Lyrics Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman

The Neighbors

Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go

Naw we were just starting to talk now,

It was just getting good don't you know.

But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.

What will the neighbors tell your wife?

Well my wife knows me by now

So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.

No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.

Well it would look suspicious

And I know why they'd want to know

They love my wife but oh

They don't want her hurt and so...

If that's all they see

I wouldn't blame 'em let them go and tell my wife

Cuz my wife should know me by now

So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.

No, no, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.

(Guitar)

Here we are down the street

Here we are hand in hand. Yeah, so.

You're close to me won't people misunderstand?

That's fair, yeah, they could

If that's all they see,

I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife

But my wife should know me by now

So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.

No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.