Nervous in the Alley
Lost Lives and Broken Dreams: Nervous in the Alley by Smash Mouth
Lyrics
She's 15 and she's leaving home
Character introduced, a 15-year-old leaving home.
Living on the streets where she don't feel alone
Living on the streets, seeking companionship.
Daddy's always gone and mommy's on the sauce
Absent father, and a mother struggling with alcohol.
Living in a mansion it's easy to get lost
Contrast between her current situation and a past life in a mansion.
She's going to a place where they understand
Seeking understanding and acceptance in a different place.
Baby on the way her womb's a garbage can
Pregnant, with a grim portrayal of her womb.
Who said anything about a good life
Questioning the notion of a good life.
This one's bad bad bad bad
Emphasis on the negativity of her current situation.
Gonzo again - just another entry to a never ending story
Reference to the chaotic nature of her life as a recurring theme.
Wasted again - I think you need a new best friend
Suggesting a need for a new, better friend due to wasted experiences.
Nervous in the alley off the boulevard
Setting: nervous in an alley, symbolizing fear and discomfort.
Shaking all over and the panic starts
Intense anxiety and panic setting in.
You see she needs to get her prescription filled
Highlighting the character's need for medication.
And she knows exactly how she'll be billed
Awareness of the impending financial burden of medical bills.
Nervous on the alley waiting for a fix
Waiting anxiously for a drug fix, despite financial struggles.
She ain't got no money just a couple of tricks
Resorting to desperate measures due to a lack of money.
Who said anything about a charmed life
Reiteration of the questioning of a good life, emphasizing sadness.
This one's sad sad sad sad
Intensifying the portrayal of the current life as sad.
Gonzo again - just another entry to a never ending story
Continuation of the chaotic and repetitive nature of life.
Wasted again - I think you need a new best friend
Suggesting the need for a new, better friend due to repeated mistakes.
Who said anything about a good life
Reiteration of the questioning of a good life.
Who said anything about a charmed life
Repetition, emphasizing the absence of a charmed life.
Who said anything about a fair life
Expanding the questioning to a fair life.
It's mad
Declaring the current state as mad, possibly chaotic or insane.
Dying in the alley waiting for her man
Illustrating a tragic scene of waiting for a drug dealer.
Carrying her child and a sleeping bag
Adding the burden of carrying a child and minimal possessions.
Should have would have could have never crossed her mind
Reflecting on missed opportunities or regrets.
So she passes on to the other side
Transition to a grim fate on the "other side," possibly death.
Here he comes suit shades car and a beeper
Introduction of a character with material wealth but negative associations.
Sugar daddy pimp pushing fucking grim reaper
Depiction of a destructive figure exploiting others.
Who said anything about a fair life
Reiteration of the questioning of a fair life, emphasizing madness.
This one's mad mad mad mad
Intensifying the portrayal of the current life as mad.
Gonzo again - just another entry to a never ending story
Continuation of the chaotic and repetitive nature of life.
Wasted again - I think you need a new friend
Suggesting the need for a new, better friend due to repeated wasted experiences.
Gonzo again - just another entry to a never ending story
Reiteration of the chaotic and repetitive nature of life.
Wasted again - I think you need a new best friend
Suggesting the need for a new, better friend due to repeated mistakes.
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