The Ballad of Jenny Ledge

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Toy Matinee was a short-lived American art-pop band, and also the title of their only album. Their sound was an array of mixed influences, including progressive rock, AOR and pop reminiscent of both the Beatles and the Beach Boys. more »

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1990

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Jenny was raised in a house of cards 
A face that could hijack your breath 
The legs of a thoroughbred 
That's what they said of Jenny Ledge 

Into the fray with a Royal Flush 
Determined to bring home the gold 
And drink from the fountainhead 
That's what they said, my Jenny Ledge 

How I wished I could answer her prayer 
To be held by an honest man 
How I wished I could always be there 
But my love was not in her plans 

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Tempted by half-Elvis, half man-about-town 
And a life of ease 
She runs off with the Vegas King 
And I'm nowhere to stand, I can't understand 
Why Jenny won't wait for me 
 
Later I held her and asked her why 
"This is my house and this is my car 
and this is my bed" 
That's what she said, my Jenny Ledge 
 
Just a slave to security 
She has forgotten the urge to win 
All she has is a king and a pair 
And a tear for what might have been 
 
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So this is the ballad of Jenny Ledge 
My anger unspoken 
My eyes are learning to cry instead 
Love is dead for Jenny Ledge 

Once she stood with the world at her feet 
And the love of an honest man 
Now she sleeps while the world marches by 
In the care of an also-ran 
 
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