Virginia, We Need to Talk

from JOHNNY SOEDER SINGS INDOCHINE AND OTHER POPULAR FAVORITES by John Soeder

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VIRGINIA, WE NEED TO TALK
John Soeder
© 2009

I know a girl
With a red dress on
Tell me if you think she’ll like this song
Do you think she’ll like it
(She might not like your song)
Oh she’s gonna like it
(Prob’ly won’t like your song)

She dances the minuet
Daddy has a bayonet
Do you know about it
(Who took the sha la la)
Yeah I know about it
(Bring back that sha la la)

Tonight
The stars are shining bright
I’m never going back there again
No I’m never going back there again
Tonight
The stars are shining bright
I’m never going back there again
No I’m never going back there again

The more I look
The more I find
The same things running
Through my mind
The less I know
The more I see
It’s true the truth
Will set you free
Dear Virginia
They steered you wrong
My sweet Virginia
We need to talk

I know a place where we can go
Nobody else has to know
Can you keep a secret
(Who took the sha la la)
It’ll be our secret
(Bring back that sha la la)

Music on the stereo
My ideal scenario
Music on the stereo
Is my ideal scenario-o-o-o
(She might not like your song)
(Prob'ly won’t like your song)

Today
There’s not much left to say
I’m never going back there again
No I’m never going back there again
Today
There’s no much left to say
I’m never going back there again
You won’t ever catch me back there again

The more I look
The more I find
The same things running
Through my mind
The less I know
The more I see
It’s true the truth
Will set you free
Dear Virginia
They steered you wrong
My sweet Virginia
We need to talk

Back to the girl
With the red dress on
Tell me if you think she’ll like this song
Do you think she’ll like it
(She might not like you song)
Oh she’s gonna like it
(Prob’ly won’t like your song)

The more I look
The more I find
The same things running
Through my mind
The more I look
The more I find
The same things running
Through my mind
Dear Virginia
They steered you wrong
My sweet Virginia
We need to talk

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from JOHNNY SOEDER SINGS INDOCHINE AND OTHER POPULAR FAVORITES, track released June 16, 2009
music & lyrics by John Soeder

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