Lyrics for New Kid In Town as interpreted by Demau Senae

New Kid In Town Lyrics
There's talk on the street; it sounds so familiar
Great expectations, everybody's watching you
People you meet, they all seem to know you
Even your old friends treat you like you're something new
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Everybody loves you, so don't let them down

You look in her eyes; the music begins to play
Hopeless romantics, here we go again
But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way
It's those restless hearts that never mend

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Will she still love you when you're not around?
There's so many things you should have told her,
but night after night you're willing to hold her,
Just hold her, tears on your shoulder

There's talk on the street, it's there to
Remind you, that it doesn't really matter
which side you're on.
You're walking away and they're talking behind you
They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along
Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town
Everybody loves him, don't they?
Now he's holding her, and you're still around
Oh, my, my
There's a new kid in town
Ooh, hoo
Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town
Ooh, hoo
Everybody's walking' like the new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
I don't want to hear it
There's a new kid in town
I don't want to hear it
There's a new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
There's a new kid in town

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sapphireskies
07-11-2002

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mmkay. i'ma try this here. they're referring to life, when a new, bright face or idea comes around, and everyone drops what they're doing to ooh and ahh over it... but they point out that once the newness wears off, it's over.

'johnny come lately' is a 'john doe' type of thing, the new person who 'comes around'.

'will she still love you when you're not around?' they're talking about fleeting romance, where they don't really know each other too well, but they just need someone to hold, a here-and-now type of thing.

haven't we all been in this type of situation? i know i have... bunch of times.

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Music123
03-21-2005

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The Eagles are all about the true meaning of their songs - most of the time well hidden from the obvious.

All of the songs in Hotel California had a political overtone. Life in the Fast Lane is about being elected, then leaving as President of the US.

This about it like this:

"New Kid in Town" = President
"the street" = Washington, DC
the female character = the US
"which side you're on" = Democrat or Republican

When you hear this song with those thoughts in mind, you get the clearer meaning of what most people think is just a love song.......

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OpiSccr565
03-26-2005

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especially if thinking about the song politically (though granted it does sound a lot like a love song), could it have anyhing to do with WWI? because the US was referred to as "johnny-come-lately"s (i'm pretty sure i'm thinking of the correct war) due to a late appearance in the fighting of the war.

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TheSyndicate88
07-23-2005

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I don't think this song has anything to do with politics, and neither does most of Hotel California. after all, the title track is an indictment of the state hollywood was in at the time that it was written. I think this song is about how people can often let being hot shit get in the way of their true self, and then the letdown when they realize that the people who were drawn to them when they were popular are only interested in the popularity itself. It would make sense as a sister track to Hotel California, and would explain why they are together on the album...all in all, one of my fav Eagles tracks

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mikereynolds4444
02-28-2006

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yeah the eagles arnt the bible code, they done write all these crazy undertones to there songs

fact is, they are exactly about what they sound like they are about.

THe song is definately about what the guy above wrote.

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pizpot
04-17-2006

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"sister track to Hotel California"

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Nick the Bastard
08-17-2006

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I really like the line, "They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along." Kind of an unexpected twist, almost some sort of paradox.

I never thought of it being political. Whether or not it was written to be that, I can see how it could be interpreted that way. Interesting.

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Magicblue22
08-22-2006

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this song is about a guy who is in a relation with a girl. at first its all great and everyone thinks their the cutest couple. but he starts feeling trapped

"But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way
It's those restless hearts that never mend

after a while people start to catch on and shun him away from their lives. suddenly the woman he loves is with another man when he thought she would always love him

just another new kid in town

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Magicblue22
08-22-2006

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this song is about a guy who is in a relation with a girl. at first its all great and everyone thinks their the cutest couple. but he starts feeling trapped

"But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way
It's those restless hearts that never mend

after a while people start to catch on and shun him away from their lives. suddenly the woman he loves is with another man when he thought she would always love him

just another new kid in town

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Hatz
09-18-2006

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I don't see the politics thing at all.

In the book "Take it to the Limit" some of the truth behind this tune is revealed. The Eagles were the hottest thing in LA and rising fast until the end of '75. That was when Bruce Springsteen exploded with "Born to Run." He was their opposite. THe Boss sang from the gut and harmony was not what he did. He sang raw songs about city and urban life and love. He was the new hottest thing out there.

When the "concept" for "Hotel California" came up this song naturally flowed from their feelings of being cast off by "the New Kid in Town." Now this album put the Eagles back up and in the forefront but they wrote about the California lifestyle of the mid 70's and what the experienced and knew was that anyone can quickly be cast off when the New Kid came around.

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Evil Tim
10-04-2006

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I belive it's just about a new kid in town. Some of you guys are thinking way too hard.

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Blibstodge
04-01-2007

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This song was about the Eagles realizing that fame is fleeting and tried to relate it to a love relationship. The "she " refers to the fickle fan.
With this album the Eagles made a large shift away from the Country Western sound that was waining at that time.
I think Burce Springstein wasa clear sign to them that "they will never forget you till someboy new comes allong"
And I think it was fitting that New Kid in Town was the only song on the Album with that Country sound to it.

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pgtall
05-04-2007

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I have no idea whether the song has to do with their leaving the country western sound, but it is a good hypothosis. To me, it equates to my trip to vietnam when I first went there, I was the new kid in town, everyone that I met thought the most of me, the second time i went there, I brought my friend with me, suddenly he was the new kid in town, everyone thought the best of him, and I was kind of in the background. no animosity, just an inside feeling that this song portays in my life so well

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bigbonzer50
08-31-2007

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The song is about the record business....you all are getting too deep here! It tells the story of fame and failure and knowing them for the imposters that they are.

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ProfessorKnowItAll
09-20-2007

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It works as a general song of how everything is great and wonderful when it's new--a girlfriend, popularity, the Eagles' career in the music biz, etc.--but the novelty wears off ("But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way/It's those restless hearts that never mend"), things lose their lustre. Next thing you know, everyone is all over the Next Big Thing and here you are, kicked to the curb and broken-hearted/alone/without a record company while the your lover/your "friends"/the record buying public fawn over the new thing.

This song cracks me up. The lyrics are cheesy ("everybody's walkin' like the new kid in town"), and they keep bumping the key up after every other verse, as if to say "This is supposed to be EMOTIONAL and TOUCHING! Are you feeling EMOTIONAL and TOUCHED yet? No? Fine, we'll boost it another key! For chrissake, Start crying in your beer already!"

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FoRevEr_SPooNer
10-16-2007

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This song makes me think about my favourite serial, the great The O.C. ... Ryan's the new kid in town... This song is so sweet and the lyrics are fantastic... To me it is about love...

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Evil Tim
04-10-2008

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I think its about a new kid. You are all trying way way too hard. Anyway, exelent song. I can listen to it over and over.

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Evil Tim
04-10-2008

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Also it's funny. On my Ipod it starts skiping while it says "here we go again" and repeats and it till the song is supposed to end.

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convince
05-29-2008

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new kid in town

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Tiffanympm
10-30-2008

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The Most defining moment in the song... from a romantic view:

They will NEVER FORGET YOU 'til somebody new comes along

It's ironic... They'll never forget you. The female still loves the guy.... but what does it make a difference? How smart is it to be with him?

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aacid1
08-28-2009

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sounds to me like a driffter in town that begins to hang with a great crowd of people he is embrassed by someone he falls for but its her game shes into the new guys

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