Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Last time she jumped out the window,
Well, she only turned and smiled.
You might think she would say something,
But you'd have to wait a while.
Well the lady don't mind.
No, no, no, the lady don't mind
She just turns her head and disappears,
I kinda like that style
Little boat that floats on a river,
it's drifting through a haze
She stops by whenever she wants to,
well, there she goes again
Well, it's no trouble at all.
No, no, no trouble at all
Well, what she does
Is all right with me, and
I kinda like that style
Come on. come on. I go up and down.
I like this curious feeling. I know, I see.
It's like make believe.
Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying.
I'm not lost but I don't know
Where I am. I got a question.
All right. All right.
This is what we like.
Who knows, who knows,
What I'm thinking
She says love is not what she's after,
And everyone knows.
Each time she looks in the mirror,
She lets her feelings show.
Well, the lady don't mind
No, no, no, the lady don't mind.
Well, what she says is all right by me,
And I kinda like that style
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Here we go again
I don't know, I don't know,
What I'm sayin'.
Hey man. Hey man.
I sure don't feel the same
She likes to say what she's feeling
Hey. Did I get a big surprise.
I know you think so.
Come on. Come on. She says anything.
Who knows, who knows,
What she's thinking.
Well, she only turned and smiled.
You might think she would say something,
But you'd have to wait a while.
Well the lady don't mind.
No, no, no, the lady don't mind
She just turns her head and disappears,
I kinda like that style
Little boat that floats on a river,
it's drifting through a haze
She stops by whenever she wants to,
well, there she goes again
Well, it's no trouble at all.
No, no, no trouble at all
Well, what she does
Is all right with me, and
I kinda like that style
Come on. come on. I go up and down.
I like this curious feeling. I know, I see.
It's like make believe.
Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying.
I'm not lost but I don't know
Where I am. I got a question.
All right. All right.
This is what we like.
Who knows, who knows,
What I'm thinking
She says love is not what she's after,
And everyone knows.
Each time she looks in the mirror,
She lets her feelings show.
Well, the lady don't mind
No, no, no, the lady don't mind.
Well, what she says is all right by me,
And I kinda like that style
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Here we go again
I don't know, I don't know,
What I'm sayin'.
Hey man. Hey man.
I sure don't feel the same
She likes to say what she's feeling
Hey. Did I get a big surprise.
I know you think so.
Come on. Come on. She says anything.
Who knows, who knows,
What she's thinking.
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This song is just pure pop perfection. One of the best pop songs ever written.
Really? There was nothing more to say about this song... nothing more to say over four whole years? But this song is so excellent! Does nobody realize this? There must be something meaningful in its lyrics (not that I can figure it out).
The first line, about jumping out the window... suggests death? Or at least an acceptance of it. The window thing is also heavily emphasized in the video (not that it is ever jumped out of). of course, the great surge of energy that comes along in those two parts that come after 'i kinda like that style' mostly reminds me of some pumped up hallucinatory craziness. Or maybe its just another song about cocaine. The way those parts are sort of removed from the rest of the song sort of reminds me of the disjointed songs on their first album. It's too bad (imo) that this energy never really goes anywhere, and the song just fades off as it does. I hope there is a longer version out there... somewhere.
There are two probable issues about this song. One is that the song is about falling for a mysterious girl(who is probably the quit type). Mr. Bryne is a nervous type so a girl who seems weird to others seems appealing to him. Lyrics like "Little boat that floats on a river, it's drifting through a haze" is probably to paint the picture of the mystery. "Each time she looks in the mirror,she lets her feelings show." , could be that Bryne feels that he is the mirror because he is similar to her and he knows she is looking for love. The other is that the lady could be imaginative. The ideal girl for David but this is less likely.
A song about gaslighting way before it became such a popular term
I always assumed it was about a bloke sleeping with a promiscuous woman. O_o
It's about River Song, you silly fellows.
I made an account just to post this. That's how emotionally invested I am.
Do you mean Tess Thompson's Riversong?
I think this song is about the power of being a prostitute and the conflict it brings in a john and the hooker that weilds feminist power with her vag. uh oh i don't know what I'm saying
i just think it's about this girl that is afraid to show how she feels, so she puts up a facade for everyone. the singer realizes that she does want love, but she acts like she doesn't care if she gets dumped or something. she tries to act tough and carefree, but deep down she just wants to "jump out a window" figuratively because of all the emotions she holds down and doesn't let anyone see
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@Prince of Apathy To me, i see it as a casual relationship between a bloke and a sheila, maybe he’s got a girlfriend so she’s jumping out the window rather than walking out a door, and just disappears without looking back, which he likes because he doesn’t have to deal with the emotional side of it; she acts like she doesn’t care, but when she’s alone she’s feeling it. Little boat floats on a river drifting through a haze, she’s just going through the motions, and when she wants to hook up again she just goes back and he’s willing every time, he’s not used to a girl being seemingly detached (like blokes) and he likes it; she doesn’t know how he thinks or feels about her, and visa versa because they don’t have that relationship, it’s just a hook up...she might come past in the night and knock on his window, he lets her in, they hook up, then she’s gone till the next time...
The music of this song is a direct rip-off of Roxy Music, and Brian Eno (who was a member of Roxy Music). The staccato lyrics, (for example "Come on, Come on", "Uh oh, Uh oh", "All right. All right.", "Who knows, who knows", "Hey man, Hey man"), are simply a result of the Samba rhythm of the 70's rhythm machine percussion track.
The lyrics are possibly about cross-dressing in public, possibly like Brian Eno, David Bowie, Lou Reed, etc. Therefore, the "lady' referred to in the song is possibly David Byrne himself.
"Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only turned and smiled. You might think she would say something, But you'd have to wait a while." is possibly because when cross-dressing in public, the male cross-dresser might decline to talk to persons because a man's voice would come out.
"drifting through a haze" might refer to the hazing ritual of cross-dressing in public.
Also, this song might refer to sex with a call girl, or a female fan delivering drugs and sex, and leaving via the window/fire escape. It is also possible that this song was written via randomly arranging one line phrases, like Jimi Hendrix's song Little Wing, (songmeanings.com/songs/view/18476/), that is admired by Brian Eno.