The Neighbors / Los Vecinos
(Appears on Te Vas A Emocionar, A Plea For Tenderness, Jonathan Goes Country, Best of Jonathan Richman / I Must Be King, Action Packed, Jonathan goes funky, Jonathan Sings (unreleased demo version), Live In Tampa Bay 1992, The College Rock Hour, and Jonathan Sings)
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Chords
Jonathan Goes Country Version - Lyrics
3, 4
Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go
Naw we were just starting to talk now,
It was just getting good don't you know.
But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
Well my wife knows me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Well it would look suspicious
And I know why they'd want to know
They love my wife but oh
They don't want to hurt and so
If that's all they see
I wouldn't blame 'em let them go and tell my wife
Cause my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Here we are down the street
Here we are hand in hand. Yeah, so.
You're close to me won't people misunderstand?
That's fair, yeah, they could
If that's all they see,
I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife
But my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Jonathan Sings Version - Chords
Em Am Em Am
Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go
Bm Am
Naw we were just starting to talk now,
Em
It was just getting good don't you know.
Em Am
But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.
Em Am
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
Bm Am
Well my wife knows me by now
Bm Am
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
Bm Am Em
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Em Am
Well it would look suspicious
Em Am
And I know why they'd want to know
Bm Am
They love my wife but oh
Em
They don't want to hurt her and so...
Em Am
If that's all they see
Em Am
I wouldn't blame 'em let them go and tell my wife
Bm Am
Cuz my wife should know me by now
Bm Am
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
Bm Am Em
No, no, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Em Am
Here we are down the street
Em Am
Here we are hand in hand. Yeah, so.
Bm Am Em
You're close to me won't people misunderstand?
That's fair, yeah, they could
Em Am
If that's all they see,
Em Am
I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife
Bm Am
But my wife should know me by now
Bm Am
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
Bm Am Em
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Jonathan Sings Version - Chordpro
[Em] Jonathan it's late [Am], don't you [Em] think that I should go [Am]
Naw we were just [Bm] starting to talk [Am] now,
It was just getting [Em] good don't you know.
But if I [Em] leave here in the [Am] morning. Yeah.
What will the [Em] neighbors tell your [Am] wife?
Well my [Bm] wife knows me by [Am] now
So there's no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life.
No, no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life, no no. [Em]
Well it [Em] would look suspicious [Am]
And I know [Em] why they'd want to [Am] know
They [Bm] love my wife but [Am] oh
They don't want to [Em] hurt her and so...
[Em] If that's all they see [Am]
I wouldn't [Em] blame 'em let them go and tell my [Am] wife
Cuz my [Bm] wife should know me by [Am] now
So there's no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life.
No, no, no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life, no no. [Em]
(Guitar)
[Em] Here we are down the street [Am]
Here we [Em] are hand in hand. [Am] Yeah, so.
You're [Bm] close to me [Am] won't people [Em] misunderstand?
That's fair, yeah, they could
If that's [Em] all they see, [Am]
I wouldn't [Em] blame them if they go and tell my [Am] wife
But my [Bm] wife should know me by [Am] now
So there's no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life.
No, no [Bm] need to let the neighbors run my [Am] life, no no. [Em]
Jonathan Sings Version - Lyrics
Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go
Naw we were just starting to talk now,
It was just getting good don't you know.
But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
Well my wife knows me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Well it would look suspicious
And I know why they'd want to know
They love my wife but oh
They don't want to hurt her and so...
If that's all they see
I wouldn't blame 'em let them go and tell my wife
Cuz my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Here we are down the street
Here we are hand in hand. Yeah, so.
You're close to me won't people misunderstand?
That's fair, yeah, they could
If that's all they see,
I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife
But my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Jonathan Sings (unreleased demo version) Version - Chords
Jonathan Sings (unreleased demo version) Version - Lyrics
Jonathan it's late, yeah, well don't you think that I should go
why? we were just starting to talk now,
It was just getting good don't you know.
But if I leave here, yeah, in the morning.
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
I'll worry about that
my wife knows me
I don't want to let the neighbors run my life.
No, I don't want to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
well
Well it would look suspicious, I suppose
And I know why they'd want to know
They like my wife
They don't want her hurt and so
If that's all they see
I wouldn't blame 'em if they go and tell my wife
but my wife knows me
So I don't need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
see what I mean?
Here we are down the street, yeah?
Here we are hand in hand. Yeah?
You're close to me people might misunderstand?
yeah, they could
If that's all they see,
I suppose they'd go and tell my wife
But my wife knows me better than that
I have no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
you know this reminds me of something
remember when I was over at Jill's house, uh huh
remember when Ed was away, oh brother, wait a minute
all we did incidently was stay up night talkin, is that what they call it now?
yeah we had a lot to say, I bet you did, don't talk about it like that
I just, in fact, I left her
she said jonathan if you stay, rumours will be ripe
and that's one way of handling it i guess
here's what I don't like
you see I don't like to let the neighbors run my life, no
I just can't stand to let the neighbors run my life, no no
that's right, no no
no no
Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Chords
Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Lyrics
La noche pasa, ya va a madrugar
No tienes que irte, sigamos a platicar;
Pues si salgo en la madrugada,
?Los vecinos que diran? Mi mujer me conoce a
mi,
Y mi vida no la mandaran.
Y mi vida no la mandaran.
Se mirara sospechoso y se porque quieren saber
Piensan en desgracia y quiren a mi mujer
Y si miran solo esto que, chismes hablaran
Pues mi mujer me conoce a mi y mi vida no la
mandaran.
Aqui vamos por la calle caminando
lentamente
Tu mano en mi mano ?que pensara la gente?
Si miran solo esto que cosas ricas hablaran;
Pues mi mujer me conoce a mi
Asi mi vida no la mandaran.
Te Vas A Emocionar Version - English Translation
Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go?
We were just starting to talk.
It was getting good don't you know?
But if I leave here in the morning,
what will the neighbors tell your wife?
My wife knows me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
Well it would look suspicious
And I know why they want to know
They love my wife;
They don't want to hurt her and so...
If that's all they see
I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife,
but my wife should trust me
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
"Here we are down the street
Here we are hand in hand and you're close to me,
won't people misunderstand?
If that's all they see ...
I wouldn't blame them if they go and tell my wife.
But my wife knows me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
Jonathan goes funky Version - Chords
Jonathan goes funky Version - Lyrics
(well I can't let the neighbors run my life, if I worry about them then I think it's more my fault than theirs, you know)
well Jonathan it's late
You really think it's late?
well don't you think that I should go?
I don't know, we were just starting to talk now,
It was just getting good don't you know.
if I leave here, yeah, in the morning.
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
now don't worry about that
cause my wife trusts me
so there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
but I do see your point you know
because it would look suspicious
And I know why they'd want to know
you know They like my wife
They don't want to see her hurt and so
yeah, they've seen me and you together
Is all they see
how could I blame 'em if they go and tell my wife
but my wife knows me better than that
That's why I don't have to let the neighbors run my life, you know.
no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
well
Here we are down the street
that's right
Here we are hand in hand.
um uh
You're close to me
why not?
might misunderstand?
you got a point
If that's all they see,
just us hand in hand
I couldn't blame them if they'd go and tell my wife, but think about it
But my wife knows me
so why should I let neighbors run my life.
No, that's right, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
which reminds me, I want to tell you a little story, do you remember this?
well, remember
remember that time I was over at Jill's house, uh huh
you should, you know, remember the time when Ed was away,
there was a big stink about it, remember that?
oh we stay'd up night talkin, way I saw it we just had a lot to say
well look, you know what she said?
Jonathan you better not stay over on the couch
I don't mind, but if you did the rumours would be ripe
I understand, that's one way of handling it I suppose
but look, I just can't stand to give the neighbors that much power over my life
I just can't let the neighbors run my life
no, no, try it again
no, no, last time
no, no
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 Version - Chords
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 Version - Lyrics
well Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go, not really
we were just starting to talk now,
and It was just getting good don't you know.
But if ya leave here in the morning
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
Well my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
no need to let the neighbors run my life
Jonathan
yeah, what?
she's right, it would look suspicious
And I know why the neighbors want to know
They're friends with my wife
They don't want to hurt and so
well If that's all they see
I wouldn't blame 'em let them go and tell my wife
Cause my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
no need to let the neighbors run my life
Jonathan
yeah?
well Here we are down the street, yeah, so?
Here we are hand in hand. I know
You're close to me when you're walkin with me aren't people gonna misunderstand?
sure, they could
If that's all they see,
I wouldn't blame them let them go and tell my wife
cause my wife should know me by now
So there's no need to let the neighbors run my life.
no need to let the neighbors run my
(the guitar sound's getting good, nice sound out there, nice work)
College Rock Hour version - Chords
College Rock Hour version - Lyrics
well Jonathan it's late, well don't you think that I should go
we were just starting to talk ???,
we were just getting good don't you know.
But if I leave here in the morning.
What will the neighbors tell your wife?
Well my wife knows me better than to worry about that
I have no need to let the neighbors run my life, you know
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Well it would look suspicious
And I know why they want to know
The neighbors like my wife
They don't want to see her hurt and so
they've seen me and you together
is all they see
I could see why they think they should go and tell my wife
(but that doesn't bother me, they can tell her)
my wife knows me
there is no need to let the neighbors run my life, you know
No, no need to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Here we are down the street
Here we are hand in hand. Yeah?
You're close to me, people might misunderstand
I suppose, look
If that's all they see, if they didn't see anything else
yeah, ok, I see that, all right
they could go and tell my wife, yeah, all right
But my wife knows me
I don't want to let the neighbors run my life, that's all
No, nah, I don't want to let the neighbors run my life, no no.
Carla why don't we explore this a little bit on the saxaphone ok?
well
remember, remember when I was over at Jill's house?
The only reason anyone noticed was Ed happened to be away
we were just talking
I know I know
we had a lot to say
you like this part don't you?
little brother ????
..... ???? rumours will be ripe
ok, it didn't work out anyway
people started talking as you can see
but I would ??? have done anything
I just can't stand giving the neighbors that much power over my life you know
I just don't let ???? the neighbors run my life, you know
no, no
no, no
no, no