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Andy would bicycle across town in the rain to bring you candy
And John would buy the gown for you to wear to the prom
With Tom the astronomer who'd name a star for you
But I'm the luckiest guy on the Lower East Side
'Cause I've got wheels and you wanna go for a ride
Harry is the one I think you'll marry
But it's Chris that you kissed after school
Well, I'm a fool, there's no doubt
But when the sun comes out
And only when the sun comes out
I'm the luckiest guy on the Lower East Side
'Cause I've got wheels and you wanna go for a ride
The day is beautiful and so are you
My car is ugly but then I'm ugly, too
I know you'd never give me a second glance
But when the weather's nice
All the other guys don't stand a chance
I know Professor Blumen makes you feel like a woman
But when the wind is in your hair you laugh like a little girl
So you share secrets with Lou, but we've got secrets, too
Well, one: I only keep this heap for you
'Cause I'm the ugliest guy on the Lower East Side
But I've got wheels and you want to go for a ride
Wanna go for a ride?
Wanna go for a ride?
Wanna go for a ride?
And John would buy the gown for you to wear to the prom
With Tom the astronomer who'd name a star for you
But I'm the luckiest guy on the Lower East Side
'Cause I've got wheels and you wanna go for a ride
Harry is the one I think you'll marry
But it's Chris that you kissed after school
Well, I'm a fool, there's no doubt
But when the sun comes out
And only when the sun comes out
I'm the luckiest guy on the Lower East Side
'Cause I've got wheels and you wanna go for a ride
The day is beautiful and so are you
My car is ugly but then I'm ugly, too
I know you'd never give me a second glance
But when the weather's nice
All the other guys don't stand a chance
I know Professor Blumen makes you feel like a woman
But when the wind is in your hair you laugh like a little girl
So you share secrets with Lou, but we've got secrets, too
Well, one: I only keep this heap for you
'Cause I'm the ugliest guy on the Lower East Side
But I've got wheels and you want to go for a ride
Wanna go for a ride?
Wanna go for a ride?
Wanna go for a ride?
Lyrics submitted by wickedlittlegirl
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side Lyrics as written by Stephin Raymond Merritt
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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it's so upbeat and sunny, but deep down so SAD. i wanna hold him and tell him she'll like him even without his car and maybe someday they'll get married.
the music for this is so cool...it's just a really fun song.
The first time I heard this song, I thought it was so sad! But when I told my brother that, he gave me a new way of looking at it...In a way, it's actually a really sweet song. I thought it was sad because the girl was using the boy for his car, but if the boy is happy it's not sad is it?! And I like that way of looking at it much better:)
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My sister and I used to drive home screaming to this song.....Yeah I can hold that last note, ya just gotta take a big breath right before the last "Wanna go for a riiiiiide" =) Instant mood lifter.
oh man, Stephin merritt has a very deep/meloncholy voice, but he can hold some very long notes...
Stephin doesn't sing this, it's Dudley
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