Elaine may refer to:
Elaine Stritch (born February 2, 1925) is an American actress and vocalist. She has appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many television programs. She is known for her performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch" in Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical Company, her 2001 one-woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, and recently for her role as Jack Donaghy's mother Colleen on NBC's 30 Rock. She has been nominated for the Tony Award five times in various categories, and won once, for Elaine Stritch at Liberty. Stritch is also a three-time Emmy Award winner.
Elaine Stritch was born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to Mildred (née Jobe; 1893-1987), a homemaker, and George Joseph Stritch (1892-1987), an executive with B.F. Goodrich. Her family was wealthy and devoutly Roman Catholic. Stritch's father was of Irish descent and her mother was of Welsh descent. Samuel Cardinal Stritch, former Archbishop of Chicago, was one of her uncles.
Stritch trained at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York City under Erwin Piscator; other students at the Dramatic Workshop at this time included Marlon Brando and Bea Arthur.
You hate, you scream, you swear
And still you never reach him
You curse, you try to scare
But you can never teach him
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You know they're gonna get you
You try to break away
But they will never let you
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You're like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
They have your mind, they'll take your soul
You come, you stay, you go
It really doesn't matter
You've done it all before
By now they'll know the pattern
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You're like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
They have your mind, they'll take your soul
Now that you're gone, you know they're gonna get you
Now that you're gone, you know they'll never let you
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You're like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
They have your mind, they'll take your soul
Now that you're gone, you know they're gonna get you
A little story about one man's pain,
a mean old woman named Elaine.....
I give her lovin and in return....
she gives me back a nasty burn......
Elaine, you've taken me out of your game...
Elaine, you've taken me out of your game....
she spit her venom in my eye.....
mean old woman, make me cry.......
I never know just where I stand...
yeah she dig my fool and bite my hand....
Elaine...you've taken me out of your game..
Elaine... you've taken me out of your game...
Elaine....you taken me out of your game.......
she's got a sister named rena
she's a sweeter girl in every way....
I love to hear her sister say...
that me and her could run away.....
Elaine...you've taken me out of your game...
Elaine...you've taken me out of your game...
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Hello,
Please don't see my faults and make me go,
I was only trying to be nice,
Only, only, only trying to be as sweet as spice.
Excuse this rude awakening, it's my weakness can't you see?
Let's charter a day cruiser and get married out at sea.
I'll try to keep it simple so that you can understand,
The moon is in the porthole where the water meets the land.
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Hello,
Please don't see my faults and make me go,
I was only trying to be nice,
(be nice, show you I love you,)
Only, only, only trying to be as sweet as spice.
Like a spider you consume me, and I'm caught up in your web,
Now is the time to say you're mine, I'm dangling by a thread,
I'm always optimistic but I think you've gone too far,
I may have overstated just how great I think you are.
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Hello,
Please don't see my faults and make me go,
I was only trying to be nice,
Only, only, only trying to be as sweet as spice.
Here she comes again, smiling like a horse
God he was asleep on that day she was born
Riding her bike with the sun in her eyes
finding her way in a world that still smiles
Here she comes again, dancin like clown
God he went astray on the day she arrived
she's stumbling ashore, like a pig in a pond
Ready to fly, ready to die
The world is a cruel affair
if you don't dance to a common beat
People are cruel Elaine, if you don't fit the bill
The world is so cold out there
if you dance to a different beat
people are scared, believe me Elaine
Here she comes again, dressing like a clown
God she's different, puts a smile on your face
Here she comes again, smiling like a horse
God he was asleep on that day she was born
Riding her bike with the sun in her eyes
finding her way in a world that still smiles
The world is a cruel affair
if you don't dance to a common beat
People are cruel Elaine, if you don't fit the bill
The world is so cold out there
if you dance to a different beat
but, people are scared, believe me Elaine
They say it's the inside that matters
now that's a lie, what a lie