The Ballad of The Dime Store Greaser and The Blonde Mona Lisa-Blue Rodeo

[ti:The Ballad of The Dime Store Greaser and The Blonde Mona Lisa] [ar:Blue Rodeo] [al:Just Like A Vacation] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]The Ballad of The Dime Store Greaser and The Blonde Mona Lisa (Live) - Blue Rodeo [00:00.20] [00:07.20]As the seconds are ticking [00:09.06]In the corner of her eye [00:10.76] [00:11.29]Nothing comes as fast [00:12.64]As a glib reply [00:14.62]Like a kid who's tired [00:16.59]Of a busted old toy [00:18.45]The pleasure's worn thin [00:20.14]So she makes a little extra noise [00:24.24] [00:29.10]So the dime store greaser [00:31.14]And the blonde Mona Lisa [00:32.77] [00:33.41]Twist on smiles [00:34.76]Just to please each other [00:36.88]Until one of them [00:38.59]Finds that someone new [00:40.38]Well the other one [00:42.32]Is just going to have to do [00:44.86] [00:51.56]Sometimes you get what you want [00:54.62] [00:55.22]So be careful what you ask for [00:57.55]Remember what you got [00:59.35]Tossing her pennies [01:01.02]In the wishing well [01:02.21] [01:02.77]Mona Lisa reaches over [01:04.75]For the sleeping pills [01:08.61] [01:47.43]Like a jerk that butts [01:49.09]Into the front of the line [01:50.78] [01:51.92]She's got her reasons [01:53.25]And he don't mind [01:55.65]Absence is supposed to make [01:57.43]The heart grow fonder [01:59.14] [02:00.02]He's hoping her vacation [02:01.92]Lasts a little bit longer [02:04.74] [02:10.52]And they both have their tickets [02:12.53]For the promised land [02:14.56]Still they don't appreciate what they have [02:18.78]They can't see what's right [02:20.78]In front of their eyes [02:22.30]They've been looking so long [02:24.15]They finally went blind [02:26.92] [02:33.88]And they lost [02:35.48] [02:39.26]What was right [02:42.44] [02:45.77]In front of their eyes