Jennifer dates a man in a '60s cover band
He's the ess-dog, or Sean if you wish
She's 18, he's 31
She's a rich girl, he's the son
Of a Coca-Cola middle man

Kiss when they listen
To "Brothers In Arms"
And if there's something wrong with this
They don't see the harm
In joining their forces and singing along

See those rings on her toes
Check that frisbee in his Volvo
It's a Volvo with ancient plates
They've got a dog she named Trey
A retriever with a frayed bandana around his neck

Trey has a window into their relationship
The baby talk voices
And the post class-a nasal drip
But it all seems to function
At least in her dog's mind

Let me out of here
Let me out of here
You got to let me out of here
You got to let me out of here
Let me out of here
Out of here
Out of here, out of here
Let me out of here ill hit the ground running

Jennifer left for school up in Boulder
And the Ess-dog came to visit when he could
But the strain was too much
They could not make up for distance
And the distance between their years

Neither one listens
To Brothers in Arms
The ess-dog waits tables
And he sold his guitar
Jenny pledged Kappa and she started pre-law
And off came those awful toe rings
Off came those awful toe rings



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Jenny and the Ess-Dog song meanings
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    General Comment:This has the same melody and say yes by elliott smith
    Flag mybodyisacageon January 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Good call fatkid, I've thought the exact same thing.
    Flag Quonseton April 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song always reminded me about the relationship between Gary Young and the rest of Pavment and how they eventually grow out of Gary.
    Flag fatkid1041on December 13, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I always found the ending of this song to be very sad.
    Flag Quonseton March 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I'd like to know what happened to Trey.
    Flag amberbreathon January 22, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song reminds me of a ton of people I know. Kind of like that yuppie/hippie/trendy person. I love the part about Brothers in Arms, which is a Dire Straits album. I m also guessing the Golden is named after the lead singer of Phish. Question: Did Jenny make up Seans nickname(ess-dog)?
    Flag taffurs888on October 30, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:Great tune -- pretty straight forward, obviously. About two people in a relationship that's going nowhere because of the age gap.

    Sean reminds me of a friend of mine from high school, who at age 27, started dating an 18 year old -- they ended up parting ways because she went to school, much like Jenny.

    Jenny obviously changed, and is happy to have done so "off came those AWFUL toe rings"
    Flag bagofbeefon October 21, 2004   Link

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