Adam Green's lyrics portray a narrative of youthful rebellion and romantic longing against the backdrop of urban life's chaotic allure. The protagonist dismisses societal norms and mainstream concerns, epitomized by his indifference to the evening news and the "crackhouse blues." His intense desire to "dance with Emily" symbolizes an escape from mediocrity and a quest for genuine connection. The recurring shifts to different female names—Jennifer and Eleanor—alongside vivid, surreal imagery, suggest a transient and idealized pursuit of love, identity, and fulfillment. The lyrics also allude to themes of danger and societal disapproval, underscoring the protagonist's defiance of conventional boundaries. By intertwining playful irreverence with poignant insight, Green crafts a complex emotional landscape reflective of youthful exuberance and existential questing. #YouthRebellion #RomanticLonging #SocietalNorms #ExistentialQuest
Emily
Lyrics
I just don't care about the evening news
I never listen to the crack house blues
They say the city is a place to be
I want to dance with Emily
Everybody come around the window shop
I guess they've never seen the moves I got
I want to be with what the people see
I want to dance with Emily
Emily, sweet baby, won't you be my wife?
Cutting me wide open with a kitchen knife
Everybody said that she's under age
Honky tried to shoot her with a seven gauge
Now I got the cookies that your mama sent
I got permission from the government
Someone should mention to the minister
Now I gotta dance with Jennifer
Jenny's got a mouth so full of pigeon's cum
On top a mountain made a bubblegum
Don't understand what all the grief is for
Now I gotta dance with Eleanor
Eleanor, I wonder if we go too slow
Straight down the hatch beneath the streetlights' glow
Baby, when I get you on a Persian rug
That's the kind of movies I've been dreaming of
Ow ow
I tell you something that you think I'd know
I got two tickets to the sold out show
Some of the fellas like to think I'm Greek
I want to love you maybe three days a week
Oh
I just don't care about the evening news
I never listen to the crackhouse blues
I want to be with what the people see
I want to dance with Emily
I want to dance with Emily
Writer(s): Adam Green
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
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