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,
My love's an ice-cold latte
And it's running down yer shirt
You took my little heart
And then ya threw it in the dirt
I won't go near yer locker
And I cannot wash my hair
I can't believe you betrayed me
And filled me with despair
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied
I have developed frog-eyes
From crying all the time
I won't go out
And skate with my friends
I'll only stay inside
You ran around, behind my back
With a pretty, blue-eyed girl
I am so sick of missing you
I think I'm gonna hurl
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied
I can't believe you lied to me
I can't believe you
(I am only the girl who was in love with you)
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied to me
{Bif:} {sportin' the "x"s on her hands} Self-discipline requires doing
What is necessary, when it should be done,
Whether it is a pleasant task or not
A straight-edge lifestyle is personal choice
If my coffee consumption
Ain't straight-edge enough for you
Then **** me with a double, skim cappuccino
{Bif:} Um: hellooooo!!
Get a ******* hold of yourself!!
No complaining!!
Are you starving?
No?
Then let's have a little perspective,
Shall we see a therapist
Switch to decaf, lay off the pills
Try some stretching
Take five
Have a time out
Write it down
Make a painting
Have a hot bath
Quit hanging onto past hurts
Forgive all to get over all
And get on with it!
Puh-leeeze!
Develop some humor
Laugh it off
Yuk it up
Don't be mean
Karma is instant
There is no coincidence
Live today
Try - ok?
{Bif:} {crying} Ring upa ambulance.
And it's running down yer shirt
You took my little heart
And then ya threw it in the dirt
I won't go near yer locker
And I cannot wash my hair
I can't believe you betrayed me
And filled me with despair
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied
I have developed frog-eyes
From crying all the time
I won't go out
And skate with my friends
I'll only stay inside
You ran around, behind my back
With a pretty, blue-eyed girl
I am so sick of missing you
I think I'm gonna hurl
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied
I can't believe you lied to me
I can't believe you
(I am only the girl who was in love with you)
I can't believe
Horrible truth about you
Because you lied to me
I am only the girl
Who was in love with you
But, now you lied to me
{Bif:} {sportin' the "x"s on her hands} Self-discipline requires doing
What is necessary, when it should be done,
Whether it is a pleasant task or not
A straight-edge lifestyle is personal choice
If my coffee consumption
Ain't straight-edge enough for you
Then **** me with a double, skim cappuccino
{Bif:} Um: hellooooo!!
Get a ******* hold of yourself!!
No complaining!!
Are you starving?
No?
Then let's have a little perspective,
Shall we see a therapist
Switch to decaf, lay off the pills
Try some stretching
Take five
Have a time out
Write it down
Make a painting
Have a hot bath
Quit hanging onto past hurts
Forgive all to get over all
And get on with it!
Puh-leeeze!
Develop some humor
Laugh it off
Yuk it up
Don't be mean
Karma is instant
There is no coincidence
Live today
Try - ok?
{Bif:} {crying} Ring upa ambulance.
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Only the Girl Lyrics as written by Brad Mcgiveron Beth Nicole Hopkins
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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that frog-eyes line, i love it!
I bet you also like to eat dog shit too, because if you like this band, then eating dog shit is up your alley.
dude. sierp, one bif naked is NOT a band, its one girl and she probably is a hell ova lot better than your loser self. two you can't say anything about her at all that will be leverage, she has beautiful music and assholes like you shoulld be able to critisize for no reason. you probably haven't even heard of her before.