Jennifer Diane "Jenny" Lewis (born January 8, 1976)[1] is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley,[2] and has released two solo albums.[3] She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice, She was born in Las Vegas Nevada and started her career as a actress, appearing mostly in television shows and films. She stopped acting 1998 and has devoted her time to music drawing the attention and praise of a lot of music giants like Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan.
Her most successful album to date was "Rabbit Fur Coat", which was voted one of the Top Ten Albums of the Year by National Public Radio in 2006. The first song here comes from a 2009 solo release.
This second song came from a 2006 performance and is off her album with The Watson Twins' "Rabbit Fur Coat".
It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was just watching from over here
And besides, I couldn't afford the bus fare
In Hollywood and Washington
They shake and smile through the harm they've done
But it's your little red wagon and you gotta pull it
It'll take a lifetime to clear your name
Under the bridges of fame it's always nighttime
It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was stone drunk, it isn't clear
And it doesn't count cause I don't care
The years transform my memories
Of all the countless decades of grief
It was cut and run in '91
Put yourselves in a straightjacket
But when you're pleading
Saying it's no cheaper than humiliation
That's free... That's free... That's free...
I've gone and quit my worshipping
Of the false gods and golden sins
Cause we've made love in the Tower of Babel and it fell down
It wasn't me, I wasn't there
That was not my love affair
That is not my lover, that's not even my friend
It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was stone drunk, it isn't clear
And it doesn't count cause I don't care
But I use a pop song to clear my name
Under the bridges of fame it's always nighttime
I'll end with a closure and say goodnight
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