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Jody

A Girl Called Eddy

Jody

Jody was a friend of mine
Met him back in '89
He was a drummer
Who liked to walk from Brooklyn
Down into the city
Watching every girl go by

You know he did
You know he did

Jody wore his clothes real tight
Rude T-shirts and leather
Jody had a camera’s eye
He liked taking pictures
Of girls you’d never see in Vogue
'Cause he believed
All women were a sight to behold

You know he did

We talked about movies and Cuddles Sakall
Hours on the phone about nothing at all
He liked to call me kid
I liked it when he did

Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine

I miss him so
I miss him so

Jody said he had a brother
Who wrote a song for Peggy Lee
Jody moved down south to Tallapoosa
Back in 2003
And I never saw his face again on Greene Street
Not a trace again
Jody didn’t like everybody
But I'm glad he liked me

We talked about movies and Cuddles Sakall
Hours on the phone about nothing at all
He liked to call me kid
I liked it when he did

Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine
Jody was a friend
Jody was a friend of mine

Jody

Jody era un amigo mío
Lo conocí en el '89
Era un baterista
A quien le gustaba caminar desde Brooklyn
Hasta la ciudad
Observando a cada chica pasar

Sabes que lo hacía
Sabes que lo hacía

Jody vestía su ropa bien ajustada
Camisetas rudas y cuero
Jody tenía ojo de cámara
Le gustaba tomar fotos
De chicas que nunca verías en Vogue
Porque él creía
Que todas las mujeres eran un espectáculo para contemplar

Sabes que lo hacía

Hablábamos de películas y de Cuddles Sakall
Horas en el teléfono hablando de nada en absoluto
Le gustaba llamarme chico
Me gustaba cuando lo hacía

Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío

Lo extraño tanto
Lo extraño tanto

Jody dijo que tenía un hermano
Que escribió una canción para Peggy Lee
Jody se mudó al sur a Tallapoosa
En el 2003
Y nunca volví a ver su rostro en Greene Street
Ni una pista más
A Jody no le gustaba todo el mundo
Pero me alegra que le gustara a mí

Hablábamos de películas y de Cuddles Sakall
Horas en el teléfono hablando de nada en absoluto
Le gustaba llamarme chico
Me gustaba cuando lo hacía

Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío
Jody era un amigo
Jody era un amigo mío

Escrita por: Erin Moran