Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue) is a song originally by Rickie Lee Jones, released on her 1981 album Pirates. It has been covered by the Mountain Goats during at least one live show.
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Come on Joey, get out of school We got places to go A '67 Lincoln and we got a radio that hurts And the girls like to touch it Just to find out if it works It wasn't me Don't look at me Joey lives on the edge of the corner Of living on the run I like to ride in the middle I'm just trying to have some fun Until the pirates come Until the pirates come to take me And I don't need a pilot Got a pirate who might sail Somewhere far away I heard You answer me So I'm holding on To your rainbow sleeves Well goodbye boys Oh my buddy boys Oh my sad-eyed Sinatras It's a cold cold world beyond the sea You can keep the coat I bought you And I know you'll get the chance to make it And nothing's gonna stop you You just reach right out and take it And you'll say so long lonely avenue Yeah you'll say so long lonely avenue I will see you