Beautiful Girl
You Am I Lyrics


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Hey you
Put your chewing gum in my fist
And pass the last over of your drink
I've known you long enough to know
Yeah I'm in deep and it shows
I met her on grand final day
And from sixteen thousand miles away
Yeah I knew
I was in trouble deep past me boots

You think it's so hard
Alone in the world
Yeah well just try keeping up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl

So I strayed (keep your head in the sky)
Til my fingers all burnt in a sneeze (leaving nothing behind)
And I'm holding by the skin of my teeth
She got me grinning like a karaoke king
Without a clue on how the thing begins
And that's where the hell I'll reside
In between the width of her smile
So if you spy me just let it be
I'm far beyond what you knew of me

You think it's so hard
Alone in the world
Yeah well just try keeping up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl

You're never alone
It's you against the world
You're the uninvited oyster next to the pearl
The best lesson I learned

Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Me, keep up with that beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Keepin' up with a beautiful girl





Keepin' up with a beautiful girl [Repeat x4]

Overall Meaning

The song "Beautiful Girl" by You Am I is a story about falling deeply in love with someone who is too beautiful and too perfect for you. The song begins with the singer asking the beautiful girl to put her chewing gum in his hand and passing the last over of her drink, implying that the two of them are already comfortable with each other. He then proceeds to admit that he's in deep trouble and has been since the day he met her on grand final day when she was sixteen thousand miles away.


As the song progresses, the singer talks about how difficult it is to keep up with a beautiful girl, and how he's constantly straying trying to impress her. He's holding on by the skin of his teeth, grinning like a karaoke king without a clue on how the thing begins. He's completely enamored with her, and that's where the hell he'll reside, in between the width of her smile. He's far beyond what anyone knew of him before he met her, and that's why if anyone sees him, they should just let it be.


Overall, You Am I's "Beautiful Girl" is a song about falling hopelessly in love with someone who is way out of your league. It's a bittersweet love song that captures the essence of what it's like to be completely smitten with someone who is simply too beautiful to be true.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey you
Addressing the girl to get her attention


Put your chewing gum in my fist
Requesting the girl to give him her gum to hold


And pass the last over of your drink
Asking the girl to pass him the last sip of her drink


I've known you long enough to know
Having known the girl for some time, he has grown to understand her


Yeah I'm in deep and it shows
Realizing that he has strong feelings for the girl and is showing it


I met her on grand final day
He met this girl on significant day for sports - Grand Final Day


And from sixteen thousand miles away
He met her from afar, from a great distance of 16,000 miles


Yeah I knew
He already knew that he would be in for it after he saw her


I was in trouble deep past me boots
He was in deep trouble after meeting the girl, more than he ever imagined


You think it's so hard
Reflecting on how tough it is to be alone or cop up with certain things


Alone in the world
Feeling isolated and alone in the world


Yeah well just try keeping up with a beautiful girl
Maintaining that keeping with a beautiful girl is a more difficult task


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it is hard to keep up with the beautiful girl


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it is hard to keep up with the beautiful girl


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it is hard to keep up with the beautiful girl


So I strayed (keep your head in the sky)
He strayed away from his usual path to find and be with this girl


Til my fingers all burnt in a sneeze (leaving nothing behind)
He held onto her tightly until it burnt him out, losing everything else behind


And I'm holding by the skin of my teeth
Holding his last effort by the skin of his teeth


She got me grinning like a karaoke king
He is happy and grinning like a superstar on stage


Without a clue on how the thing begins
He is lost in the moment and has no idea how it all started


And that's where the hell I'll reside
He wants to live in that moment forever


In between the width of her smile
He wants to live between her bright and wide smile forever


So if you spy me just let it be
If someone catches him in that moment, they should just leave him be


I'm far beyond what you knew of me
He has changed as a person because of this girl and those around him wouldn't recognize him now


You're never alone
Reflecting on the idea that even when alone, someone is never alone because of memories and experiences


It's you against the world
Facing the world alone is a challenge that one must overcome


You're the uninvited oyster next to the pearl
He is the outsider next to something valuable and beautiful and he is trying to be accepted and loved


The best lesson I learned
The line that encapsulates the song's message – that he learned from keeping up with this beautiful girl


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it's a challenge to keep up with the beautiful girl


Me, keep up with that beautiful girl
Another statement about him trying to keep up with the girl


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it's a challenge to keep up with the beautiful girl


Keepin' up with a beautiful girl
Repeating that it's a challenge to keep up with the beautiful girl




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: TIM ADRIAN ROGERS

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