© 1984
My wife and I belonged to the San Anselmo Pixie Park when our boys were 3 and 5 years old. The park had an annual Halloween parade for the little ones. Huey Lewis and family also had two kids the same age so we chatted and paraded awhile while my pirate thwacked Huey’s princess. After the parade I took my guitar up to the top of Pilot’s Knob above the town and wrote this song for Huey. And, yes: I did try to get a cassette of the song into his hands a few times but (big surprise) I never heard back from him.
Playin’ ball in my backyard: hit one over the fence
Thought I hit my neighbor when I heard a moan
Beneath the broken window I read a little sign saying:
Leave the lovers alone
Walking in the park just me and my dog
He ran into the bushes looking for a bone
He got an education ‘cause he didn’t read the sign .. said:
Leave the lovers alone
Go to the park or go to the show
It doesn’t really matter where you go
In the middle of the park, beach, party or home
Leave the lovers alone
Now you’re invited to a party I’ve got one think in mind
By the end of the evening no one will be alone
We’re turnin’ out the lights and we’re putting up a sign saying:
Leave the lovers alone
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