A LOVE SO FINE

Version 2

Well there's sparklin' angels on your fire-escape tonight*
They line them up for you trying to keep you safe
But with them fire alley burglars on a midnight vamp
You lost your heart on Main Street to a beautiful tramp
That's all right, I don't mind
'Cause I got a love so fine
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine

The rat's traps are filled with soul crusaders**
Everybody's popping and hopping and jumping
At Little Melvin and The Invaders
You're out on the floor and you can't get up
Your baby's out there dancing and struttin' that Continental Strut
She looks so good, she looks so fine
Oh we got a love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine

Everybody's reeling when the band hits the ceiling
Don't you know you just wanna go
The joint starts rockin', your knees start knockin'
Everybody party, go
Let's go

The bar's closed down its time to go home
You walk to the dirty side of town all alone
Papa's screaming at you, he wants some cash
Mama's chewing you off about hanging out with alley trash
That's all right, oh you don't mind
'Cause you've got a love so fine, oh me and my baby
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine

A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine

(Originally by the Chiffons). Very similar to SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE. Both share the music of the instrumental PARADISE BY THE C. Played from Oct 1974 to Aug 1975. Lyrics slightly changed through these months, and finally became SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE.

These lyrics refer to the version as performed on 29 Oct 1974 at the Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, and on 19 Nov 1974 in Trenton, NJ. Check also version 1, version 3, and version 4.

This was a very popular song in the live shows, and it was a great surprise this never turned up on an album, or even as a single or B-side. A great rocker, with a fantastic version appearing on "The Saint, The Incident and the Main Point Shuffle" bootleg.

* resembles a 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) line

** resembles a NIGHT line