Written by Stephen Malkmus
D Db/D B/D A/D G F#m/G Jennifer dates a man in a 60s cover band Em A He's the Ess-dog, or Sean if you wish D Db/D B/D She's 18, he's 31 A/D G F#m/G She's a rich girl, he's the son Em A Of a Coca-Cola middle man G D Kiss when they listen G D To "Brothers In Arms" G D And if there's something wrong with this G D They don't see the harm Em G In joining their forces and singing along D Db/D B/D A/D G F#m/G See those rings on her toes Check that frisbee in his Volvo Em A It's a Volvo with ancient plates D Db/D B/D They've got a dog she named Trey A/D G F#m/G Em A A retriever with a frayed bandana around his neck G D Trey has a window into their relationship G D The baby talk voices G D And the post class-a nasal drip G D But it all seems to function Em G At least in her dog's mind A Let me out of here Let me out of here You got to let me out of here You got to let me out of here Let me out of here Out of here Out of here, out of here Let me out of here ill hit the ground running D Db/D B/D A/D G F#m/G Jennifer left for school up in Boulder Em A And the Ess-dog came to visit when he could D Db/D B/D But the strain was too much A/D G F#m/G They could not make up for distance Em A And the distance between their years G D Neither one listens G D To "Brothers In Arms" G D The Ess-dog waits tables G D And he sold his guitar Em G Jenny pledged Kappa and she started pre-law And off came those awful toe rings Off came those awful toe rings