Lyrics
Jessica will stand up for you
Jessica is supportive and will defend you.
Break some necks down at the disco tech
She is willing to confront or challenge people at the disco tech.
She don't leave her house without lips
Emphasizes her commitment to wearing makeup.
Daddy's temper needs calming tricks
Her father has a quick temper, and she knows how to calm him down.
Brother's in the garage screaming at his army green pinto
Her brother is upset in the garage, possibly related to military service.
We know he'll lose his love
Anticipation of her brother losing his love.
But we don't talk of Nam
The family avoids discussing the Vietnam War (Nam).
Jessica won't lose control
Jessica maintains self-control and doesn't indulge in vices.
Not like them won't drink or smoke
Contrasts Jessica's behavior with others who drink or smoke.
Drives too fast to "Blue Bayou"
She drives fast, listening to "Blue Bayou."
We know it floods in Houston
A statement acknowledging the flooding issue in Houston.
It floods she's built in the mud
Describing Jessica's resilience despite challenges ("built in the mud").
It's no surprise
The flooding in Houston is not surprising.
Taught not to cry (cry)
She is taught not to show vulnerability or cry.
Jessica's at church on Sunday,
Jessica attends church regularly.
Monday, Wednesday, she's gotta sing
Her commitment to singing on specific days of the week.
All the kindness in the world
Despite her kindness, her offerings are untouchable.
Cannot touch, cannot take, her offering
Continuation of the theme that her kindness goes unnoticed.
But that Houston humidity
Describing the humidity in Houston affecting Jessica.
Creeps at night in her sheets like needles
Visualizing the discomfort she faces at night.
And at the party in the yard
Mean cowboys causing trouble at a party in her yard.
Those mean cowboys are
The cowboys mistreat a boy in pink.
Kicking the hell out of the boy in pink
Jessica reacts by breaking a glass bottle to defend the boy.
She breaks a glass beer bottle
The intensity of her response to the situation.
On the concrete and comes at em' blazing
She confronts the cowboys boldly.
Give her reason she's waiting
Waiting for a reason to act, possibly referring to the confrontation.
We know it floods in Houston
Reiteration of the flooding issue in Houston.
It floods she's built in the mud
Re-emphasizing Jessica's resilience despite the challenges.
It's no surprise taught not to
Reiteration of the teaching not to cry.
We know it floods in Houston
Reiteration of the flooding issue in Houston.
It floods she's built in the mud
Re-emphasizing Jessica's resilience despite the challenges.
It's no surprise taught not to cry (cry)
Reiteration of the teaching not to cry.
Some old man at the drive thru
An encounter with an old man at a drive-thru offering money for a photo.
Offers his machine, forty cash
The old man offers $40 for a picture.
He'll take her picture
The old man plans to send her picture to magazines for unknown reasons.
Send it to the magazines who knows what
Ambiguity about the potential consequences of her photo appearing in magazines.
That face could bring, a movie
The impact her face could have, perhaps in the movie industry.
But brother's crazed with bad dreams
Her brother is troubled by nightmares.
And Jessica can take the heat, the bent spoon
Jessica can handle challenging situations, like a bent spoon.
She never takes the call
She avoids answering calls, maintaining a sense of mystery.
She saves her photo for
She reserves her photo for a purpose yet to be revealed.
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