. . . In His Cadillac Dream

Staring out of his window as the world rushes by
Athur Robinson closes the glass and replies
"I dream of ballerinas and I don't know why?
But I see Cadillacs sailing.

I was born on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland and Virginia have faded away
And I keep thinking tomorrow is coming today
So I am endlessly waiting

I had a dream of a black car that shimmers and drives
Down the length of the evening to the carnival's side
In a house where regret is a carousel ride
We are spinning and spinning and spinning . . .

There's a hole in the ceiling down through which I fell
There's a girl in the basement coming out of her shell
And there are people who will say they knew me so well
I may not go to heaven -- I hope that you go to hell!

And the comet is coming in between
Me and the girl that could make it all clean
Out there in the shadow of a modern machine
Walks St. Robinson in his Cadillac dream

St. Robinson in his dream.

Some people are never quite what they seem
Come on baby come on baby
Lets just get into my car and drive.

"St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream" is the intellectual property of The Counting Crows (www.countingcrows.com).

Frontman Adam Duritz's comments on the Song:

HOST: The next question from Jan Lickman. I can't figure out what "St. Robinson" is about. Do you have any comments?

ADAM: No. I'm hoping to get a great answer about that song, too.

HOST: OK.

ADAM: No, I'm thinking what it's about. It's sort of about someone sort of -- it's about a guy sort of taking -- kind of criticizing himself, making a joke of himself, and he's sort of laughing at himself for the fact his imagination, in his dreams. Everything's very dramatic and that problems with a girl have to do with a comment, instead of just his own difficulties. And the Cadillac referred to in the song is just a big dream. You know, it's supposed to be that all his life is all these big dreams, you know. No real concrete life, just a series of big dreams.

Taken from an AOL Chat with Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows & Live's Ed Kowalcyk on 7/25/00.

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Points of Departure

Go on, scat!

Cliff Yablonski Hates You
Elfwood
Superbad
The Fruit Game
Stop Using AOL
How Mal-Wart is Taking Over the World
Learn Spanish
The Wobblies
If You Haven't Seen Trainspotting, Watch the Videos. And Rent the Damn Movie.
The Little Prince (Must Resist Urge to Steal Literature More Valiantly)

All My Favorite Things in the World (In No Particular Order)

• People: Nicole, Bryn, the brother and the parents, Jessica, Adrienne, Lindsay, Matthew, Lisa, Marsha, Deb, Howard, Phillis, Jan, Rich, Liliya, Rich,Chelsea, Kelly, Erin, Keetch, Melissa, Lindsay Whitmamma, Dori, Allison, Seth, the B-Hops, Amnesty!, Catering Kids, Glenn, Beth, Linda, Shirley, Tiff, Cal, Earl, Shirley, Sandy... and all you other kids I don't remember.
• Net People: Ed, Eenh, Capty, Nu, Nova, Krayzie/That Other Fellow (you're one person), everyone else from the Lodge, Doug, Viper, Tassadar, Rogue, Sinistral, Njal, and all the rest of you.
• Chess, Out of This World, Kick the Can, Chicken, Singed, Diablo, Into the Eagles Nest, Death in the Carribbean, Realmz, Mafia
• ICQ! (#82583677)
• sleep
• The cats and Mr. Bojangles
• REM, Counting Crows, Tracy Chapman, Ours, Bob Dylan, Everclear, John Gorka, Phil Ochs, Josh Joplin Group, Travis, Barenakedladies, George Winston, Coldplay, Tea Party, Andy Brechman, Neutral Milk Hotel
• W. H. Auden, Saul Williams, Orhan Veli Kanik, Christina Rosetti, Poe, Jo Carson
• Writing, driving with good music and the windows rolled down
• High Fantasy: Katherine Kurtz, Roger Zelazny
• other...Mother Night, 1984 and Animal Farm, The End of the Affair, The Little Prince
• Running, singing, acting (because one should things one isn't any good at, because the things are still good)
• Revolutions!
• ennui, nothwithstanding (words)
• Lost Creek (a city)
• The Shawshank Redemption, Dark City, Trainspotting, Forrest Gump
• letters (not email), radio
• hard-backed suitcases and typewriters
• being up all night. (except when i'm working)
• on a clear day you can see forever . . .