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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandy Clark
Acoustic Guitar
Shane McAnally
Background Vocals
Morgane Stapleton
Background Vocals
Dave Roe
Bass
Fred Eltringham
Drums
Forest Whitehead
Guitar
Jay Joyce
Guitar
John Deadrick
Keyboards
Rob McNelley
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jessie Jo Dillon
Songwriter
Shane McAnally
Songwriter
Brandy Clark
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Caleb Vanbuskirk
Assistant Engineer
Paul Cossette
Assistant Engineer
Jay Joyce
Producer
Jason Hall
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you took me home
You knew who you were taking
Not some Debbie debutante standing in an apron
Frying up your bacon
[PreChorus]
My house and my mouth and my mind get kinda trashy
I've never been to jail, but hell, I wouldn't put it past me, so
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[PostChorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
[Verse 2]
Sorry, I ain't sorry
That I ain't your Marcia Brady, uh-uh
If I ever met her, bet she'd probably hate me
'Cause you'd wanna date me
[PreChorus]
My heart and my head, and my bed can get real twisted
And you wouldn't be the first to think you're gonna go and fix it, so
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[PostChorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
[Bridge]
The thing that turns you on is what you wanna change
But you have a better chance of slowing down a train
[Chorus]
If you want the girl next door
Some Virgin Mary metaphor
Your cardboard cutout on the wall
Your paper or your Barbie doll
With perfect hair and a perfect dress
I'm really just the perfect mess
And I ain't nothing less or nothing more
So, baby, if you want the girl next door
[PostChorus]
Then go next door and go right now
And don't look back, don't turn around
And don't call me when you get bored
Yeah, if you want the girl next door
Then go next door
Written by: Brandy Clark, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shane McAnally