Jessie's Girl

  • Written and originally performed by Rick Springfield (born Rick Springthorpe on 8/23/49 in Sydney Australia)
  • Springfield portrayed "Noah Drake" on TV soap opera General Hospital, & starred in the movie "Hard To Hold"
  • The song was a #1 Top 40 hit for two weeks in 1981

Jessie is a friend, yeah, I know he's been a good friend of mine
But lately something's changed that ain't hard to define
Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine

And she's watching him with those eyes
And she's lovin' him with that body, I just know it
Yeah 'n' he's holding her in his arms late, late at night

You know, I wish that I had Jessie's girl
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman like that

I play along with the charade, there doesn't seem to be a reason to change
You know, I feel so dirty when they start talking cute
I wanna tell her that I love her, 
But the point is prob'ly moot

'Cos she's watching him with those eyes
And she's lovin' him with that body, I just know it
And he's holding her in his arms late, late at night

Like Jessie's girl, I wish that I had Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman
Where can I find a woman like that

And I'm lookin' in the mirror all the time, 
Wondering what she don't see in me
I've been funny, I've been cool with the lines
Ain't that the way love supposed to be

Tell me, where can I find a woman like that

You know, I wish that I had Jessie's girl, 
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
I want Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman like that, 
Like Jessie's girl, 
I wish that I had Jessie's girl, 
I want, I want Jessie's girl


Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use.

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