Hospital
(Appears on Live at the Long Branch Saloon, Live at the Longbranch and More, Precise Modern Lovers Order, The Modern Lovers, Beantown Gems, Regression, Songs Of Rememberance, The Modern Lovers (castle), Back in your life +4, Roadrunner Roadrunner, Quiet Knight Club 1978, and Roadrunner)
Unknown versions - Beantown Gems, Regression, and Songs Of Rememberance
The Modern Lovers Version - Chords
A B C#m B A B C#m
When you get out of the hospital
B A
Let me back into your life
B C#m B
I can't stand what you do
A
I'm in love with your eyes
B C#m B A B
And when you get out of the dating bar
C#m B A
I'll be here to get back into your life
B C#m B
I can't stand what you do
A
I'm in love with your eyes
B C#m C#m/B* C#m
Oh, I can't stand what you do
C#m/B C#m
Sometimes I can't stand you
C#m/B C#m
And it makes me think about me
C#m/B C#m
That I'm involved with you
B A B C#m
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
I go to bakeries all day long
There's a lack of sweetness in my life
And there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Oh there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
That I've lost my pride
But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes
You live in modern apartments
Well I even got scared once or twice
Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
Well these streets
We all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got your eyes?
Oh I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
How I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
Now... your world
It is beautiful
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
I'll seek out the places that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been magic
I still get jealous of your old boyfriends
in the suburbs sometimes
And when I walk down your street
Probably be tears in my eyes
(I knew it would happen)
I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So... when you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
But I'm in love with your eyes
Comments: There are basically only tree chords that you play in the same pattern, moving up and down the fretboard. That is if you play the chords in the F/Fm position (A=5th fret, B=7th fret, C#m=9th fret) The chords for the chorus (*) are really just the C#m chord, only the bass moves down to B now and then. I usually play just the C#m, which works just fine.
The Modern Lovers Version - Lyrics
When you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
And when you get out of the dating bar
I'll be here to get back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
Oh, I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
I go to bakeries all day long
There's a lack of sweetness in my life
And there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Oh there is pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
That I've lost my pride
But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes
You live in modern apartments
Well I even got scared once or twice
Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
Well these streets
We all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got your eyes?
Oh I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
How I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
Now... your world
It is beautiful
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
I'll seek out the places that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been magic
I still get jealous of your old boyfriends
in the suburbs sometimes
And when I walk down your street
Probably be tears in my eyes
(I knew it would happen)
I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So... when you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
But I'm in love with your eyes
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Chords
Live at the Longbranch and More version - Lyrics
it seems to be the mood, to return to slowness now, we want to present one of the older songs in the band's repetior starting now, it's dedicated to to everyone in the audience, every girl who's father owned an electric 225 once. Someone once asked me recently if I understood the Jewish princess concept and as evidence I told them how I wrote this song Hospital which you're gonna hear. Now this is written all about that. We want to try to give you a feeling for the east coast since since we're out here it's the least we can do. And so when when we're in typical modern lovers precise order we'll present this next song
When you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
And when you get out of the dating bar
I'll be here to get back into your life
I can't stand what you do
but I'm in love with your eyes
Oh, I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
now I go to bakeries all day long
cause There's been a lack of sweetness in my life
And there's been pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
(we're not kidding when we say)
there been pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
how I've lost my pride
But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes
now You live in modern apartments
Well I even got scared once or twice
and Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
Well now these streets
We all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got your eyes?
well I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
it makes me think about me
How I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
Now listen ...
your world
was always beautiful to me
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
I'll seek out things that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been magic
I still get jealous of your first boyfriends
sometimes
And when I walk down your street
There'll be tears in my eyes
I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
it makes me think about me
how I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So... when you get out of the hospital
Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
But I'm in love with your eyes
Roadrunner version (live) - Chords
Roadrunner version (live) - Lyrics
When you get out of the hospital
will you Let me back into your life
I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
And when you get out of the dating bar
I'll still be here to get back into your life
well I can't stand what you do
but I'm in love with your eyes
dear, I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
you know, maybe I shouldn't tell you this dear, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, but well I will anyway, you know
I've been goin to bakeries all day long
There's a lack of sweetness in my life
And there's pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
dear there's been pain inside
You can see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
how I've lost my pride
But I'm in love with this power that resides in your eyes
now You live in modern apartments
now I even got scared once or twice
you know the Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
and now these streets
We all know
They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got such eyes?
dear I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
that I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
Now... your world
is beautiful
I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
I'll seek out the things that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been magic
oh, I still get jealous thinkin of your early boyfriends
sometimes
And when I walk down your street
there'll be tears in my eyes
now I cannot stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So dear ...
when you get out of the hospital
will you Let me back into your life?
I can't stand what you do
But I'm still in love with your eyes
Quiet Knight Club 1978 version - Chords
Quiet Knight Club 1978 version - Lyrics
When you get out of the hospital
now, I'll still be here
and wanting back into your life
well I can't stand what you do
I'm in love with your eyes
And when you get out of goin to all those dating bars
I'll still be here if you want me back in your life
I can't stand what you do
but I'm in love with your eyes
now I can not stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
that I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
you can [could?] see that I've been goin to bakeries all day long
i've been sad, There's b'n a lack of sweetness in my life
And ??? could see pain inside
You could see it in my eyes
Oh now there has b'n pain inside
You could see it in my eyes
Makes me think about me
and how I've lost all my pride
But I'm in love with the power that resides in your eyes
(you know, I made this one up when I was living in New York City, so when I say this ??? apartment buildings around east 71st)
now you live in modern apartments
Well I even got scared once or twice
Last time I walked down your street
There were tears in my eyes
Well these streets
We all know
well They help us cry when we're alone late at night
Don't you love them too?
That where you got such eyes?
dear I can't stand what you do
Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
and I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
and your world
to me it's beautiful
sometime I'll take the subway to your suburb sometime
well I'll seek out your things that must have been magic
to your little girl mind
Now as a little girl
You must have been ??? magic
oh yeah, I am, I get scared when I think you're with boyfriends there sometimes
And when I walk down your street
??? in my eyes
now dear, I can't stand what you do
cause Sometimes I can't stand you
And it makes me think about me
That I'm involved with you
But I'm in love with this power that shows through in your eyes
So dear, when you get out of the hospital
??? to get back into your life
now, (ok, I'll change it up)
I can't stand what you do
But that doesn't mean
I'm not still in love with your eyes