This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
How ya feelin'?
The day has had its way with both of us
And no, I've gone out of my way
But I'm not free
From this pain I'm reelin'
I was a fool to think some day you would come around
But no, no, no I'm not thinking that way
'Cause now I see
You are not what you seem
You are a mystery to me
Sometimes I just wanna scream
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
How's your day been? Yeah
'Cause mine has taken strange and ugly turns
But no, no, no I feel better today
'Cause I'm off my knees
You are not what you seem
You are a mystery to me
Sometimes I just wanna scream, yeah
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
A hot minute for a life of sorrow
No you can't come back tomorrow
Shut my windows, lock my doors
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
Yeah
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
A hot minute for a life of sorrow
No you can't come back tomorrow
Shut my windows, lock my doors
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
Whoa, yeah, oh, whoa, yeah, yeah oh
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
The day has had its way with both of us
And no, I've gone out of my way
But I'm not free
From this pain I'm reelin'
I was a fool to think some day you would come around
But no, no, no I'm not thinking that way
'Cause now I see
You are not what you seem
You are a mystery to me
Sometimes I just wanna scream
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
How's your day been? Yeah
'Cause mine has taken strange and ugly turns
But no, no, no I feel better today
'Cause I'm off my knees
You are not what you seem
You are a mystery to me
Sometimes I just wanna scream, yeah
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
A hot minute for a life of sorrow
No you can't come back tomorrow
Shut my windows, lock my doors
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
Yeah
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby your not comin' in
A hot minute for a life of sorrow
No you can't come back tomorrow
Shut my windows, lock my doors
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
Whoa, yeah, oh, whoa, yeah, yeah oh
'Cause my heart won't be your rag doll anymore
Lyrics submitted by el_jefe_maximo
Ragdoll [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by James Valentine Adam Levine
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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One of my favorite songs by them...
I love the piano and the jazz/blues feel to it
Where did this song come from? It isnt on their cd. MAROON 5 ROCKS!!!!
It's on the Japanese release of "Songs About Jane"
If you were to ask me, I would say that this song is about a guy who's sick of being tossed around by his girlfriend, so he's just sayin', "I'm not your playtoy no-more!" It's a very powerful song, actually. If I ever get a guy who uses me, I'm going to throw rocks at him and sing this song. XD
If you were to ask me, I would say that this song is about a guy who's sick of being tossed around by his girlfriend, so he's just sayin', "I'm not your playtoy no-more!" It's a very powerful song, actually. If I ever get a guy who uses me, I'm going to throw rocks at him and sing this song. XD
I love this song. I think it's one of the best by Maroon 5. I agree with dance_with_me, it's about a guy that's sick of being tossed around by his girlfriend. I can relate, unfortunately. These are my favorite lines:
But no, no, no I feel better today, 'cause I'm off my knees.
You are not what you seem You are a mystery to me Sometimes I just want to scream
great song...one of my favsa...sounds like some sort of kareeoke thing which makes it kinda cool..love it
"my heart won't be your ragdoll anymore." gorgeous.
Dance With Me Lois, first of all, I'd like to say how much I like your name :D family guy rocks. but I like Maroon 5 a lot, and this is my favorite song by them. it's so smooth and jazzy, and the vocals aint that bad either. I love them! I dont think a lot has to be said about the meaning of the lyrics, they're pretty self-explanatory.
This song has a really jazzy feeling to it. It sounds kind of like Hotel California, which is also a great song! I really like maroon 5 and i hope everyone else does too!!!!!!!!!!!!!