Cover art for Pretty Girl by Wheatus

Pretty Girl

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Pretty Girl Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She's a pretty girl, she doesn't know it's over
She doesn't know that my plane leaves tomorrow
She's ringing in my ear, she redefines the night call
Hang up the phone again, turn off the ringer
Heaven only knows what she wants from me
But I won't wait around enough to see

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm running away from your arms tonight
And you won't let me go without a fight
I can honestly say right now, you don't understand me
You don't understand me

[Verse 2]
So we fight again, and the night turns into sunrise
I know getting up for work will be a hellhole
She's like the mission man, she's screaming about Jesus
Maybe when I'm deaf, then she can save me
Heaven only knows what she wants from me
But I won't wait around enough to see

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm running away from your arms tonight
And you won't let me go without a fight
I can honestly say right now, you don't understand me
You don't understand me
[Guitar solo]

[Verse 3]
And now she wants to know if I ever really loved her
If I ever meant that shit about a wedding
I said that months ago, I can't believe that she remembers
And now the secret's out that I'm a jackass
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out
And now the secret's out

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During the band’s 2021 concert at Paste Studio, Brendan B. Brown stated that Pretty Girl was originally recorded for the band’s 1999 album Wheatus, and was released as a B-side for the Australian release of Teenage Dirtbag, but never made the cut for the album.

It was also revealed in Twitter DMs with a fan that a rerecorded version of the song would be replacing Punk Ass Bitch on the rerecorded version of Wheatus.

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Release Date
June 20, 2000
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