Marilyn Says

by Thomas Anderson

from the album Alright It Was Frank -- And He's Risen from the Dead and Gone off with His Truck

Marilyn says

That there ain't no love

Worth searchin' for,

Worth dreamin' of.

See the silly, silly people,

They never do learn.

Time and again

They only end up burned.

Marilyn says

That the young men inquire

If her heart could blaze

For a matchstick fire

She says you see 'em at parties

And you see 'em in bars,

And you see 'em at the wheels

of their new sportscars.

Sayin', "Hey hey hey,

Whattaya say,

The night is cold

And the city in so dark.

Sit right down

And I'll buy us a round,

Won't you let me in your heart?"

Marilyn says

That she can't believe

In a glance 'cross a room,

In a heart on a sleeve.

She says you got to see through 'em,

Their wiles and their ways;

You gotta hear what they mean

Behind the words that they say.

Marilyn says

That the young men attest

That they're sincere and true,

That they're not like the rest.

Swear they won't leave you cryin'

When they're dryin' your eyes.

Swear they're not playin' games

When you're first prize.

Hey hey hey,

Whattaya say,

Here we are

And I don't know where to start.

Sit right down,

I'll buy us a round,

Won't you let me

In your heart?