Japanese Restaurant Song

Laura Nyro

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Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro /ˈnɪəroʊ/ NEAR-oh[citation needed] (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. more »


Year:
2002
3:49
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We went to a Japanese restaurant
The dogs, the kids, and me
Lose my cares
In a cup of plum wine
And salads from the sea
We tripped into the calm little
Room
With the sliding paper walls
Mom was wearin’ her rose kimono
She was waiting for the fall

Just another night
A day in the life
Just another foreign film
In black and white
When you mess with them
You’re out of the realm of Zen
When they put on their party
Hats
The cook cracked, yeah yeah yeah 

The cook, he told me
“Children not exactly well
Behaved”
I said, “Well, you can’t have it all”
And really, who cares
When the magic plum wine
Is dancing on the paper walls?
Then your lover shows up
Puts a sweet hello on your lips
And you’re transported
To the mist on the mountain
Till everyone runs in for the kiss

Don’t you know
It’s just another night
A day in the life
Just another foreign film
In black and white
When you mess with them
You’re beyond the realm of Zen
When they put on their party 
Hats
The cook cracked, yeah yeah yeah 

Did that ever happen to you?

As the wine descended
My citizenship surrendered
And I became a geisha
I moved through the mystery
Dark and content
With an uppity feminist bent
Mr. Cook, don’t you save my life
Don’t you save my love
I am quite contented, yes, sir
The elders say
Kids are grown and gone
Someday
So let’s enjoy the adventure
I’m sorry
But it’s just another night
A day in the life

Waitress, do you remember us? 
As you can see, the situation is still a little out of control,
But I haven’t had a cigarette—it’s amazing—in five years. 
But you know, for five years, I’ve been very hungry. 

I’m sorry
But it’s just another night and day

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Written by: LAURA NYRO

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