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Artist: Laurie Anderson
Canonical path: /laurie-anderson/sharkeyquots-night
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Sharkey"S Night
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Sharkey"S Night
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Sun's going down. Like a big bald head.
Disappearing behind the boulevard. (Oooeee.) It's Sharkey'snight.
Yeah. It's Sharkey's night tonight. And the manager says:Sharkey?
He's not at his desk right now. (Oh yeah.) Could I take amessage?
And Sharkey says: Hey, kemosabe! Long time no see.
He says: Hey sport. You connect the dots. You pick up the pieces.
He says: You know, I can see two tiny pictures of myself
And there's one in each of you eyes. And they're doin' everythingI do.
Every time I light a cigarette, they light up theirs.
I take a drink and I look in and they're drinkin' too.
It's drivin' me crazy. It's drivin' me nuts.
And Sharkey says: Deep in the heart of darkest America.
Home of the brave. He says: Listen to my heart beat.
Paging Mr. Sharkey. White courtesy telephone please.
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Laurie Anderson performs "Sharkey\"S Night", and this lyric page sits inside the Laurie Anderson catalog on LyroVerse.
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