In France They Kiss On Mainstreet lyrics by Joni Mitchell
Downtown,my darling dimestore thief
In the War of Independence
rock 'n roll rang sweet as victory
Under neon signs
a girl was in bloom
and a woman was fading
in a suburban room
I said,
"Take me to the dance"
"Do you want to dance?"
"I love to dance"
And I told him,
"They don't take chances
They seem so removed from romance"
"They've been broken
in churches and schools
and molded to
middle class circumstance"
And we were
rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
Downtown,
The dance halls and cafes
Feel so wild you could
break somebody's heart
just doing the latest dance craze
Gail and Louise
in those pushup brassieres,
tight dresses and rhinestone rings,
drinking up the band's beers
Young lovers
kissing under bridges,
kissing in cars,
kissing in cafes
And we were
walking down the Main Street
Kisses like bright flags
hung on holidays
"In France they kiss on Main Street"
"Amour, mama, not cheap display"
And we were
rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
Downtown,
in the pinball arcade
With his head full of pool hall pitches
and songs from the hit parade
He'd be singing "Bye, Bye, Love"
while he's racking up his free play
Let those rock 'n roll choir boys
come and carry us away
Sometimes
Chickie had the car
Or Ron had a car
Lead Foot Melvin
with his hotwire head
We'd all go looking for a party,
looking to raise Jesus
up from the dead
And I'd be kissing
in the back seat,
thrilling to the
Brando~like things that he said
And we'd be
rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
