Story Behind The Song
Teenage runaway.
Song Description
A young woman runs away from home because of the problems she faces from an old boy friends and parents.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Troubled |
Subject |
Frustration, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Steely Dan, Weezer |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Shirleys run away. She left yesterday. Parents hope and pray, she'll come back some day. Only if they knew the tune of the teenage blues. Things got bad at school. Shirley played the fool. Boyfriend left her cold. Parents only scold. Only if they knew the tune of the teenage blues. It's not really fair. No one seems to care. When your're all alone-in the cold-away from home.
Sometimes thinks of home. Once she almost phoned. Met a boy named Mark. They sleep in the park. Only if they knew the tune of the teenage blues.