THE GIRL (2006)
(v1)
OK, check this out, youre sitting in jail
But you will prevail
You dig a tunnel, you make your break
Wind up by a lake
You dont know where you are
Youre saying “Dude, wheres my car?”
But turn around when you hear the tires squeal
Look whos at the wheel
(v2)
OK, try this on, the kingpins on the stand
The verdicts at hand
Wheres the document to make him pay
Or will he get away
Youre the prosecutor, going for the glory
Its another gripping courtroom story
But turn around, breathe a sigh of relief
Look whos got your briefs
(chorus)
Ill be The Girl
Ill take second billing
Casting couch?
Baby, Im willing
Let me play the love scene
Look up on the screen
Youre the hero, baby
Let me be The Girl
(bridge)
Michelle Pfeiffer wants character development
She wants backstory and Oscar-worthy lines
Meryl wants discussions on her motivations
Just give me action, dress me to the nines
Come on, star in my movie, baby
Youll get all the best-lit shots
If you star in my movie, baby
Ill give you close-ups, and I mean lots
(v3)
OK, run this down, the aliens attack
Youre a Man in Black
Your partners missing, its up to you
But theres quite a few
Youre outnumbered, twenty to one
You reload your plasma gun
But turn around, and take it all in stride
Look whos by your side
(repeat chorus, baby)
©2006 Z. Mulls
This lyric is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office as part of the collection THE COLLECTED LYRICS OF Z. MULLS Volume One 1995-2006
This doesnt quite work. Michele Pfeiffer said in an interview (for WOLF) that she didnt want to do the movie at first because she didnt want to be "The Girl" -- she wanted more backstory and character.
I tried to write a bouncy girlpop lyric based on that concept, but its a little obscure and doesnt quite work.