Neighborhood Girl Lyrics

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."