Nadine

(Music and Lyrics: Sam Mullins)

There’s an awkward fellow who hides behind his blinds
Tells his neighbors that he knows what’s on their minds
When his little baby dances naked on the lawn
A place she likes to call her backyard Babylon.
Martini marathon
They won’t stop ‘til dawn.

When the sun comes up
A girl in a yellow pickup truck says,
“Have you seen Nadine?”

There’s a young policeman with a ticket in his hand
He says “You’ve gotta have a permit for this band”
But then he sees her dancing, shaking to and fro
And he says, “I’m inclined to let you go.
Call it quid pro quo.
On with the show!”

When the sun goes down
A boy in the a green Corvette comes round and says,
“Have you seen Nadine?”

Life is brief, life is dear
Life is grief, death is near
Daddy don’t you realize there’s more to life than fear.
Life is now, life is here.

There’s an awkward fellow pulling garbage from the pool
While he suffers from his neighbor’s ridicule
“You know you treat that girl as if she’s Lady Di.”
The awkward fellow just shakes his head and sighs.
Looks to the sky.
“Why, God, Why?”

When the whistle blows.
A man with a Marlon Brando nose says,
“She’s a little bit mean….Nadine.”