God Don't Make Lonely Girls

The Wallflowers

Senorita, looks like you ain't done nothing good
When it ain't supposed to do
Oh no no no no
I seen her downtown about an hour ago
Behind the glass at a peep show
I got nervous 'cause I don't know
Can she see me behind that window?

It's almost nine and I'm back in line
I can't get the girl with the Spanish tears out of my mind
I've got to make her mine, all mine
But somethin' is wrong, she don't belong
She oughta be back where she's from
Maybe back on this Mexico City
Man, I don't know her but she sure is pretty

But God don't make lonely girls
Sure didn't want 'em in His world
God don't make lonely girls
Yeah, yeah, doo doo doo doo

Now when I make that girl all mine
I'm gonna stand by her once I get inside of
Her barbed wire, once I get inside
I bet she'd look good in a brand new dress
She never felt good in her fish net
She's got to be this towns best mess
But it ain't nothin' that her face would suggest

But God don't make lonely girls
Sure didn't want 'em in His world
God don't make lonely girls
Yeah, yeah, doo doo doo doo

I gotta make her see, I'm a guarantee
Oh, if she'd only come along with me
I can make her see
Gonna take a walk right through these walls
'Cause she's comin' home with me
I ain't even gonna touch her at all
Man, I'm only gonna lay awake and watch her sleep

But God don't make lonely girls
Sure didn't want 'em in His world
God don't make lonely girls
Yeah, yeah, doo doo doo doo


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    General CommentFirst of all, I don't think this song is necessarily from Jakob Dylan's perspective. He's written a lot of songs about fictional characters. I think this is a story about a very lonely man falling in love with a stripper. If he really does "get the girl" at the end, then it's kind of a sweet song about a diamond in a rough, managing to love in a sleazy situation, the whole "Pretty Woman"-prostitute-with-a-heart-of-gold thing. But if he doesn't get the girl and he's just dreaming about what he'd do if she went home with him, the song becomes more of a sad story about how lonely he is and how these peep shows prey on his loneliness by dangling an illusion in front of his face.
    Archaia Sophiaon April 16, 2007   Link
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    General CommentThis song is amazing. It's about a girl he sees at a peep show (I think everyone knows what that is), and he sorta falls in love with her. He thinks she deserves a lot better than what she has. Eventually he gets her to come home with him. Where things go from there I guess is up in the air, but he's trying to give her a new start.
    divicanon April 10, 2003   Link
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    General CommentI love this song...just the tune, the words, the meaning...everything!
    smallthoughtson April 15, 2003   Link
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    General CommentThis song is awesome.
    allenegirlon May 24, 2004   Link
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    General CommentI think this song is about fantasizing about the woman at the peep show being the perfect girl - I don't think he actually acts on it. Professional girls don't go home with their patrons or let them know them, unless of course, you're Jakob Dylan :-)
    stoolhardyon January 27, 2005   Link
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    General CommentI wonder if (A) he really thinks this way or (B) if this song is just sarcasm. If (A) is the case, then this song is really corny, but sweet at the same time. If he's being sarcastic by saying that he is picturing this sluttish-looking girl from a peep show as a wholesome, good-hearted female, then I suppose it's kind of funny. I find it hard to believe, though, that a guy can see a peep show and change the images completely in his head rather than just think about sex, so option B makes much more sense.
    Missykiwizon March 28, 2005   Link
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    General CommentI don't think the song is exactly sarcasm, but it's probably a representation of wishful thinking at its finest. (Compare The Who's "Trick of the Light", Elton John's "Island Girl", The Police's "Roxanne" for other knight-in-shining-armor scenarios.)
    DJacques75on May 13, 2007   Link
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    General CommentIt's not sarcastic, it's a fictional character. I agree (and also think it's pretty unambiguous) that it's about how a man is projecting his fantasies onto a woman. He clearly doesn't care about her as a real individual human being. He only wants to mold her into a role that fits his self-serving fantasy. That's kind of why he's at a peep show.

    Compare this with his song that goes "You don't have to be my girl, you don't have to be his girl, you can always be your own girl." This song is the exact and polar opposite of that one.
    evil oneon July 23, 2008   Link

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