The Monkees - Good Times! Album Lyrics

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Good Times

There's a good time coming on
I can feel it in my bones
Said a good time coming on
I can tell it won't be long
'Til there's dancing in the streets again
And music everywhere
There'll be people wanting people, yeah
Ah, laughter everywhere

There'll be parties after sundown
Well, everywhere you go
There'll be hand squeezing, ear pleasing
Music on the radio
And I know that you're gonna be there
'Cause we're have a wonderful time
We're gonna jump to the left, right, tear down, rip it up
Ah, starting at the county line

There's a good time coming on
I can feel it in my bones
Said a good time coming on
I can tell it won't be long
'Til there's dancing in the streets again
And music everywhere
There'll be people wanting people
Ah, laughter everywhere

Yeah, Harry!

There's a good time coming on
I can feel it in my bones
I said a good time coming on
I can tell it won't be long
'Til there's dancing in the streets again
And music everywhere
There'll be people wanting people
Ah, laughter everywhere

(Whoa-oh) Whoa-oh
(A good time coming on) Good time coming on
(Oh, a good time coming, baby) Good time coming, yeah
(Good time coming on) Hey, good time, bop
(A good da da-da da da) Mm, ba-da ba-da ba-da...
(Ba ba-ba bop, ba-ba bop bop)
Good time coming on
Well, a good time coming on
Ah

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You Bring The Summer

I'll bring the chips
and the dips
and root beer
Even though dark purple
rain clouds are near
When you come around
you bring the Summer

I'll lay the basket and blanket out neat
Even though weathermen
say there'll be sleet
When you come around
you bring the Summer

Summer poorer sad old snowman
freezing in his room
Summer from your clear blue skies
will melt away the winters gloom

I'll bring the sun cream
and beach volleyball
Even though there is no sand here at all
When you come around
you bring the Summer

When you come around
you bring the summer

Summer poorer sad old Jack Frost
trying to warm his toes
Summer from your golden smile
will paint the snow drops pinky rose.

The birds and the bees will fly around me
even though we're deep in January
When you come around
you bring the Summer

I know with one bound
you bring the Summer

When you come around...

Summer baby
you bring the Summer
you bring the Summer around

Summer baby
you bring the Summer
you bring the Summer around

Summer baby
you bring the Summer
you bring the Summer around
(Baby!)

Summer baby
you bring the Summer
you bring the Summer around

Summer baby
you bring the Summer
you bring the Summer around

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She Makes Me Laugh

I'm so glad that I got her to think of
She's fine as any Valentine
I think about her all the time
Cross my heart and hope to die
She sends me silly messages and pictures
Directing traffic in the mall
Or posing with some brand new shoes
She never fails to surprise

She makes me laugh, she makes me smile
And I could hang out with her all day and night
She makes me laugh, she makes me cry
And I would like to be with her for awhile

I'm so glad that I got her to think of
We'll have a dinner date tonight
And play some scrabble with the guys
And wear our pink party hats
Maybe I should take her on safari?
You'll see us wave from our canoe
If that's what she wants to do
Tell me what's wrong with that?

She makes me laugh, she makes me smile
And I could hang out with her all day and night
She makes me laugh, she makes me cry
And I would like to be with her for awhile

No matter whatever else I do
She's still the girl I should hold on to
No matter whatever else I do
She's still the girl I should hold on to
No matter whatever else I do
She's still the girl, she's still the girl...

She makes me laugh, she makes me smile
And I could hang out with her all day and night
She makes me laugh, she makes me cry
And I would like to be with her for awhile

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Our Own World

One, two, three, four.

You, you blew my mind
You turned back time
You changed my tune
I looked in your eyes
Saw starry skies
The sun and moon

And you're a dreamer just like me
We don't need reality
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world
That nobody else can see
Dee dee-dee dee, dee dee-dee, dee, dee dee-dee
Dee dee-dee dee, dee dee-dee, dee, dee dee-dee

We been writing rhymes
And trading lines
It sounds so good
We been making plans
To start some bands
Just like we should

And you're a schemer just like me
Got no fear of authority
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world
That nobody else can see

And no one knows where we go or what we do
And I don't mind wasting all my time with you

'Cause you're a dreamer just like me
Really don't need reality
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world (Our own little world)
We're in our own world
That nobody else can see (Dee dee-dee dee, dee dee-dee, dee, dee dee-dee)
Except you and me (Dee dee-dee dee, dee dee-dee, dee, dee dee-dee)
Except you and me (Dee dee-dee dee, dee dee-dee, dee, dee dee-dee)

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Gotta Give It Time

Baby, just stop your shoving, baby
Shoving won't get you loving, babe
You gotta play it around or lose what's on the line
Baby, gotta give it time
(Give it time now, baby, gotta just give it time now, baby)

[?] ain't gonna do it, baby
Gotta be much more to it, baby
Love just like a fine old vintage wine
Baby, gotta give it time
(Give it time now, baby, gotta just give it time now, baby)

Ah, you gotta take it slow, girl
Yeah, and just let it flow, girl
Ah, and when the time is right
Just close your eyes and hold on tight now

Just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Ah, give it time, babe
Ah, your time
Ah

Will come a minute that you learn
You had better just stop your shoving, baby
Shoving won't get you loving, baby
Just hold back and things'll work out fine
Baby, gotta give it time
(Give it time now, baby, gotta just give it time now, baby)

Ah, you gotta take it slow, girl
Yeah, just let it grow now
Ah, and when the time is right
Just close your eyes and hold on tight now

Gotta just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Gotta just give it time now, baby
Give it time now, baby

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Me & Magdalena

Me and Magdalena
We're driving south through Monterey
As the sun is slowly sinking
Into a distant ocean wave

And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under

Tell me Magdalena
What do you see in the depths of your night
Do you see a long lost father
Does he hold you with the hands you remember as a child?

But know everything lost will be recovered
When you drift into the arms of the undiscovered
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under

Me and Magdalena
Always leaving early and sleeping late
Secluded in the canyon
Lost within a turn of fate

But know everything lost will be recovered
When you drift into the arms of the undiscovered
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under

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Whatever's Right

Whatever's right (Whatever's right)
Don't let me change your mind (Change your mind)
If I'm the one (If I'm the one)
Then you'll find out in time (Out in time)
You know I love you, but I leave it up to you (Ah, ooh)
I know that you'll do whatever's right

Whatever's right (Whatever's right)
I put my trust in you (Trust in you)
To do what you (Do what you)
Think that you ought to do (Oughta do)
And even if it doesn't turn out like I planned (Ah, ooh)
Well, I know that you'll do whatever's right

Please don't keep me so mixed up inside
Just let your conscience be your guide and just do

Whatever's right (Whatever's right)
Don't let me change your mind (Change your mind)
If I'm the one (If I'm the one)
Then you'll find out in time (Out in time)
You know I love you, but I leave it up to you (Ah, ooh)
I know that you'll do whatever's right

Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)
Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)
Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)
Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)
Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)
Whatever's right (That you'll do whatever's)

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Love To Love

Love's a thing that needs one to thrive on
Then it grows
At least that's what I've been told
You can't love someone
If you find that all you get in return
A heart that's cold

[Chorus:]
They say you need love to love
You gotta have love to love
They all say it works that way.
But if it's true,
Why do I love you?
Why do I love you?

Seems like you keep trying to break me
You do things designed just to make me cry
And I've heard if warm lips don't touch you
Love won't grow no matter how much you try

[Chorus 2x]

Why do I love you...?

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Little Girl

Little girl is smart as she can be, woe
Little girl you've made a fool of me, woe.
I believed her when she said she really loved me.
The love was shining in my eyes so couldn't see the lies
In her eyes.

Little girl knows more than she pretends
She knew I wanted to be more than friends.
Every time she hurt me oh how sorry she was,
Yesterday she went to far and now I'm through because I'm wise
To all those lies.

Friends said don't worry now she's sweet and she's kind
Don't be afraid to tell her how you feel all the time
The little things that bothered me I let them go by
And now it's too late to cry.

Little girl it's time that we should part
'Cause little girl now you've broke my heart.
I couldn't help but hear what they had said about you
Now I'm ashamed to tell them that I fell in love you.
They'd laugh at me
Please set me free.

Friends said don't worry now she's sweet and she's kind
Don't be afraid to tell her how you feel all the time.
The little things that bothered me I let them go by
And now it's too late to cry.

Little girl now I'm through with you
'Cause you've got everything you wanted too.
Despite all those things that they said you had done
You had me believin' now that I was the one
In your dreams, instead of your schemes.

Little girl, little girl.....

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Birth Of An Accidental Hipster

And if I can make it home by Tuesday
That's if I can make it home at all
I'm headed out in the sunshine, babe
Feeling to your knees
Nobody else but my only self

Do you know
Where we go?
Do you know
When we go?

High in a rooftop, singing a song
Choirs of angels all sing along
It's late and I'm scared, so please, don't be long
I'm still not sure where I came from
Feeling low

Gone are the doubts of clouds I had before
Gone are the blinkers 'round my eyes
I'm heading out in the sunshine, babe
Feeling to your knees
Nobody else but my only self

Do you know
Where we go?
Do you know (Old friends say, oh, he's lost his way)
When we go? (But they can't see what I can see)
Do you know (Oh, I'll never come back)
Where we go? (I'm headed out in the sunshine, baby)
Do you know
Where we go?

High in a rooftop, singing a song
Choirs of angels all sing along
It's late and I'm scared, so please, don't be long
I'm still not sure where I came from
Feeling low

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I Wasn't Born To Follow

Oh, I'd rather go and journey
Where the diamond crescent's flowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
That break the light up into colors
That no one knows the names of

And when it's time, I'll go and wait
Beside the legendary fountain
'Til I see your form reflected
In its clear and jeweled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another

And I'll stay a while and wonder
At the mist that they've created
And lose myself within it
Mends my mind and body
And I know at that moment
As I stand in that cathedral
I will want to die beneath
The white cascading water

She may beg and she may plead
And she may argue with your logic
And mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
Though I doubt that she will ever
Come to understand my meaning
In the end, she'll surely know
I was not born to follow

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I Know What I Know

I know what I know
And what I know
Is I know nothing
Without you

I know what I see
And what I see
Is I see nothing
Without you

Alone I am
With waiting heart
Alone I am
A world apart

I know what I have
And what I have
Is I have nothing
Without you

I know what I feel
And what I feel
Is I feel nothing
Without you

Alone I am
Unspoken words
Alone I am
Unseen, unheard

My heart is my heart
And it is my heart
That is hopeless
Without you

I love what I love
And what I love
Is I love all things
About you

Someone alone
Always dreams of
The perfect one
Someone in love

I know what I know
I see what I see
I love what I love
It's you that I love

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I Was There (And I'm Told I Had A Good Time)

Two, three, four.

I was there, and I'm told I had a good time
I was there, and I'm told I had a good time
I was there, and I'm told I had a good time
And I could swear you were there with me
I could swear you were there with me

In my head, I'm repeating all your good lines
In my head, I'm repeating all your good lines
In my head, I'm repeating all your good lines
'Cause the word is you heard 'em all from me
'Cause the word is you heard 'em all from me

Ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti too-ta
Ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti too-ta
Ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti too-ta
Ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti too-ta, ow!

We are here, and we're gonna have a good time
We are here, and we're gonna have a good time
We are here, and we're gonna have a good time
Like we did before supposedly

I dropped my stick. Ha ha ha!

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Terrifying

Open my eyes
And see your look back at me
So much information
When no words are spoken

I get so high
Just thinking of you
Feel just like a schoolboy
Forgetting my own name

How much do you fake
The person that you are?
How much do you fake?
It's terrifying
When you're around me
And death-defying
I'm terrified

You think I live my life
Never looking back, but
They're just myths they tell you
To take you to your ripe old age

But I've been alone
In a house so hollow
I never thought I'd meet you
Your perfect imperfections

How much do you fake
The person that you are?
How much do you fake?
It's terrifying
Your arms around me
And death-defying
I'm terrified

How much do you fake?
Terrifying
When you're around me
And death-defying
I'm terrified

Each day brings another new sunrise

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Me & Magdalena (Version 2)

Me and Magdalena
We're driving south through Monterey
As the sun is slowly sinking
Into a distant ocean wave
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under

Tell me, Magdalena
What do you see in the depths of your night?
Do you see a long lost father?
Does he hold you with the hands you remember as a child?

But know everything lost will be recovered
When we drift into the arms of the undiscovered
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under

Me and Magdalena
Always leaving early and sleeping late
Secluded in the canyon
Lost within a turn of fate
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under
And I don't know if I've ever loved any other
Half as much as I do in this light she's under