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"Girlfriend is Better (Short Version)" is a track by Talking Heads, from the album Speaking in Tongues (Vinyl Edition), released 1st June 1983. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Talking Heads.
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[Verse 1] I, who took the money? Who took the money away? I, I, I, I, it's always showtime Here at the edge of the stage And O-U-T, but no hard feelings What do you know? Take you away We're being taken for a ride again [Chorus 1] I got a girlfriend that's better than that She has the smoke in her eyes She's coming up, going right through my heart She's gonna give me surprise I think it's right, better than this I think you can if you like I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair And nothing is better than that (is it?) [Verse 2] Down, down in the basement We hear the sound of machines I, I, I'm driving in circles Come to my senses sometimes Why, why, why, why start it over? Nothing was lost, everything's free I don't care how impossible it seems [Chorus 2] Somebody calls you but you cannot hear Get closer to be far away And only one look and that's all that it takes Maybe that's all that we need All that it takes, I'll bet it's right All it takes, if it's right I got a girlfriend that's better than that And she goes wherever she likes (there she goes) I got a girlfriend that's better than that Now everyone's getting involved She's moving up, going right through my heart We might not ever get caught Going right through, try to stay cool Going through, staying cool I got a girlfriend, she's better than that And nothing is better than you (wait a minute) [Chorus] I got a girlfriend that's better than this But you don't remember at all As we get older and stop making sense You won't find her waiting long Stop making sense, stop making sense Stop making sense, making sense I got a girlfriend, she's better than that And nothing is better than this (is it?)
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