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

As the seconds are ticking in
The corner of her eye
Nothing comes as fast as a glib reply
Like a kid who's tired of a busted old toy
The pleasure's worn thin so she
Makes a little extra noise

So the dime store greaser and
The blonde Mona Lisa
Twist on smiles just to please, each other
Until one of them finds that someone new
Well the other one is just
Going to have to do

Sometimes you get what you want
So be careful what you ask for
Remember what you got
Tossing her pennies in the wishing well
Mona Lisa reaches over for the sleeping pills

Like a jerk that butts into
The front of the line
She's got her reasons and he don't mind
Absence is supposed to make
The heart grow fonder
He's hoping her vacation lasts
A little bit longer

And they both have their tickets
For the promised land
Still they don't appreciate what they have
They can't see what's right in
Front of their eyes
They've been looking so long
They finally went blind
And they lost what was right
In front of their eyes