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Ariel Lyrics By Dean Friedman

    way on the other side of the hudson
    deep in the bosom of suburbia
    i met a young girl
    she sang mighty fine
    tears on my pillow and ave maria

    standing by the waterfall in paramus park
    she was working for the friends of bai
    she was collecting quarters in a paper cup
    she was looking for change
    and so was i

    she was a jewish girl
    i fell in love with her
    she wrote her number on the back of my hand
    i called her up
    i was all out of breath
    i said
    come hear me play in my rock and roll band

    i took a shower
    and i put on my best blue jeans
    i picked her up in my new vw van
    she wore a peasant blouse with nothing underneath
    i said hi
    she said yeah i guess i am

    ariel
    ariel

    we had a little time
    we were real hungry
    we went to dairy queen for something to eat
    she had some onion rings
    she had a pickle
    she forgot to tell me how she didn’t eat meat

    i had a gig in the american legion hall
    it was a dance for the volunteer ambulance corps
    she was sitting in a corner against the wall
    she would smile
    and i melted all over the floor

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    ariel
    ariel

    i took her home with me
    we watched some tv
    annette funicello and some guy going steady
    i started fooling around with the verticle
    we got the munchies
    so i made some spaghetti

    we sat and we talked into the night
    while channel two was signing off the air
    i found the softness of a mouth
    we made love
    the bombs bursting in air
    ariel

    repeat
    ariel
    ariel

    way on the other side of the hudson
    deep in the bosom of suburbia
    i met a young girl
    she sang mighty fine
    tears on my pillow and ave maria
    tears on my pillow and ave maria
    tears on my pillow and ave maria

    Artist: Dean Friedman

    Year: 1977

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 162