Neighborhood Girl Lyrics

Neighborhood Girl

Suzanne Vega

  

  "We had our

  Neighborhood girl, she

  Used to hang out, in front of

  McKinsey's Bar, and we were

  Interested in her, and her

  Clientele...

  We just wonder where she's gone..."

  "Oh she's gone?"

  "Yes, she's gone, gone, gone."

  

  "I think you know your

  Neighborhood girl, she

  Lives on my street, now, with

  Eyes of ice

  I've seen her in the morning, when she is

  Walking in the sun

  And I always thought that she

  Looked kind of nice

  

  She spoke to me once

  At a party, I think

  And I thought at the time

  That she had had too much to drink, because she

  Said to me, `There's a backbone gone

  And I've got to get it back

  Before going on...'

  

  And your neighborhood girl

  Seems to have resigned

  She was looking out at people

  From the back of her mind

  And before she went off

  She spoke to me again

  She came up and said

  

  `You have the eyes of a friend

  And there's a razor's edge

  That I have lost somewhere

  And I would like it back

  So if you've seen it anywhere...

  I've been out for a while

  But I'll be back in a bit

  I am just walking through the smoke

  Finding out if this is it

  Because I've got this feeling

  That things are going grey

  And I'd like to hear a straight line

  To help me find my way...'

  

  I looked at her

  And I did not know waht to say.

  She had long black hair."

  

  "Must be a different

  Neighborhood girl, cause

  Ours had blonde hair, in front of

  McKinsey's Bar

  And we were interested in her

  And her

  Clientele...

  We just wonder where she's gone..."

  "Oh she's gone?"

  "Yes, she's gone, gone, gone."