Jill Sobule

I caught you watching me
You thought I didn't see
By the way that you stared
I know there's something there
Your smile sometimes shows
What you don't want me to know
There's a warmth inside your hide (I can feel)
That would start a flame
Your little secret stays with me (don't you know)
I'll never give it away

Oh you're too cool to fall in love
You're too cool to fall in love
Only fools have open hearts
You're too cool

So distant, so free
Pretending mystery
Calculating every move
Tell me what you got to prove
It doesn't matter what we do (no one cares)
So why you are still playing safe
And don't you know I would give my heart and soul
I'm not the one who's afraid

Oh you're too cool to fall in love
You're too cool to fall in love
Only fools have open hearts
You're too cool

You don't have to act this way
Whatcha got to lose
I would love to hear you say
I do love you

Oh you're too cool to fall in love
You're too cool to fall in love
Only fools have open hearts
You're too cool

I don't care what my teachers say
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
Everyone is gonna dress like me, wait and see
When I'm a Supermodel
And my hair will shine like the sea
And everyone will wanna look just like me, me

Cause I'm young and I'm hip and so beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel

I wish that I was like Tori Spelling
With a car like hers and a dad like hers
And I would show them how, how it was done
That'd be fun, that'd be fun

And I'd write my school report
on why I love my jeans, why I love my jeans
And open my locker door
It's the coolest thing that you've ever seen

Cause I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel

(I didn't eat yesterday, and I'm not gonna eat today,
and I'm not gonna eat tomorrow - cause I'm gonna be a Supermodel)

So beautiful, beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful, beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful, beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel

Cause I'm young and I'm hip - so beautiful, beautiful
I'm gonna be a Supermodel
I'm gonna be a Supermodel ....

I know everyone's a good person inside
Everyone wants just to be loved inside
So whenever I think how you wasted my time
I try to remember the good things inside

Well, you haven't killed anyone, as far as we know
And you seem very nice to your sister
You have very good taste in clothes and guitars
And very young girls

I know everyone's a good person inside
Everyone wants just to be loved inside
So whenever I think, "What a dick, what a liar"
I try to remember the good things inside

Well, your smile is as wide as Montana
And your eyes as deep as the Caspian Sea
Well, I guess these don't count as the things from inside
But these are the things that made me blind
These are the things that made me blind

What was I thinking?
I wasn't thinking at all
If I knew what I did today, would I make the same mistake?
Uh-huh, probably would

'Cause your hands are as big as Montana
And your lips as sweet as Red Vines
Well, I guess these don't count as the things from inside
But these are the things that made me blind
These are the things that make me blind

You're as sharp as a tack, you're as loyal as a cat
You were great in the sack, even if you have hair on your back
You made me weak at the knees, gave me no disease
What more could I ask?
I won't dig deeper than that

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
These are the things that made me blind
These are the things that made me blind

Your smile is as wide as Montana
And your eyes as deep as the Caspian Sea
Well, I guess these don't count as the things from inside
But these are the things that made me blind

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

The box sits on the bridge
The crowd is waiting
The chains are locked across my chest
There's no heart breaking

I've done this show a thousand times
This trick's so easy
As they lower me into your waters
There's no escaping

There's a secret passage out of here
But I don't want to reappear
I just want to stay with you in here

In Houdini's box
Close the lid
And tie the knot
Houdini's box

The clock ticks by the bed
I hear you breathing
I should be out the door
But I'm not leaving

I've still the scars from my last escape
I nearly drowned beneath the lake
Stayed down too long dreaming about you

In Houdini's box
Close the lid
And tie the knot
Houdini's box
In Houdini's box
Houdini's box

I'd take such good care of you
I'd brush your hair, untie your shoes
There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do

In Houdini's box
In Houdini's box
Seal the lid
And tie the knot
In Houdini's box
Houdini's box
Houdini's box
Houdini's box
Houdini's box

The box sits on the bridge
The crowd's still waiting

Genny came over and
told me about Brad
He's such a hairy behemoth she said
And dumb as a box of hammers
But he's such a hand some guy
And I opened up and
told her about Larry
And yesterday how
he asked me to marry
I'm not giving him an answer yet
I think I can do better
So we laughed compared notes
We had a drink we had a smoke
She took off her overcoat
I kissed a girl I kissed a girl
So she called home to say
she'd be late He said
he worried but now he'd feel safe
I'm glad you're with your girlfriend
Tell her Hi for me
So I looked at you
you had guilt in your eyes
But it only lasted a little while
And then I felt your
hand upon my knee
And we laughed at the world
They can have their diamonds
And we'll have our pearls
I kissed a girl I kissed a girl
kissed a girl her lips were sweet
She was just like kissing me
kissed a girl
won't change the world
But I'm so glad I kissed a girl

And we laughed at the world
They can have their diamonds
And we'll have our pearls
I kissed a girl
I kissed a girl
I kissed a girl
I kissed a girl
I kissed a girl
her lips were sweet
She was just like kissing me
I kissed a girl kissed a girl
won't change the world
But I'm so glad I kissed a girl
I kissed a girl

Karen, she's my boss at the shoe store
We sell to the rich on Madison Avenue
I come in late from Brooklyn on the F train
Karen says "honey, make this your last time"
But we like her, she's firm but approachable
Dresses in style, pretty conservative
We ask her, "hey, come out with us after work"
Karen she always declines

And we talk about
Karen by night
We imagine she must lead a very dull life
With just a cat and a book by her side
We know her by day but we don't know
Karen by night

In the stockroom searching for a 9B
I overheard Karen whisper on the phone
She said, "Meet me at the club
There's a shipment coming in
And I can't pull this one off alone"
Well, I didn't know what to think
Was my mind playing tricks?
Was there more to this Karen then realized?
I had to know so I followed her home
I could not believe my eyes

And then I saw
Karen by night
The leather comes out under the moonlight
Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike
Looking like young Marlon Brando
Karen by night

Saw her leaning on the bar with a drink in hand
And a cigarette dangling from her bright red lips
She looked like she was looking for someone
Like she was looking for a fight
Then a young blonde buck walked in
She grabbed him by the collar
Kissed him hard on the mouth
And slapped him on the cheek
Then I thought she spied me in the corner of her eye
So I ran outside, but all night all I could think about was

Karen by night

The next morning, I'm late as usual
Karen's there fresh as a daisy
She says with a smile, "You look like hell
And where you last night?"

Karen by night
Imagine she must lead a very dull life
With just a cat or a book by her side
We know her by day but we don't know
Karen by night
The leather comes out under the moonlight
Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike
Looking like Marlon Brando
Looking like young Marlon Brando
Wish I could be more like
Karen by night

Looking like young Marlon Brando
Not like the old fat Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now
Karen by night

Margaret, back in Junior High
Margaret, all yellow curled
She was the most popular girl
Margaret, she was beautiful
Margaret developed first
We all thought she had all the luck in the world

She never noticed me, what could I give her?
I knew someday I would have to forgive her
Ooh Margaret, dear Margaret

Such a lucky girl
How could I ever forget Margaret

Meanwhile, ten years later
Margaret moved to West Hollywood
We all thought she could make it if anyone could
Margaret, she missed the reunion
Margaret, we never heard
What became of St. Mary's glamorous girl

Until the day at the video center
A man held a tape with a girl on the cover
In bad lingerie on a Cadillac fender
Ooh Margaret, dear Margaret

Such a lucky girl
Our St. Mary's girl
How could I ever forget Margaret

I have hope, now that I don't have you
I have faith, now that I'm alone
I'm not bashing my head against the wall
I'm not waiting forever for your call
I'm not wasting time
Now that I don't have you

Now that I don't have you
Maybe someday I'll love as others do
And fall for someone who's half as cruel
Now that I don't have you

I have dreams, not that you're not lying
next to me
I can sleep, I can rest in peace
I'm not tossing and turning on your bed of nails
I'm not burning up like I'm in hell
I can sleep
Now that I don't have you

Now that I don't have you
Maybe someday I'll love as others do
And wake up one morning to skies of blue
But I won't be with you
Now that I don't have you
Maybe someday I'll love as others do
And fall for someone who's sad but true
Now that I don't have you

I had this dream we were in the resistance
Somewhere in France fighting traitors and facists
You were my mistress, yes, you were a woman
But I knew it was you by the shape of your mouth
And you called me Maurice and I had a thin mustache
And I played clarinet in a decadent band
Until we

Hid in the bushes
We shot from the bushes
Made love in the bushes
Like there was no tomorrow

In my real life, I'm a cocktail waitress
Dodging men's hands
Instead of bullets
And you're a bass player
in a band
That got a deal.
Dealing with assholes
Instead of explosives
Still we were grateful
to be alive
Together fighting
side by side
As we

Hide in the bushes
Shoot from the bushes
Love in the bushes
Like there is no tomorrow

We promised if one of us left or died
We'd meet again in another life
And we'll

Hide in bushes
Shoot from the bushes
Love in the bushes
Like there is no tomorrow

I don't care what my teachers say
I'm gonna be a supermodel
And everyone is gonna dress like me
Wait and see
When I'm a supermodel
and my hair will shine like the sea
And everyone will wanna look just like me
meee

Cause I'm young and I'm hip and so beautiful
I'm gonna be a supermodel
(2x)

I wish that I was like Tori Spelling
With a car like hers and dad like hers
And I, would show them how how it was done
That'd be fun, that'd be fun

And I wrote my school report,
On why I love my jeans, why I love my jeans.
And oh, oh my lockerdoor it's the coolest thing
That you have ever seen.

Cause I'm young and I'm hip and so beautiful,
I'm gonna be a supermodel
(2x)

I didn't eat yesterday,
I'm not gonna eat today
I'm not gonna eat tomorrow
Cause I'm gonna be a supermodel!

So beautiful (Beautiful)
I'm gonna be a supermodel
Cause Im young and Im hip and so beautiful (Beautiful)
I'm gonna be a supermodel
(4x)

I'm gonna be a supermodel!

He was pulling deep
on his cigarette
Billows of smoke
pouring out of him
Like a firefighter
hit by a torpedo

Before the fire
reached the hold
She was hanging on to him
Like he was a raft
We both agreed, we'd never be
The couple on the street

We were so rosy-cheeked
And fresh and horny
On our way to the movies
When you told me for the first time
That you loved me,
and I knew that you loved me
And it was like we were together
In another life
We never parted and love never died
Although I don't really
Buy that stuff, today I'll believe
You and me, well never be
The couple on the street

Like a still life
of our worst fears
Like the seven years
of a broken mirror
I love you so much
Won't you tell me please
We'll never be
The couple on the street

(Okay, okay, it's one year later
I still don't have an ending
The inspiration left
I guess we'll never be
The couple on the street
End of story)

If I had a lot of money
I'd move to another country
I'd disappear, not tell a soul, I'd change my name
Or maybe I'd go back to school
Major in something foolish
And I could do it cause I'd have a lot of money
Here I am holding on to childhood's dream
Sitting in my apple tree
Swaying as the branches tremble under me

The jig is up, it's all been played
The well is dry, the bed's been made
The jig is up, the jig is up

Maybe I could jump,
Jump off the Brooklyn Bridge
But I don't live in Brooklyn
And I don't know how to swim
Or I could find religion
go on some kind of mission
Feed the poor, and then I would go to heaven
if I believed in heaven

Here I am, holding on to childhood's dream
Standing on the balcony
Waiting for someone to come and rescue me

The jig is up, the dance is done
The record skips, the song's been sung
The troops have dwindled down to one
The jig is up
The jig is up, the sun has set
The train is wrecked, the sheets are wet
And like I said, the jig is up

Well I can't really disappear
Cause I don't have a lot of money
And I don't really think I wanna
go back to school
But maybe I'm just in a bad mood
And I need to change my attitude
And when I wake up tomorrow
I'll believe in heaven

Here I am, holding on to childhood's dream
Climbing down the apple tree
Waking as you pull the covers off of me
The jig is up

The jig is up, yes it's been tough
The punch is drunk, the shrink is shrunk
It's time to get the baby up
It's off to work let's start the car
We'll turn it over in its grave
And start again its soul to save
The jig is up but so what
We'll fill again this empty cup
The jig is up, the point's been made
Elvis has just left the stage
The story needs another twist
And I have had enough of this

Tie me to the track with my ear to the rail
But wait for the very last moment to save me
Or we could fight on top like a Western
Jump from car to car, not noticing the tunnel is approaching
And when were' in the tunnel you become another person
And we lay down and let the darkness enfold us

Trains, I wish I was on that train
I wish I was on that train with you
Trains, there's something about a train
That always makes me think of you

On the Peking to Paris, you're a sculptor, I'm an heiress
I'm running from my husband, you're running from the law
But there's agents at the border so I hide you in my cabin
Of course I let you spend the night not knowing who you are
And when I let you out, you become another person
And we lay down and let the darkness enfold us

Trains, I wish I was on that train
I wish I was on that train with you
Trains, there's something about a train
That always makes me think of you
Wish I was on that train
Wish I was on that train
Wish I was on that train with you

We're two hobos on the boxcar, you and your five o'clock shadow
Me and my harmonica and a duffel on a stick
Or you're a soldier coming back from the war
I'm the lover waiting on the platform
It's so steamy you're not sure it's me waving
And when I close my eyes, I become another person
And we lay down and let the darkness enfold us

They stood by the window
And watched the old church
Burn for the second time
The light from the fire
Made her glow like an angel
As she pulled him down and smiled
They lay on the bed
There were shouts all around
They could shut the whole war out
With the squeak of the springs
And tomorrows dreams
And the beating of their hearts

He would lay his arms down for her
She would forgive his brother's crime
They would do anything
To make it past Vrbana Bridge

Well he looked up to Jesus
And she looked to the east
Where the sun was soon to rise
She asked for Allah's blessings
To keep them both alive
They had friends in high places
Who could do them a favor
Turn a blind eye
They'd seen so much hate
And death every day
"Let's just let those two walk by"

They would lay their arms down for her
They would forgive his brother's crime
Just for one moment they would
Let them pass Vrbana Bridge

Through a crack in the wall
Of a sandbagged building
The soldier saw them fall
He said "If love was their only armor
It did no good at all
They lay for six days
In a final embrace
They had shut the whole war out
The soldier blames the other side
But even he has his doubts

He would lay down his arms down for her
He would forgive his brother's crime
He would lay down his arms
To let them pass Vrbana Bridge

Would you have hidden me in your attic
That's the question I'd like to know
Would you have climbed up to serve my dinner
Well I hope so

When the jack-booted men
Wore those great uniforms
Would you have wanted the blackest
Would you have hidden me in your attic

If let's say in some caf'
We saw the tanks roll by
Would you take my hand and lead me
Cross the border line
Would you have hidden me in your attic

If the neighbors accused me of casting spells
And bowing down to the gods in hell
You would leave me there alone
Or would you cast the very first stone
You'd be there to ease my pain
Or pack me on that awful train

Would you have hidden me in your attic
That's the question I'll never know
Would you have climbed up to serve me dinner
Well I hope so

Another barren egg, another month gone by
Just more time to do as I please
No one watching over me
I don't have to make my bed I can lay in it instead
With no one there to bother me
'Cause I'm free it's just me

Another friend got caught
Another friend knocked up
Another friend with nothing in common with me
Another night with you
Spending time with you
I'm still alone 'cause you're the freest man I've ever
known

I'm free just me
I'm free nobody but me
I'm free save me

Free as the snow as it melts away
Free as the wind on a real calm day
Free as the moth on my window pane
Like you like me

Another barren egg another year gone by
Just more time to do as I please
No one's tugging at my sleeve
I can be as rude as I please
No one's going to fire me
Floating in this endless sea

I'm free just me
I'm free nobody but me
I'm free save me

I could slip, I could fall
In that mean and awful hall
With the other jealous bitches
And the bitter grumbling men

I could sneer, I could glare say that
life is so unfair And the one who
made it, made it 'Cuz her breasts
were really big

Well I don't wanna get bitter
I don't wanna get cruel
I don't wanna get old before I have to

I could bitch, I could moan
Say I want to be left alone
But that's not really true,
Because I like my time with you

Till you rant and you rave
Wishing fat folks to their grave
But I feel sorry for them
You say they get what they deserve

Well I don't wanna get bitter
I don't wanna get cruel
I don't wanna get old before I have to

I don't wanna get jaded
Petrified and weighted
I don't wanna get bitter like you
Like you, with the darts in your eyes
Like you, with disdain for mankind
I was charmed, now I wonder

Well I don't wanna get bitter
I don't wanna get cruel
I don't wanna get old before I have to
So I'll smile with the rest
I'll wish everyone the best
And know the one who made it,
Made it cuz she was actually pretty good
Well I don't wanna get bitter
I don't wanna get cruel
I don't wanna get old before I have to

I can be clever, I can be clever
I can charm your pants off, I can be clever
I can be funny, I can make you laugh
I can amuse you, I can make you laugh
I can be tender or I can be dirty
I can make you feel like you rule the world
I could be patient I can be kind
I know how to listen or look like I am
I can be trusted, I can be kind
As far as you can throw me, I can be trusted
I can be blue I can get real depressed
I can stay all day in my bed

I can get anxious I can get anxious
When I think of you I just get anxious
I can get angry I can get angry
I can smash your windshield I can get angry

I can't wait to be in your arms again
'Cause I always think this could be the last time
When you dig deep and you see more and you get bored

I could be sorry I could be sorry
About your windshield I could be sorry
And I could be clever, I can be clever
I can charm your pants off
I can be clever

One leg in one leg out
What do you get with a half a heart
Part brave soul the rest is not
What do you get with a half a heart?
A half a mind, a half a spine
A half a glass, a half alive
One step in, one step out
What do you get with a half a heart

One breath in one breath out
Coming and going with a half a heart
One eye looks so lovingly
The other looks right through me
In search of something better or more beautiful
To fill you up, to fill your cup
To make you feel like you're the king of the hill

One step in, one step out
What do you get with a half a heart?
The angels on my shoulder whisper in my ears
Say "What've you got to lose"
The gremlins on the other side
Say "she doesn't really love you"

We're half way there, we're half way back
We've half a chance, we're so half assed
You say hello, I say goodbye
We turn in circles and we both change sides
One step in, one step out,
One breath in, one breath out,
One leg in, one leg out
What do you get with a half a heart?

I wake up every morning to the sound of birds
It's really not birds it's my neighbor's TV
She watches talk shows all day long
I used to hate her but now we get along

I used to sit under a gloomy cloud of gray
And now the sun is shining and it won't go away

I used to go up
I used to go down
Now I'm just even here in Happy Town
Happy Town

My boyfriend Bob he said I made him miserable
But we stayed together 'cause the sex was really good
And then he packed his bags with me to Happy Town
We don't fuck anymore, but we can really snuggle down

I used to sit under a gloomy cloud of gray
And now the sun is out and my whole world is beige

I used to go up
I used to go down
Now I'm just even here in Happy Town
I don't get excited
But nor do I frown
The lawn is always neat in Happy Town
Happy Town
Happy Town

To get to Happy Town you can call your doctor
You can unscrew the child-proof bottle cap
Pour yourself a glass of water

I used to sit under a gloomy cloud of gray
And now the sun is shining and it won't go away

I used to go up
I used to go down
Now I'm just even here in Happy Town
I don't get excited
Nor do I frown
The lawn is always neat in Happy Town
Happy Town
Happy Town

I used to go up
I used to go down
Now I'm just even here in Happy Town
I don't get excited
But nor do I frown
Life is just OK in Happy Town
Happy Town
Happy Tow

I'm so happy, when you're here
And I'm not a happy girl
So like a miracle occurs
I'm happy when you're near
And all my angels appear
And the demons leave my ear
And I want to clean the kitchen
We're two peas from the same pod
Bowing down to the same God
We're not sure exists

We both walk with heavy souls
With bullet holes
And a backpack full of bad affairs and fears
I'm happy when you're here, kinda
I'm so happy when you're here
We both laugh at the same cruel jokes
We both still drink and smoke
Well I'm happy when you're here, kinda
I'm so happy when you're here
We're two peas from the same pod
Bowing down to the same God we hope exists
We both walk with heavy souls
With bullet holes
And a backpack full of bad affairs and fears
I'm happy when you're here
Happy, somewhat happy more or less

Little guy, little guy, such a little guy
Such a little guy, in such a big body

Little mind, little mind, you were once mine
Such a small mind in such a big body
Maybe I'm not so fair to little guys
He stood tall up when he was by my side

Little heart, little heart such a little biddy heart
Such an unbrave heart in such a big body
Such a big body

Maybe I'm not so fair to little guy
He loomed large when he loved me

Little guy, little guy, little guy such a little guy
Such a little guy such a big body

Love is never equal
I learned that early at home
Someone always loves more than the other

And ends will always come
So you might as well have beginnings
Love is never equal after all

Love is never equal
The love between two people
Someone always gets the shorter straw
Love can be so tender
But you always must remember
Love is never equal after all

Last year I had someone
Who worshipped at my feet
He gave me everything I wanted
But he did not interest me

And now I'm standing naked
Like one of those bad dreams
Where everyone has clothes on
'Cept for me

Love is never equal
The love between two people
Someone always gets kicked to the curb
Love can be so tender
But you always must remember
Love is never equal after all

Love is never equal
The love between two people
Someone always gets kicked to the curb
Someone's always left out freezing
Battered down and bleeding
Love is never equal after all

Someone's always cheated
Hoodwinked and mistreated
Love is never equal after all

I feel like an outline
Where the middle part is missing
And the moonlight is kissing
The details away
I feel like a cliffnote
To a novel no one can read
And I feel like such a phony
Like I got 'em all deceived
And I feel like a punch line
Nobody gets
I bet that you're laughing
And shaking your head

I sold my soul
And nothing happened
Yeah nothing happened
When I sold my soul

I feel like an outline
To a picture you started to paint
Now the sunlight is fading
The colors away

How's it feel to have insides
Something to hold I wish I could touch you
How could I know

When I sold my soul
And Nothing Happened
Yeah Nothing Happened
When I sold my soul
Just a big black hole
And Nothing Happened
And I bet you're laughin'
'Cause I sold my soul

Our lord loves the family, our lord loves the saved
Our lord love the unborn babies and the NRA
Our lord~hates the liberals, the faggots and their friends
We're soldiers of Christ and we're here to defend

The way it used to be
The way it ought to be
The way it's going to be again

In the days of Cain and Abel
In the days of crusades
In the days of inquisitions
They made the damned behave
Before emancipation
Before Roe Vs. Wade
Before they taught little children
That they evolved from apes

The way it used to be
The way it ought to be
The way it's going to be again
And when we're in heaven you'll be sorry then

Our lord loves the sinner as long as he don't sin
He knows the thoughts you're thinking
He knows with whom you've been
And out lord loves this country, he's with you at the polls
He knows the lever that you pull
He's keeping track of souls

The way it used to be The way it ought to be The way it's
going to be again And when we're in heaven you'll be sorry
When we're in heaven you'll be sorry When we're in heaven
you'll be sorry then!

"Take me back, Take me home, to world that never was.
Cones and Roman Candles in the sky, 4th of July,
The dog's crouched in the basement,
Dad was still alive,
The fading grain of Super 8
Makes everything seem really great,
And I look happy as a clam.

Take me back,
Take me home
to the world that never,
The world that never,
The world that never was.

Another birthday party with the braces on my legs,
The rented clown made cotton candy and animal balloons,
It looks like I had lot's friends,
They laugh with me into the lens,
And, hey, there's Carol Fango,
Before she sliced her wrists.

Take me back,
Take me home,
To the world that never,
The world that never,
To the world that never....

She's an underachiever
She's only passed Spanish and gym
She's not bad at essays
She can bullshit her way through them
She wears the walkman under her hood
She hides the magazine in her book
She looks like she's elsewhere

The girls in the school can be so mean
The boys never pay attention
She's in love with her history teacher
She can't wait till she gets older
Underachiever

The halls in school look daunting
They get longer and slower each day
She moves past the smiles and whispers
And the rumors that won't go away

The girls in the school can be so mean
And the boys just don't seem to matter
She looks at the clock every minute or two
She can't wait till class is over
Underachiever

She wakes up in the morning
With a lump in her throat
She thinks of excuses to stay in bed
All day all day long
She tells me a big secret
She writes to me almost twice a day
It's a lot for me to deal with
I wish I could give her more time
'Cause the girls in the school
They were so mean
And the boys never paid me attention
I was in love with my English teacher
I couldn't wait to get older

The girls in the school
The boys in the school
The halls in the school
The girls in the school
Underachiever

Only passed Spanish and gym
Underachiever
She's an underachiever

There's a dim light off the pier
And I've been watching it for years
'Thru the crashing waves there's a distant bell
It won't stop ringing in my head
All I do is stare and wait
For her to come and take me far away

When my ship comes in I'll be happenin'
After all these years I'll be happy
When my ship comes in
You'll finally love me
Then I can leave you when my ship comes in

There's a bitter old man on the shore
An albatross tied 'round his throat
And he tells me to forget that boat
He rambles on I just get bored
I hear the laughter of the crew
They know the ropes they'll see me through
To truth and brighter days
When my ship comes in I won't be lonely
I'll have lots of friends and they'll all want me
When my ship comes in you might be sorry
And I'll be something when my ship comes in
When my ship comes in
I'll be standing at the rail
Waving you goodbye
You'll never be standing on the beach
You'll be wondering why

When my ship comes in I might take you
You could swab the decks if you're nice today
When my ship comes in we'll be something
Won't that be something when my ship comes in

When my ship comes in I'll be happenin'
After all these years I'll be happy
When my ship comes in you'll finally love me
Then I can have you when my ship comes in
Ship comes in