Here is what Jon said about this song:
"'The Concrete Girl' was written about a dear friend of mine who stood upon the brink of a world of doubt exhausted and dejected. With doubts and fears swimming around in her head, she had learned to fake her smile and go on with life. One night we got to talking at the top of the concrete world [on the building roof] of UCSD. So we stood up there talking about our hopes and fears. And I prayed that she wouldn't stop thinking and that she wouldn't fall down. And she hasn't."
Here is what Jon said about this song: "'The Concrete Girl' was written about a dear friend of mine who stood upon the brink of a world of doubt exhausted and dejected. With doubts and fears swimming around in her head, she had learned to fake her smile and go on with life. One night we got to talking at the top of the concrete world [on the building roof] of UCSD. So we stood up there talking about our hopes and fears. And I prayed that she wouldn't stop thinking and that she wouldn't fall down. And she hasn't."