Story Behind The Song
The song was written in response to a naysayer who predicted the early demise of a relationship based on very limited and superficial information
Song Description
a song responding to the thoughts of others who think they know what's right for you
| Song Length |
3:59 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Money |
Similar Artists |
No Doubt, Edie Brickell |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Saw myself in a motion picture
It was a comfort to me
No, I didn?t think
Anyone was talking to me
Repeat
One way
The bottom line
When you grow up, you won?t mind
One way
The bottom line
No offer but the answer, for you to find
My crime is the hot line flowing like a faucet
Give me a line, I?ll twist it up and then I?ll toss it
Go from extremes
From cusp to corner
I linger like a queen fingers jewels that adorn her
I?m a needy little daughter of a bitch
I got nine lives
So can I save a stitch
Give me an inch, I?ll take a mile
You choose your shoes, make them last ?til the last mile
Saw myself in a motion picture
It was a comfort to me
No, I didn?t think
Anyone was talking to me
Repeat
Chorus:
He said I?m a prophet and I?m never wrong
You?ll think about tonight long after it?s gone
And you?ll thank me for the words I have to say
He said I?m a prophet and I?m never wrong
The love you found won?t be lasting long
And you?ll thank me for the words I gave away
One way
The bottom line
When you grow up, you won?t mind
One way
The bottom line
No offer but the answer, for you to find
That?s the message, you?re looking in their eyes
You know they?re looking past you
You know they?re telling lies
You are wise to it, you won?t rise to it
You think you fly above it, in the night you grab their ass like you love it
And let them smack it
You never crack the code
If we?re the canvas, and they?re the paint
And he?s some kind of Elvis
And you?re some kind of saint
Am I wrong because I traded off the song?
Saw myself in a motion picture
It was a comfort to me
No, I didn?t think
Anyone was talking to me
Repeat
Chorus:
He said I?m a prophet and I?m never wrong
You?ll think about tonight long after it?s gone
And you?ll thank me for the words I have to say
He said I?m a prophet and I?m never wrong
The love you found won?t be lasting long
And you?ll thank me for the words I gave away