Only a Girl Songtext
von Randy Newman

She′s only a girl
Her voice is peculiar
And her eyes are strange
She's prone to be willful
Try and cheer up some
But she′s impervious to change
She dresses in black all of the time
Wears an orthopedic shoe
Some sort of an uglification thing
She's into
She's a hundred and ten
Maybe five foot five
She don′t eat meat
But she′ll eat you alive
She's only a girl
But she′s big time


She's only a girl
I′ll tell you about her
At least all that I know
She's from South Carolina
She came out here a few years ago
She waits on tables
And she works in a bank
Volunteers at the zoo
She sure ain′t lazy
But she's very young
That's why I call you
She′s only a girl

Well, man, now you′ve seen her
What do you think?
Uh-huh
Yeah
Thought you'd say that
No? Go ahead
Of course I know
No, you′re wrong now
Now listen

Love is blind
And deaf as well
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
Geez, I never thought of that
Believe it or not
What a horrible thought
Goddamnit