You Got Somebody
Words and music: Alvah Allen Performed by: Alvah Allen and Ward Morford on the Ducking Francine LP (c. 2001)
Lyrics:
You got somebody
Washing your forks and your spoons
You got somebody curlin’ them curls
You’re just like $10,000 laying out on a plate
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the state
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the state
I’m just a gentleman caller calling on his last dime
Oh baby, what’s one more Valentine
And my heart ain’t well, but it’s well aware
This ain’t lovin’ baby, this is class warfare
And you got somebody
Hey, yeah, yeah you got somebody
Well, I’m a little conflicted, but I know what I want
I want to shag like Billy Bragg
I want to taunt the debutantes
And God set me down on this green Earth
Here just to tell ya
When you got boat people in your car
And revolution in your azaleas
You’ll have somebody
Hey, yeah, yeah, you’ll have somebody
Well, now, we’ve all got to play our part
in this here little operetta
Mine’s a’carryin’ this torch,
Yours is a’weary-in’ that sweater
And, yeah, I read your letter, baby, right down
To the letter
Keep pouring down them margaritas
Someday sooner or later for worse or better
You’ll have somebody
Hey, yeah, yeah, you’ll have somebody
Well, now, I took you on downtown
But ‘bout the only thing we seen
Was a white girl leanin’ on a washing machine
And I said, “Baby, I think I love ya”
You laughed and said, “as if it mattered”
Well, it’s only happened once, sweet baby,
But I think I’m seeing a pattern
And you got somebody
Hey, yeah, yeah, you got somebody
Well, now, I look upon your face sometimes
And I feel just like the president
And I think, “You know, beauty may not be the truth,
Yeah, yeah, but it’s a damn good argument”
And you got somebody
Washing your forks and your spoons
You got somebody curlin’ them curls
You’re just like $10,000 laying out on a plate
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the state
And I’m just a poor little boy from down the state
Guitar and vocals, Alvah. Guitar, vocals and ooo-eee-oo’s, Ward Morford. Produced by: Bryan James; Recorded at Anvil Audio; Engineered by: Brian Hicks and Jim Learch; Art direction: Jessica Allen; Special thanks to Bryan, Brian and Jim. All songs © 1998 Alvah Allen. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.