Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark
The inspiration for Brandy Clark’s “Girl Next Door” was a phone call with cowriter Jessie Dillon, according to Clark:
[Dillon] called me about this guy she was dating, and she said, “you know, he liked me because I was … kinda wild, a little bit, you know, a fun girl – and now he wants the girl nex...
[Verse 1]
When you took me home
You knew who you were taking
Not some Debbie debutante standing in an apron
Frying up your bacon
[Pre-Chorus]
My house and my mouth and my mind get kinda trashy
I've never been to jail, but hell, I wouldn't put it past me, so
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[Post-Chorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
[Verse 2]
Sorry I ain't sorry
That I ain't your Marcia Brady, uh-uh
If I ever met her, bet she'd probably hate me
'Cause you'd wanna date me
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart and my head and my bed can get real twisted
And you wouldn't be the first to think you're gonna go and fix it, so
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[Post-Chorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
[Bridge]
The thing that turns you on is what you wanna change
But you have a better chance of slowing down a train
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[Post-Chorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
Girl Next Door was written by Jessie Jo Dillon & Shane McAnally & Brandy Clark.
Girl Next Door was produced by Jay Joyce.
Brandy Clark released Girl Next Door on Fri Jan 22 2016.