Written by John Hanes, Cary Sheldon, Susanna Hoffs & David Kahne
Produced by David Kahne
Released on "When You're A Boy" (1991)
You want something new, something sweet
To rinse away the bitterness of another day
Fading away
You want something new, something bright
To lighten up the shadows of your darkest fears
Hovering near.
You get so lonely lately
Lonely and afraid
Maybe nothing really good will come your way
You want something new, something hot
Flames of passion burning all your bridges down
Don't turn around.
I lie awake and watch you toss and turn
I ask, "What's wrong?", you turn away and say
It's not my concern.
You get so lonely lately
Lonely and afraid
Maybe nothing really good will come your way
You want something new, something new
But there is nothing I can do to make you see
What you mean to me.
Cause you know I love you
And I know that's nothing new
That's nothing new.(John Phillips and Michelle Gilliam)
I fell in love with the string man
Who played guitar in a rock and roll band.
And every night I抎 watch them play
But it happened at the matinee---
How I squirmed when he bent those strings,
And I screamed when he started to sing.
The way he moved and looked so groovy,
Well, ya know, he did something to me.
String man...string man...string man...string man...
So I followed the string man
Who played guitar in a string band.
And every night I抎 watch them play,
And they got better everyday.
Pretty soon, and what do ya think (what do you think),
Everybody抯 saying they抮e the biggest thing (the biggest thing)---
Hit records and making the scene (the scene),
Sexy pictures in the fan magazines.
String man...string man...string man...string man...
I strung along with the string man;
He always called me his biggest fan.
Though he was kind, I should have known better
Than to think we抎 always stay together.
And then one night the show was wild and loud,
And I saw a pretty girl out in the crowd.
She waved at him and caught his eye;
The way he looked at her it made me cry.
String man---
String man...string man...string man...
String man...string man...string man...
String man...string man...string man...