A. I knew a girl, her name was Freedom
She cut my hair and she dyed it pink
She kissed my face and I told her to get lost
That's the price you pay for knowing me
I knew a girl, her name was Harry Dean
She was gonna teach me what true love means
I bought her a dinner, never heard another word
Reading in the restaurant, ripping pages out of magazines
Handing our plates back to my waiter, saying this is all the food we need
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said this to me:
"You're gonna die, you're gonna die, you're gonna die"
B. I knew a girl, her name was Nancy
She was in plays and she liked to read
She touched my shoulder and I said "no."
That's the price you pay for knowing me
I knew a girl and her name was Power
She was gonna teach me how to surf the sea
We got to the beach, never heard another word
Visibility's a trillion, I can see past London
back through my body, back to London again
I'm gonna make the UK my friend
but there was a British man getting a tan and I'll never forget his golden skin glimmer as he said to me:
"You're gonna die, you're gonna die, you're gonna die"
C. I knew a girl, her name was Magic
She was gonna teach me how to look real cool
We got the thread, the design and the needle
But then she tried to fuck me and I said "uh uh."
I knew a girl and her name was Stanley
She was into cycling and had seen some mountains
Just the other day I heard she was doin' okay.
When she would go cycling she would radio me, sunny
She would smile and she'd tell me that she likes this next life
I would never push that button 'cause that morse code I'm not lovin'
And Stanley, she just rode away, but I knew her friends liked planes
And I'll never forget the white of that skywriting:
You're gonna die, you're gonna die, you're gonna die
D. I knew a girl, her name was Stacy
She liked dreams and she liked to listen
I told her I dreamed a lot about grass
She said it was because I never go outside
Stacy said, "John, you need to build a forest.
It'll be a bureaucratic nightmare, but you can do it.
Also, do you wanna hook up?"
No, Stacy, I do not wanna hook up with you.
It gets harder and harder to say no
I don't send any signals but my non-signals say "go"
So I fucked her, oh I fucked her, yeah I fucked her, oh I fucked her
E. Later that day, I went out to this place by the woods
It was where they made kids' cigarettes
Also they taught Spanish to underprivileged white kids there
It was across the street from where I'd fill up my tank
I smoked a pack of Marlboro's waiting for the sun to set
I looked out onto Route 10 and I wonder how long it would take me to get to Loews' 12
This 15 year old kid walks up to me
and asks me if I wanna buy his scooter
I looked into his eyes and ran my hand through his hair
He said, "They call me Andy because I'm a cowboy
I service jocks in the Field House."
His eyes were brown, I was 17
I was startled by the sight of the winter trees and the sound of a cursing machine:
"You're gonna die, you're gonna die, you're gonna die."
F. I knew a girl, her name was Freedom
We'd lie in bed and weird out my roommate
She kissed my face and I avoided her
That's the price you pay for knowing me
Sitting in that dorm room or getting my head held by her in the stairwell
Her asking me if I wanted to get it over with
Her sitting on my bed watching me cry as I lost my mind
'Cause I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die
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