Eleanor from Long Play by Original Pairs

Eleanor
Frontini

The first time we saw you at the Shoe
I can’t say you blew us away
You were suffering from a cough or a cold
And your hair framed your face
In a most peculiar way
But the band was on fire
And they took us along for the ride
We left saying “we’ll be back next time”

Dog Day afternoon
And the Furnace set the dry grass ablaze
The Porter flights roared overhead
And the cars crept along the expressway
What you gave us remade us
And nothing is better than that
There were other bands bigger than you
But they just left us flat

Could be the hash cookies I ate
But with your high waisted white pants
So long and so straight
You rocked the pit at Lee’s that night
You stood at the proscenium
And you melted into the night

Eleanor Eleanor Eleanor
Come home with me
Introduce you to my wife
And my family
Live in a brown town house
On a shady street
Hang up your Stratocaster
And you’ll be free

Holed up at the Garrison
You were working the merch like a slave
The band was so young and so high
That you had to be brave
Sure you rocked it last summer
Last summer just followed the next
Those new songs were great
But did you hesitate
Were you bewildered, perplexed

Could be the hash cookies I ate
But with your high waisted white pants
So long and so straight
You rocked the pit at Lee’s that night
You stood at the proscenium
And you melted into the night


Eleanor Eleanor Eleanor
Come home with me
Introduce you to my wife
Lord she’s my fantasy
Live in a brown town house
On a shady street
Hang up your Stratocaster
And you’ll be free
You’ll be free….

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