Rough Trade Records - God Help the Girl lyrics

[Verse 1] There is no way I'm looking for a boyfriend There is no way I'm looking for a scene I need to save some dough I'm a working girl, you know I'll fend attention off, I keep to myself [Verse 2] I love my room, I'm getting used to sleeping Some nights I really like to lie awake I hear the midnight birds The message in their words The dawn will touch me in a way a boy could never touch Their promise never meant so much to me [Chorus] You have been warned, I'm born to be contrary Backward at school, I wrote from right to left Teacher never cared for me Preacher said a prayer for me God help the girl She needs all the help she can get [Verse 3] I sit for hours just waiting for his phone call I'll eat the chocolate hidden in the fridge I'll play his messages an*lyze his intonation Please stop me there, I'm even boring myself [Verse 4] I think of him when I'm doing the dishes I think of him while looking in the sink This ain't no play on words My love for him's absurd If he gave me a sign, I'd think about it for a week I'd build it up and then I'd turn him down [Chorus] You have been warned, I'm born to be contrary Backward at school, I wrote from right to left Teacher never cared for me Preacher said a prayer for me God help the girl She needs all the help she can get