Lyrics from an Old Notebook (mid-80's vintage):
You need to imagine Early Elvis Costello crossed with The Smithereens here, if you want to be kind. Oh, and you have to recall vinyl records, especially singles, with A-sides and B-sides.
B-SIDE
I'm here breaking records
While he's out stealing shows
The anger doesn't bother me
It's just how much she knows
I've been hanging around now
Till I feel like packing it in
It's not a case of do-or-die
But more like where-and-when
These things I discover
Make it easier to decide
He's her A #1 Lover
I'm just lying on the b-side
I need to break her records
I need to break her heart
But like a fool I'm waiting
Because I loved her at the start
These things I discover
Make it easier to decide
He's her A #1 Lover
I'm just lying on the b-side
--MD
(Until a few minutes ago, the second verse had a full eight lines too. Here is the part I just cut:
I give her all my money
I give her all my love
Still she goes out shopping
Hopping in--I know--his hot tub
Pretty lame, that hot tub line, but I wanted . . . well, who knows now what I wanted then? I do think the lyrics still work, after all these years, as a rock and roll song, particularly with those four lines excised. Now, if I could remember the tune in my head at the time too . . . .)
