Clark/Cole)

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - from “Rattlesnakes” (1984)



Jodie wears a hat although it hasn’t rained for six days



she says a girl needs a gun these days



hey on account of all the rattlesnakes



she looks like Eve Marie Saint in on the waterfront



she reads Simone de Beauvoir in her American circumstance



she’s less than sure if her heart has come to stay in San Jose



and her neverborn child still haunts her



as she speeds down the freeway



as she tries her luck with the traffic police



out of boredom more than spite



she never finds no trouble, she tries too hard



she’s obvious despite herself



she looks like Eve Marie Saint in on the waterfront



she says all she needs is therapy yeah



all you need is, love is all you need



Jodie never sleeps ‘cause there are always needles in the hay



she says that a girl needs a gun these days



hey on account of all the rattlesnakes



she looks like Eve Marie Saint in on the waterfront



as she reads Simone de Beauvoir in her American circumstance



her heart, heart’s like crazy paving



upside down and back to front



she says ooh, it’s so hard to love



when love was your great disappointment