Biography:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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- City Of New Orleans
- It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
- Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
- A Dying Cub Fans Last Request
- Between The Lines
- Door Number Three
- Eight Ball Blues
- Go Cubs Go
- I Cant Sleep
- Jazzman
- Lincoln Park Pirates
- Looking For Trouble
- My Old Man
- The Dutchman
- The One That Got Away
- The Twentieth Century
- Turnpike Tom
- Video Tape
- Wheres The Party
- Would You Like To Learn To Dance
- Yellow Coat
- You Never Even Call Me
- Youre The Girl I Love
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You catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
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And take it down to the casino
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The God almighty sound of money movin' round
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Can be heard all the way to Reno
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Well it's midnight and I'm not famous yet
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Tryin' to break the bank with one more bet
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Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
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And my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
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Well it's midnight and we're just gettin' ready to roll
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Lester Polyester signs another marker
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Like the high rollers do
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He shouts seven come eleven
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Lester's little baby needs Gucci shoes
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Well it's midnight and she's not famous yet
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Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
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They double down the dealer and she's got seventeen
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And old Lester's got twenty-two
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Well it's midnight and they're always ready for you
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They're pagin' someone we know
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Lester makes a Keno he's not leavin' yet
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Vacuum cleaners hummin' lounge act still is strummin'
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It's their twenty fourth set
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Well it's midnight and they're not famous yet
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Tryin' to break out with one more bet
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Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
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Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
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Well it's midnight we're just getting ready to roll
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