I wish I could do better by you
'Cause that's what you deserve
You sacrifice so much of your life
In order for this to work

While I'm off chasing my own dreams
Sailing around the world
Please, know that I'm yours to keep
My beautiful girl

When you cry a piece of my heart dies
Knowing that I may have been the cause
If you were to leave, fulfill someone else's dreams
I think I might totally be lost

You don't ask for no diamond rings
No delicate string of pearls
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl

Oh, oh, oh, oh

One, two, one, two, three, four

I wish I could do better by you
'Cause it's what you deserve
You sacrifice so much of your life
In order for this to work

While I'm off chasing my own dreams
Sailing around the world
Please, know that I'm yours to keep
My beautiful girl

And when you cry a piece of my heart dies
Knowing that I may have been the cause
If you were to leave and fulfill someone else's dreams
I think I might totally be lost

But you don't ask for no diamond rings
No delicate string of pearls
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh

But you don't ask for no diamond rings
No delicate string of pearls
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl



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Track duration: 06:02

"The Girl" as written by Dallas Green

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:This song will more than likely remain as my favorite from Dallas. He's been an influence to my ears ever since the start of Alexisonfire and forever will be.

    While I'm off chasing my own dreams
    Sailing around the world
    Please, know that I'm yours to keep
    My beautiful girl

    I would frequently send this verse to my girlfriend, at the time, before shipping off to basic training, and once in a letter while there.

    I also feel the need to fit in that I shook the man's hand back in '09. Just for good measure, that is.
    Flagged Serravalleon February 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:this song makes my heart ache, i love it...seeing them live in december!!!!!!
    Flag bperfetuoon August 09, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:someone sent me this song. said they listened to it all day while thinking of me, and it completely tore me up inside. the words are so pure, no fluff. beautiful.
    Flag christina52on March 31, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:he's talking about him being with a girl that does all the work and worrying in the relationship. which he acknowledges and loves her for staying with him regardless. he's off doing his own thing while she stays loyally. he promises to be hers forever but he's sure that eventually she will find someone else that she will be perfect for just the way she is for him and then he will end up "lost". she doesn't ask for anything in return for all she does for him.
    overall its a song about a guy loving a girl and appreciating all that she does for him.
    Flag MaryMaryMangoon January 26, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song!! My boyfriend played and sang it to me for valentines day. It was the cutest thing :)
    Flag Alternativegirl212on November 03, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i love this, it's so simple but beautiful at the same time..my boyfriend sang it to me on our first date :)
    Flag CoeurDePirateon October 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I feel like im on the other side of this song
    I feel like i'm the girl he's talking to, because im in her situation
    except my boyfriend never wrote me a song about it
    Flag hrice713on August 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:they got married in Dec. 2008, btw..
    Flag icesk8ngurlon January 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so sweet.
    I have a bit of a "myspace relationship" (think what you will, i don't care)

    He sent me this song <3

    I love it. It is so adorable. Makes me quite sad that we can't see eachother.
    Flag ComposedOfImperfectionson September 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:those last lines... I imagine he wrote this song to his lady as a present. She does not want jewelry or any stereotypical romantic gift, he knows she's not interested in that kind of thing, she's different. And so he expresses his love for her in a song. Because that's all she wants anyway, his love.

    Flag rawrasauron August 15, 2009   Link

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