Mr Jones
Counting Crows
GSha la la la la
Amla la FGuh huh
AmI was down at the New FAmsterdam Dmstaring at this Gyellow-haired girl
Mr. AmJones strikes up a converFsation with this Gblack-haired flamenco dancer
You know Amshe dances while his Ffather plays guiDmtar. She's suddenly Gbeautiful
We Amall want something Fbeautiful, Gman, I wish I was beautiful
So come Amdance this silence Fdown through the morningDm
Sha la la Gla la la la la Amla yeah FGuh huh yeah
AmCut up, FMaria! DmShow me some of them GSpanish dances
And Ampass me a Fbottle, Mr. GJones
AmBelieve in Fme. DmHelp me believe in Ganything
'Cause AmI want to be Fsomeone who Gbelieves, yeah
CMr. FJones and meG, tell each other fairy tales
and Cwe stare at the beautiful Fwomen
"She's Glooking at you. Ah, Gno, no, she's looking at Cme."
Smiling in the Fbright lights, Gcoming through in stereo
When Ceverybody loves Fyou, Gyou can never be lonely
Well, AmI will paint my Fpicture. DmPaint myself in Gblue and red and black and gray
AmAll of the beautiful Fcolors are very, very Gmeaningful (yeah, well you know)
AmGray is my favorite Fcolor I-DmI felt so symGbolic yesterday
AmIf I knew FPicasso I would Gbuy myself a gray guitar and play
CMr. FJones and me, Glook into the future
yeah we Cstare at the beautiful Fwomen
"She's Glooking at you. Uh, I don't think so. She's looking at me."
CStanding in the Fspotlight, GI bought myself a gray guitar
When Ceverybody loF-ves me, GI will never be lo-one-Amly
I will never be Fmaj7lonely
I'm never Amgonna be looone-Gly
AmI want to be a lion. FEverybody wants to pass as cats
AmWe all want to be big, big stars, yeah but Gwe got different reasons for that.
AmBelieve in me because I Fdon't believe in anything
And AmI want to be someone to believe, Gto believe, to believe.
CMr. FJones and me, Gstumbling through the barrio
Yeah we Cstare at the beautiful Fwomen
"She's Gperfect for you, man, there's got to be somebody for me."
CI want to be Bob FDylan
Mr. GJones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When Ceverybody Floves you, ah Gson, that's just about as funky as you can be.
CMr. FJones and me, Gstaring at the video
When I Clook at the teleFvision, I want to Gsee me staring right back at me.
CWe all want to be Fbig stars, but we Gdon't know why, and we don't know how.
But when Ceverybody loves Fme, I'm going to Gbe just about as happy as I can be.
CMr. FJones and me, Gwe're gonna be big stars