Little Girl Blue
Janis Joplin/Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band Lyrics

Sit there, hm, count your fingers.
Sit quietly and count your fingers, as there is nothing else you can think of to do.

What else, what else is there to do ?
There seems to be no other option or activity to engage in.

Oh and I know how you feel,
I understand the emotions that you are experiencing.

I know you feel that you're through.
You feel like you have reached the end, with no ray of hope.

Oh wah wah ah sit there, hm, count,
Sitting and being idle is lamentable and unfortunate.

Ah, count your little fingers,
There's nothing left to do except for counting tiny fingers.

My unhappy oh little girl, little girl blue, yeah.
Addressing the miserable, melancholic little girl who is feeling blue.

Oh sit there, oh count those raindrops
Observe the falling raindrops, watch and count them - this could keep you engaged for a while.

Oh, feel em falling down, oh honey all around you.
Experience the sensation of droplets cascading all around you.

Honey dont you know its time,
It's essential to realize that it's time to take action.

I feel its time,
I sense the urgency and importance of taking action immediately.

Somebody told you cause you got to know
This information is essential, and someone must have shared it with you.

That all you ever gonna have to count on
What is left and what you can rely on in the future.

Or gonna wanna lean on
Who or what would be supportive and trustworthy to sustain throughout.

Its gonna feel just like those raindrops do
It will feel just like the drops of rain everywhere, overwhelming and everlasting.

When they're falling down, honey, all around you.
The experience of being surrounded by troubles and sorrows inescapably.

Oh, I know you're unhappy.
You are unhappy, and I empathize with your emotions.

Oh sit there, ah go on, go on
Just sit there and continue because there seems to be no other option.

And count your fingers.
Count your fingers as this is the only source of relief that you have.

I don't know what else, what else
There's no other better idea or option that comes to mind.

Honey have you got to do.
Asking what can be done, if anything to alleviate the situation.

And I know how you feel,
I am aware of and can relate to the emotion you are feeling.

And I know you ain't got no reason to go on
I understand that you do not feel compelled to move ahead with anything currently.

And I know you feel that you must be through.
You feel that you have approached the end and there is no coming back.

Oh honey, go on and sit right back down,
Resume sitting down and find comfort in the sense of release that comes with it.

I want you to count, oh count your fingers,
I suggest you focus your mind and strength on counting your fingers to find some solace.

Ah my unhappy, my unlucky
Addressing the state of sorrow and misfortune that the little girl appears to have been experiencing.

And my little, oh, girl blue.
Addressing the gloomy state of the little girl.

I know you're unhappy,
I know it is evident and understandable to perceive your unhappy state.

Ooh ah, honey I know,
Granting further condolences to the somber state of the little girl.

Baby I know just how you feel.
I understand and perceive the depth and gravity of emotions you are experiencing, little girl blue.