Lyrics
Boy, you must have come up short tonight
Expresses disappointment in the person's actions or behavior, implying they fell short or failed in some way.
'Cause I'm always your consolation prize
Feeling like a secondary or less significant option to the person, not a priority or first choice.
Usually I fix my hair,
Describes the typical preparation made before meeting the person, suggesting efforts to look good or presentable.
Put on my coat, and show up at your door
Traditional behavior of getting ready to see someone, but now refusing to do so.
But no more!
Declaring an end to the pattern of behavior described in the previous lines.
Now I know I'm just another one of your Friday nights
Realization of being just another casual encounter for the person on Friday nights.
But I'm no past time, this is gonna be the last
Determined to stop being treated as a pastime or temporary distraction.
I'm just a call when there's nowhere else to fall
Perceived as someone to call only in times of desperation or when there's no one else.
Just a number on your wall,
Not more than a contact in the person's list, lacking deeper significance.
In a pretty dress and curves
Emphasizing physical appearance as the defining factor.
To you I'm just a girl,
Feeling undervalued, reduced to being perceived only as an ordinary girl.
To you I'm just a girl
-I was always taught to sit up straight
Reiteration of feeling undervalued and minimized in importance.
Find a man before it gets too late
-Give him time to make his mind
-But I can't be the one you stream along
-Like some old sad song
-Now I know I'm just another one of your Friday nights
-But I'm no past time, this is gonna be the last
-I'm just a call when there's nowhere else to fall
-Just a number on your wall,
-In a pretty dress and curves
-To you I'm just a girl,
-To you I'm just a girl,
-To you I'm just a girl
-Talking through the static, just a girl
Being dismissed as dramatic, not being taken seriously, and not recognized for depth or complexity.
To you I'm just dramatic, just a girl
-Just a silly little thing
-That's all you've ever seen
-When there's so much more to me
-Yeah, yeah
Asserting there's more depth and substance beyond the superficial perception.
Now I know I'm just another one of your Friday nights
Reiteration of feeling undervalued, misunderstood, and only contacted in certain circumstances without genuine interest in thoughts or feelings.
But I'm no past time, this is gonna be the last
-Now I know I'm just another one of your Friday nights
-But I'm no past time, this is gonna be the last
-I'm just a call when there's nowhere else to fall
-Just a number on your wall,
-In a pretty dress and curves
-To you I'm just a girl,
-To you I'm just a girl
-You don't care what I think
-To you I'm just a girl
-You only call when you drink
-To you I'm just a girl
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