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 um amigo meu
Conheci ele em '89
Ele era um baterista
Que gostava de caminhar de Brooklyn
Até a cidade
Observando todas as garotas passarem

Você sabe que ele fazia
Você sabe que ele fazia

Jody usava suas roupas bem apertadas
Camisetas grosseiras e couro
Jody tinha olhos de câmera
Ele gostava de tirar fotos
De garotas que você nunca veria na Vogue
Porque ele acreditava
Que todas as mulheres eram um espetáculo para ser admirado

Você sabe que ele fazia

Nós falávamos sobre filmes e Cuddles Sakall
Horas ao telefone sobre nada
Ele gostava de me chamar de garoto
Eu gostava quando ele fazia

Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu

Sinto tanto a falta dele
Sinto tanto a falta dele

Jody disse que tinha um irmão
Que escreveu uma música para Peggy Lee
Jody se mudou para o sul, para Tallapoosa
Lá em 2003
E eu nunca mais vi seu rosto na Greene Street
Nem um traço novamente
Jody não gostava de todo mundo
Mas fico feliz que ele gostava de mim

Nós falávamos sobre filmes e Cuddles Sakall
Horas ao telefone sobre nada
Ele gostava de me chamar de garoto
Eu gostava quando ele fazia

Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu
Jody era um amigo
Jody era um amigo meu

Composição: Erin Moran