JONI MITCHELL - In France They Kiss On Main Street lyrics

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Downtown<br>My darling dimestore thief<br>In the war of independence<br>Rock 'n roll rang sweet as victory<br>Under neon signs<br>A girl was in bloom<br>And a woman was fading<br>In a suburban room<br>I said, take me to the dance<br>Do you want to dance? <br>I love to dance<br>And I told him, they don't take chances<br>They seem so removed from romance<br>They've been broken in churches and schools<br>And molded to middle class circumstance<br>And we were rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling<br><br>Downtown<br>The dance halls and cafes<br>Feel so wild you could break somebody's heart<br>Just doing the latest dance craze<br>Gail and louise<br>In those push-up brassieres<br>Tight dresses and rhinestone rings<br>Drinking up the band's beers<br>Young love was kissing under bridges<br>Kissing in cars, kissing in cafes<br>And we were walking down main street<br>Kisses like bright flags hung on holidays<br>In france they kiss on main street<br>Amour, mama, not cheap display<br>And we were rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling<br><br>Downtown<br>In the pinball arcade<br>With his head full of pool hall pitches<br>And songs from the hit parade<br>He'd be singing bye, bye, love<br>While he's racking up his free play<br>Let those rock 'n roll choir boys<br>Come and carry us away<br>Sometimes chickie had the car<br>Or ron had a car<br>Or lead foot melvin with his hot-wire head<br>We'd all go looking for a party<br>Looking to raise jesus up from the dead<br>And I'd be kissing in the back seat<br>Thrilling to the brando-like things that he said<br>And we'd be rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling