Mr. Jones
s6e08. Counting Crows Lyrics

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la Mmm Uh huh
The song starts with an upbeat and playful melody.

I was down at the New Amsterdam Staring at this yellow-haired girl Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation With a black-haired flamenco dancer You know she dances while his father plays guitar She's suddenly beautiful And we all want something beautiful Man, I wish I was beautiful
The singer meets Mr. Jones and a flamenco dancer at a bar and admires the beauty of the dancer, wishing for beauty himself.

So come dance the silence down through the morning Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la, yeah Uh huh, yeah
The chorus invites the listener to dance and sing along.

Cut up, Maria Show me some of them Spanish dances Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones Believe in me Help me believe in anything 'Cause I wanna be someone who believes Yeah
The artist and Mr. Jones continue their conversation, with the artist asking Maria to dance and asking Mr. Jones to believe in him.

Mr. Jones and me Tell each other fairy tales And we stare at the beautiful women She's looking at you Ah, no, no, she's looking at me Smilin' in the bright lights Coming through in stereo When everybody loves you You can never be lonely
Mr. Jones and the artist share stories and enjoy the attention of beautiful women, feeling invincible and never lonely.

Well, I'm gon' paint my picture Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful Yeah, well, you know gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and play
The singer muses about painting himself and playing guitar, finding meaning in the beauty of different colors and referencing famous artist Picasso.

Mr. Jones and me Look into the future Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women She's looking at you I don't think so She's looking at me Standing in the spotlight I bought myself a gray guitar When everybody loves me I will never be lonely I will never be lonely Said I'm never gonna be lonely
The two men ponder the future and continue to admire beautiful women, with the singer feeling confident that he will never be alone with fame and a gray guitar.

I wanna be a lion Yeah, everybody wanna pass as cats We all wanna be big, big stars Yeah, but we got different reasons for that Believe in me 'Cause I don't believe in anything And I wanna be someone to believe, to believe, to believe Yeah
The artist wants to be as powerful and confident as a lion, and though everyone wishes for fame, the reasons and beliefs behind that desire differ.

Mr. Jones and me Stumbling through the barrio Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women She's perfect for you Man, there's got to be somebody for me I wanna be Bob Dylan Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky When everybody loves you, ah son That's just about as funky as you can be
Mr. Jones and the artist wander through a Hispanic neighborhood and admire beautiful women, with the artist wishing to be a famous musician like Bob Dylan and Mr. Jones longing to be funkier.

Mr. Jones and me Staring at the video When I look at the television, I want to see me Staring right back at me We all wanna be big stars But we don't know why, and we don't know how But when everybody loves me I wanna be just about as happy as I can be Mr. Jones and me We're gonna be big stars
The two men watch a music video and long to see themselves on screen, acknowledging the universal desire to be famous and happy, and feeling confident that they will succeed.