Song Lyric Sunday: A Girl In Trouble is a Temporary Thing

Although Michael Jackson is not mentioned in the lyrics, vocalist Debora Iyall wrote the song as a response to Jackson's Billie Jean.

Debora Iyall is one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the late 20th century. She is a member of the Cowlitz tribe. She still performs although she has stepped back from the pop scene to be an art teacher in Desert Hot Springs.

References:

https://www.ocregister.com/2019/08/04/tiki-culture-meets-new-wave-at-tiki-oasis-with-romeo-voids-debora-iyall-and-more/

Lyrics:

She's got a face that shows that she knows she's heard every line

Tenderly she talks on the phone

There's a way to walk that says "stay away"

And a time to go around the long way

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

There's a time when every girl learns 

To use her head

Tears will be saved 

Till they're better spent

There's no time for her to be afraid

So instead 

She takes care of business 

Keeps a cool head

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

She's got a face that shows that she knows she's heard every line

Tenderly she talks on the phone

There's a way to walk that says "stay away"

And a time to go around the long way

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing 

(temporary, temporary, temporary, temporary)

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing

Songwriters: DAVID KAHNE, DEBORA IYALL, FRANK R. ZINCAVAGE, PETER W. WOODS

Photo copyright Tony Smith

A to Z Challenge 2015: Universal Concepts: S is for Sad Songs

Sad songs: we love them, but we hope we never have to live them.

I'm one of the lucky few who have had a romance that has lasted since my teen years up into my middle years and is still going strong. Most early romances lead to heartbreak, and that's the sad truth.

Listening to and singing sad songs can be cathartic. Sing and cry, if that's what you need to do. Write a sad song or poem of your own. Don't be ashamed! Let your feelings show.

~DJ Sadie~

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~DJ Wicked Wanda~

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~DJ Opal~

Snow Ghosts: And the World Was Gone

You said you'd wait forever
But I blinked
And the world was gone
You wade through the water
Slowly your hands grow numb
I wish you felt me falling
I wish you'd watched over me
You said you'd wait forever
But I blinked
And the world was gone
And the world was gone
And the world was gone

I run through your head
Loud with a nightmare
Brushing your skin with my breathing
Turn out the light
And every nightlight
Run you can run you can run
I blink and the world was gone
I blink and the world was gone
I blink and the world was gone

You said you'd wait forever
But I blinked
And the world was gone
You wade through the water
Slowly your hands grow numb
I wish you felt me falling
I wish you'd watch over me
You said you'd wait forever
But I blinked
And the world was gone
And the world was gone
And the world was gone