Velvet Goldmine

Virginia Plain

Velvet Goldmine


Make me a deal and make it straight 
All signed and sealed I'll take it 
To Robert E. Lee I'll show it 
I hope and pray he don't blow it 'cause 
We've been around a long time just try try tryin' to 
Make make the big time... 

Take me on a roller coaster 
Take me for an airplane ride 
Take me for a six days wander but don't you 
Don't you throw away my pride aside besides 
What's real and make believe 
Baby Jane's in Acapulco 
We're flyin' down to Rio 

Throw me a line I'm sinking fast 
Clutching at straws can't make it 
Havana sound we're trying hard edge the hipster jiving 
Last picture show's down the drive-in 
You're so sheer you're so chic 
Teenage rebel of the week 

Flavors of the mountain streamline 
Midnight blue casino floors 
Dance the cha-cha through til sunrise 
Open up exclusive doors oh wow! 
Just like flamingos look the same 
So me and you, just we two got to reach for something new 

Far beyond the pale horizon 
Some place near the desert strand 
Where my Studebaker takes me 
That's where I'll make my stand but wait 
Can't you see that Holzer mane 
What's her name Virginia Plain