They Don't Know About Us...

I still have the old '45 of this Tracey Ullman song stored away in my record collection somewhere. I used to love the video, too, and I recently got a copy of it on DVD. (I friggin' love VH-1 Classic, man!) I always thought the third verse made particular sense for me, especially that part about, "When they look at you, they don't see what I see." Kinda makes you wonder... can anyone ever look beyond the facade you put out and see the "real" you? Probably not. At least not in my case.

But I do tend to go for women that are "bad" for me; and much like the lyrics say, I'm not smart enough to listen to other people who've tried to "wisen me up," so to speak. I'd like to think I wouldn't make the same type of mistake again... but one look at a pair of beautiful blue eyes and a dazzling smile makes my common sense go right out the window. God, it sucks to really, really want something you can't have. And I'm not talking about money this time.

"You've been around for such a long time now
Oh baby, I could leave you, but I don't know how
And why should I be lonely every night
When I could be with you
Oh yes, you make it right
And I don't
Listen to the guys who say
That you're bad for me and I should turn you away

'Cause they don't know about us,
They've never heard of love

I get a feeling when I look at you
Wherever you go now, I wanna be there too
They say we're crazy, but I just don't care
And if they keep on talking, still they get nowhere

So I don't
Mind if they don't understand,
When I look at you and you hold my hand

'Cause they don't know about us,
And they've never heard of love

Why should it matter to us if they don't approve
We should just take our chances while we've got nothing to lose

Baby
There's no need for living in the past
Now I've found good lovin,' gonna make it last
I tell the others, 'don't bother me'
'Cause when they look at you, they don't see what I see

No, I don't
Listen to their wasted lines
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs
'Cause they don't know about us
They've never heard of love
No, I don't
Listen to their wasted lines
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs

'Cause they don't know about us
They've never heard of love."