you 

Grains of Sand 
Sift through my fingers 
If I will live to be 103 
Maybe I will understand 

these passing trains 
it’s what we do 
You can’t hold onto a 
Passing train 
So I won’t cling to you 

Kindness 
I run to you like a 
Beacon in the night 
But ev’ry time I 
Hold on too tight 
It slips away 

Passing trains 
Is what we do 
You can’t hold onto a 
Passing train 
So I won’t cling to you 

 

TEFLON MAN 

Teflon Man 
I fell in love with the teflon man 
My how he did shine 
I saw my own reflection 
When I looked into his eyes 
Then the sun went down and the wind kicked in 
And the mirrors turned to gray 
And me, my love and the teflon man 
Faded away 

So I built myself a teflon house 
And locked myself inside 
With teflon bricks and teflon sticks 
To bounce away the light 
So when the sun went down and the wind kicked in 
And the leaves blew all around 
Deep inside my teflon house I’d be 
Safe and sound – Safe and sound 

All my friends are teflon friends 
All my relations too 
We pass each other on the street and say 
How do you do? 
Then they go their way I go mine 
For I am teflon too 
Birds of a feather might stick together 
But nothing sticks to you 

I met a man on a man-made beach 
Behind the plastic trees 
The teflon panels lightly swayed 
To simulate the breeze 
He took me in his human arms and 
Brushed some clouds away 
I looked into his human eyes and said 
Not for me today 
Not for me today 

My friend Regi said 
You can’t just be 
A fly upon the wall 
Thru the act of observation 
You’re part of it all 
Yeah you’re gonna be part of the show my friend 
More than you can conceive 
That’s what my friend Regi said 
And I’m beginning to believe 

 

SOMEDAY 

When ya gonna go to Africa 
When we gonna take our trip to China 
When ya goin’ back to France again 
If not now when 

Someday 
So easy to say 
Someday someday 
A thousand somedays 
Till another year closes 
another window or door 
And there’s not enough somedays 
Anymore 

When ya gonna move out on your own 
Get out of your difficult situation 
You say he really loves you 
But he brings you such pain 
If not now when 
If not now when 

Someday 
So easy to say 
Someday someday 
A thousand somedays 
Till another year closes 
another window or door 
And there’s not enough somedays 
Anymore 

And me 
I’ve got a mountain of dreams 
Just bidin’ my time till I can 
Be who I wanna be 
Someday 
I know this limbo will end 
If not now when 
If not now when 

Someday 
So easy to say 
Someday someday 
A thousand somedays 
Till another year closes 
another window or door 
And there’s not enough somedays left 
Anymore 

Gotta move out past this familiar shore 
And move out into the world before 
Another year closes 
another window or door 
And there’s not enough somedays left 
Anymore 

 

SOMETIMES I THINK OF YOU 

There’s a gentle breeze tonight 
Last night the rain fell heavy 
And the desert’s all in bloom like spring 
Just sittin’ around tonight 
Not that much to do 
Sometimes I think of you 

There’s a full moon tonight 
The desert’s all illuminated 
Hey did you ever find what you were searchin‘ for 
Well I know that you were runnin’ from something‘ 
‘Cause I was runnin’ too 
Sometimes I think of you 

Someone said you were headin’ out to Hilo 
You packed your things to leave this all behind 
Well I hope that life is good to you in Hilo – and it’s 
Everything you hoped to find 

It’s a quiet night tonight 
Some friends are comin’ over 
Then we’re just gonna sit outside – enjoy the view 
All the stars are out tonight 
I can recognize a few 
Sometimes I think of you 

 

LOLA 

I met him in a club down in old Soho 
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola 
C-O-L-A cola 
He walked up to me and he asked me to dance 
I asked him his name and in a dark brown voice he said Lola 
L-o-l-a Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 

Well I’m not the worlds most physical kind 
But when he squeezed me tight he nearly broke my spine 
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Well I’m not dumb but I can’t understand 
The way he talked like a woman but he walked like a man 
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola[ Lyrics from: 
Well we drank champagne and danced all night 
Under electric candlelight 
He picked me up and sat me on his knee 
And said my dear girl wont you come home with me 
Well I’m not the worlds most passionate type 
But when I looked in him eyes well I almost fell for my Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 

I pushed him away 
I walked to the door 
I fell to the floor 
I got down on my knees 

Then I looked at him and he at me 
Well that’s the way that I want it to stay 
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls 
It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola 
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola