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Jessie, I'm not jokin' around
I see the crowd you're hangin with
and those kids don't see positive
Don't all those cigs make you tired?
You know I never ask you to change, I only ask you to try
I know you're gonna do what I know you're gonna do
but 22 and bangin' around in restaurants ain't that much prettier
than bangin' around in bars
and why do you keep going to his car?
I don't want this to stop
I want you to know
I don't want you to settle
I want you to go
Forget all the boys that you met at the harbor
You're too hard already, you'll only get harder
Jessie, let's go for a ride
I know a place that we could stop and kiss for a while
I know a place that makes you smile
I know you're gonna say what I know you're gonna say
I know you'll look at the ground, I know you'll probably cry
You're a beautiful girl and you're a pretty good waitress
but Jessie, I don't think I'm the guy
I don't want this to stop
I want you to know
I don't want you to settle
I want you to go
Forget everything that I showed you this summer
You're too hard already, you'll only get harder
but they didn't name her for a saint
they named her for a storm
so how is she supposed to think about
how it's gonna move in the morning
she said it's balanced hypothetical
and if the cigs keep you warm
then how is she supposed to think about
how it's gonna move in the morning
'bout how it's gonna move in the morning
Hurricane Jess, she's gonna crash into the harbor this summer
She don't wanna wait till she gets older
Hurricane Jess, she's gonna crash into the harbor this summer
She don't wanna wait, she said it only gets harder
I see the crowd you're hangin with
and those kids don't see positive
Don't all those cigs make you tired?
You know I never ask you to change, I only ask you to try
I know you're gonna do what I know you're gonna do
but 22 and bangin' around in restaurants ain't that much prettier
than bangin' around in bars
and why do you keep going to his car?
I want you to know
I don't want you to settle
I want you to go
Forget all the boys that you met at the harbor
You're too hard already, you'll only get harder
I know a place that we could stop and kiss for a while
I know a place that makes you smile
I know you're gonna say what I know you're gonna say
I know you'll look at the ground, I know you'll probably cry
You're a beautiful girl and you're a pretty good waitress
but Jessie, I don't think I'm the guy
I want you to know
I don't want you to settle
I want you to go
Forget everything that I showed you this summer
You're too hard already, you'll only get harder
they named her for a storm
so how is she supposed to think about
how it's gonna move in the morning
she said it's balanced hypothetical
and if the cigs keep you warm
then how is she supposed to think about
how it's gonna move in the morning
'bout how it's gonna move in the morning
She don't wanna wait till she gets older
Hurricane Jess, she's gonna crash into the harbor this summer
She don't wanna wait, she said it only gets harder
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Submitted by
mcstevepants On Mar 22, 2010
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Should be:
Jessie I'm not joking around I see the crowd you're hanging with and those kids don't seem positive Don't all the cigs make you tired? You know I'll never ask you to change I'll only ask you to try
I know you're gonna do what I know you're gonna do But 22 and banging around in restaurants isn't that much prettier than banging around in bars And why do you keep going to his car
I don't want this to stop I want you to know I don't want you to settle I want you to grow Forget all the boys that you met at the harbor You're too hard already. You'll only getting harder
Jessie let's go for a ride I know a place that we can stop I know a place that we can drink and kiss for a while I know a place that always makes you smile
I know you're gonna say what I know you're gonna say I know you'll at the ground I know you'll probably cry You're a beautiful girl And you're a pretty good waitress Jessie I don't think I'm the guy.
I don't want this to stop I want you to know I don't want you to settle I want you to grow Forget everything that I showed you this summer You're too hard already. You'll only get harder
They didn't name her for a saint They named her for a storm So how's she supposed to think about how it's gonna feel in the morning
She said, if heaven's hypothetical, and if the cigs keep you warm, then how's she supposed to think about how it's gonna move in the morning. Man how it's gonna move in the morning. Man how it's gonna move in the morning.
Hurricane Jess, she's gonna crash into the harbor this summer She don't want to wait 'til she gets older Hurricane Jess, she's gonna crash into the harbor this summer She don't want to wait She said, "it only gets harder"
Damn! You beat me to it! I absolutely love this song.
Also; In "And those kids don't see positive" it should be "seem positive" In "You know I never ask you to change, I only ask you to try" the "I"s are "I'll"s The first "How it's gonna move in the morning" should be "feel in the morning"
I think "she said it's balanced hypothetical" should be "she said if heaven's hypothetical"
I think "she said it's balanced hypothetical" should be "she said if heaven's hypothetical"
Great song.
Great song.
Most definitely. I don't know how I didn't see that.
Most definitely. I don't know how I didn't see that.
If I could keep nitpicking,
If I could keep nitpicking,
"but 22 and bangin' around in restaurants ain't that much prettier" the "ain't" should be "isn't"
"but 22 and bangin' around in restaurants ain't that much prettier" the "ain't" should be "isn't"
I should have waited to post.
I should have waited to post.
I don't want you to settle, I want you to "grow"
I don't want you to settle, I want you to "grow"
"I know a place that we could stop" "I know a place that we could drink and kiss for a while" "I know a place that always makes you smile"
"I know a place that we could stop" "I know a place that we could drink and kiss for a while" "I know a place that always makes you smile"
Craig Finn said on the BBC Radio 1 Punk Show with Mike Davies that this song was about the relationship between a young waitress and an older restaurant manager, and who really has the upper hand in the relationship.