Pavement — Shady Lane
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Blind date with the chancer, we had oysters and dry lancers
And the check, when it arrived, we went dutch, dutch, dutch, dutch
A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash
And this emery board is giving me a rash
I'm flat out
You're so beautiful to look at when you cry
Freeze, don't move
You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life
A shady lane, everybody wants one, a shady lane, everybody needs one
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
The worlds collide, but all that we want is a shady lane
Glance, don't stare
Soon you're being told to recognize your heirs
No, not me
I'm an island of such great complexity
Distress surrounds
In the muddy peaceful center of this town
Tell me off
In the hotel lobby right in front of all the bellboys and the over-friendly concierge
A shady lane, everybody wants one, a shady lane, everybody needs one
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane
And the check, when it arrived, we went dutch, dutch, dutch, dutch
A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash
And this emery board is giving me a rash
I'm flat out
You're so beautiful to look at when you cry
Freeze, don't move
You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life
A shady lane, everybody wants one, a shady lane, everybody needs one
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
The worlds collide, but all that we want is a shady lane
Glance, don't stare
Soon you're being told to recognize your heirs
No, not me
I'm an island of such great complexity
Distress surrounds
In the muddy peaceful center of this town
Tell me off
In the hotel lobby right in front of all the bellboys and the over-friendly concierge
A shady lane, everybody wants one, a shady lane, everybody needs one
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god
It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god
The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane
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Only 3 Pavement songs in the library and one of them is from their weakest effort. Every song from every album except this one would receive a solid 10 - Godlike, but this will have to be a 9.
If you think SM can't sing, you should hear some Silver Jews.
love it! 
great album too.
great album too.Originally Posted by ndanger666:
This sounds like it was done by a bunch of 14-year olds. Fairly awful. 
This sounds like it was done by a bunch of 14-year olds. Fairly awful.
Baaaaad .... it just sucks
This guy manages to sing even more out of tune (or should I say: obviously doesn't manage to sing less out of tune?) than e.g. Joe Strummer 
, or whats-his-name from the Cure 
. This really, really, REALLY SUX!!!
, or whats-his-name from the Cure . This really, really, REALLY SUX!!! Arrgghhh
Pretty weak song.
It\'s everybody\'s God.
Dross
MORE PAVEMENT!!!! 