Time Machine On 17
Album: Just Water 2009
By: Mitchell Dancik
By: Mitchell Dancik
Duration
6:40
Description
Time Machine On 17 is an ode to 17th Street in New York City, where my old band Just Water played from 1975-1978. It's 4 stops on a time machine in New York City - Max's Kansas City, CBGBs, The Fillmore East, and 52nd Street. It was only after I wrote it that I realized that not only was the club Max's Kansas City on 17th street, but that I had started 2 different careers and met my wife within a block of 17th street.
Lyrics
(c) 2009 Mitchell Dancik (1st Stop 2008, 17th street, where Max's Kansas City once was) Won't you share your time machine tonight? Go past 17th street on your right Scoring in the lady's loo Drink a drink named after you Won't you share your time machine tonight? (2nd Stop 1976, CBGBs) Don't beam me back, I'll take the subway home I'll walk south to Bowery and Ramone Smell the dog and shoot the pool Leather jackets on a stool Catatonic, calculating, cool (3rd Stop 1968, The Fillmore East) Next stop on your time machine tonight Downtown past Gem Spa on your right Vampires in dawn's early light Run to Ratners for a bite Next stop on the time machine tonight (Last Stop 1953, "The Street") Last stop in the time machine tonight Last stop in the cab with me tonight We'll know this trip is through When we hit Jazz on 52 The meter ran for 50 years tonight Time machine on 17 tonight Time machine on 17
