Russ Reilly songs
I am a child of the '70s. This song is a combination of two of my cornerstone musical influences-progressive rock and AM Gold pop. The rather obscurely personal lyric is about me and my Mom growing up in the Me decade. For more on the Mount Russmore story, check out my updated homepage. He he.....
manya's garlic kitchen
manya was the face of 1975
friday night the sound of philly soul came alive
scoring was easy at the Bicycle Club
no one told the patrons-
you had to be in love....
you took your life and turned it up a notch
cruising in a chevy colored butterscotch
a floating dancefloor called "Binghamton" was the rage
manya thought she had to lie about her age
all you have to do, child, is look and listen
step inside and savor manya's garlic kitchen
polyester shined and the sweat would glisten
and they loved the sweet smell of manya's garlic kitchen
we were really just children
we didn't know any different
your guess was as good as mine
at figuring out what love meant
i would sit on grandma's lap at night
watching tv as manya looked for mr. right
rub my eyes and hold my breath to stay awake
praying she'd be home before too late
pilots, architects, and traveling salesmen
swung the revolving door as they waltzed in
manya put on her face
and took them as lovers
what went with them
when they disappeared forever...?
innocence and experimentation
were the rule around the nation
where was i when the seeds were sown
for spending the rest of your life alone?
was it wounds that would not mend
or that i prayed for it all to end?
and as the autumn leaves began to drop
all at once the music stopped
we were really just children
we didn't know any different
your guess was as good as mine
at figuring out what love meant
oh, sweet love, you're gone away....
manya's garlic kitchen
manya was the face of 1975
friday night the sound of philly soul came alive
scoring was easy at the Bicycle Club
no one told the patrons-
you had to be in love....
you took your life and turned it up a notch
cruising in a chevy colored butterscotch
a floating dancefloor called "Binghamton" was the rage
manya thought she had to lie about her age
all you have to do, child, is look and listen
step inside and savor manya's garlic kitchen
polyester shined and the sweat would glisten
and they loved the sweet smell of manya's garlic kitchen
we were really just children
we didn't know any different
your guess was as good as mine
at figuring out what love meant
i would sit on grandma's lap at night
watching tv as manya looked for mr. right
rub my eyes and hold my breath to stay awake
praying she'd be home before too late
pilots, architects, and traveling salesmen
swung the revolving door as they waltzed in
manya put on her face
and took them as lovers
what went with them
when they disappeared forever...?
innocence and experimentation
were the rule around the nation
where was i when the seeds were sown
for spending the rest of your life alone?
was it wounds that would not mend
or that i prayed for it all to end?
and as the autumn leaves began to drop
all at once the music stopped
we were really just children
we didn't know any different
your guess was as good as mine
at figuring out what love meant
oh, sweet love, you're gone away....
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