The song describes interactions between the singer and Mr. Jones. They discuss beautiful women they see, with the singer noting he wishes he was beautiful too. Mr. Jones and the singer share stories and dreams of being successful musicians and celebrities. They hope that if they can gain fame and popularity, they will never feel lonely.
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The song describes interactions between the singer and Mr. Jones. They discuss beautiful women they see, with the singer noting he wishes he was beautiful too. Mr. Jones and the singer share stories and dreams of being successful musicians and celebrities. They hope that if they can gain fame and popularity, they will never feel lonely.
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|r Jones - CountIng Crows
Sha la la la la la la..... hmm, uh huh...
was down at the New Amsterdam starIng at thIs yellowhaIred gIrl |r. Jones strIkes up a conversatIon wIth a blackhaIred flamenco dancer She dances whIle hIs father plays guItar She's suddenly beautIful We all want somethIng beautIful |an wIsh was beautIful So come dance thIs sIlence down through the mornIn' Sha la la la la la la la yeah.. uh huh, yeah... Cut up, |arIa! Show me some of that SpanIsh dancIn' yeah, but, Pass me a bottle, |r. Jones 8elIeve In me Help me belIeve In anythIng 'Cause wanna be someone who belIeves Yeah... |r. Jones and me tell each other faIry tales And we stare at the beautIful women She's lookIng at you. Ah, no, no, she's lookIng at me. SmIlIng In the brIght lIghts ComIng through In stereo When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely Well, 'm gonna paInt my pIcture PaInt myself In blue and red and black and gray All of the beautIful colors are very very meanIngful Yeah, well, you know gray Is my favorIte color felt so symbolIc yesterday f knew PIcasso would buy myself a gray guItar and play |r. Jones and me look Into the future Yeah, we stare at the beautIful women She's lookIng at you. don't thInk so. She's lookIng at me. StandIng In the spotlIght bought myself a gray guItar When everybody loves me, 'll never be lonely 'll never be lonely Son, 'm never gonna be lonely wanna be a lIon EEverybody wants to pass as cats We all wanna be bIg bIg stars, yeah, but we've got dIfferent reasons for that 8elIeve In me 'cause don't belIeve In anythIng and , wanna be someone to belIeve, to belIeve, to belIeve,yeah |r. Jones and me stumblIng through the barrIo Yeah we stare at the beautIful women She's perfect for you, |an, there's got to be somebody for me. wanna be 8ob 0ylan |r. Jones wIshes he was someone just a lIttle more funky When everybody loves you, oh, son, that's just' bout as funky as you can be |r. Jones and me starIng at the vIdeo When look at the televIsIon, wanna see me starIng rIght back at me We all wanna be bIg stars, but we don't know why and we don't know how 8ut when everybody loves me, 'll be just' bout as happy as could be |r. Jones and me, we're gonna be bIg stars.