Randy Newman

Only A Girl

Randy Newman


She's only a girl 
And her voice is peculiar 
And her eyes are strange 
She's prone to be willful 
You try to cheer her up some 
But she's impervious to change 

She's only a girl 
She dresses in black 
all of the time 
Wears an orthopedic shoe 
It's some sort 
of uglification she's into 

She's a hundred and ten 
Maybe five foot five 
She won't eat meat 
But she'll eat you alve 
She's only a girl 
But she's big time 

She's only a girl 
And I'll tell you about her 
At least all that I know 
She's from South Carolina 
And she came out here 
A few years ago 

She waits on tables 
Works in a bank 
Volunteers at the zoo 
You can tell she ain't lazy 
But she is very young 
That's why I called you 

Now that you've seen her, 
what do you think? 
Uh-huh 
Yeah 
Etc... 

Love is blind 
And deaf as well 
But I love this girl 
Can't you tell? 
She's only a girl 
And she loves me 

Why would someone 
Beautiful as she 
Love someone old like me 
Maybe it's the money 
Jeez, I never thought of that 

God damn it