Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Jingle, jingle
We're as happy as a couple Hare Krishnas
Dancing, twirling, playing on the tambourine
We'll crush the scene together
Marching onward
Oblivious to all the hate around us
We can self-publish a book of our philosophy
And hand it to the tourists (Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna)
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Puerto Rico
Would be perfect for a destination wedding
Or driving to Ventura on the 101
It sounds like fun to me
(On the teaser(?))
You scare me like an open window
Let's chalk it up to Stockholm Syndrome
I want to crawl in, crawl into a hole
Whoa!
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Girl, we got a good thing (ooh, no)
Girl, we got a good thing
Girl, we got a good thing
(Girl We Got a) Good Thing
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| Album track by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Weezer (The White Album) | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2016 | ||||
| Recorded | 2015 | ||||
| Length | 3:25 | ||||
| Label | Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jake Sinclair | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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This song is part of the "(Girl We Got a) Good Thing" lineage of songs
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"(Girl We Got a) Good Thing" is the fourth track from The White Album.
Appearances
- Weezer (The White Album) (2016)
- Alone XII: The White Year (2020)
Overview
"(Girl We Got a) Good Thing" is one of three songs on The White Album to be written solely by Rivers Cuomo. In an interview for the podcast 2 Hours with Matt Pinfield in 2016,[1] Cuomo explained that the song was originally called "Codependent" and described a relationship that was "getting ugly", but didn't seem to "take-off" with the music. He then began singing the lyric "Good thing" around the melody, and wrote new lyrics about his experiences around Venice Beach.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
Jingle, jingle
We're as happy as a couple Hare Krishnas
Dancing, twirling, playing on the tambourine
We cross the street together
Marching onward
Oblivious to all the hate around us
We can self-publish a book about philosophy
And hand it to the tourists
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Puerto Rico
Would be perfect for a destination wedding
Or driving to Ventura on the 101
It sounds like fun to me
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
You scare me senseless, senseless baby
I'm on your hitlist, hitlist, baby
I want to crawl in, crawl into a hole
Girl, we got a good thing
I know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Jingle, jingle
We're as happy as a couple Hare Krishnas
Dancing, twirling, playing on the tambourine
I love the scene we created
Marching onward
Oblivious to all the hate around us
We can self-publish a book about philosophy
And hand it to the tourists
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Puerto Rico
Would be perfect for a destination wedding
Or driving to Ventura on the 101
It sounds like fun to me
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
You scare me senseless, senseless baby
I'm on your hitlist, hitlist, baby
I want to crawl in, crawl into a hole
Girl, we got a good thing
You know where this is heading, uh-huh
Just a couple love birds
Happy to be singing, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Girl, we got a good thing
Just a couple chickens, uh-huh
Pecking at each other
Seething in resentment, uh-huh
Girl, we got a good thing
And I don't see this ending
Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee?
Do you wanna get away with me?
Do you wanna face the great unknown?
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| For prior demos, see "Codependent." | |||||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Untitled5.mp3 | 2015 | 0:41 | Alone XII: The White Year | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Girl We Got a Good Thing | Girl We Got A Good thing 15.mp3 | 2015 | 0:33 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Girl We Got a Good Thing | Girl We Got A Good thing 16 | 2015 | 3:30 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Girl We Got a Good Thing | Girl We Got A Good thing 17 cross.mp3 | 2015 | 3:30 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo(?) | good_thing_16_verse 2.mp3 | 2015/2016 | |||||
| Weezer | (Girl We Got a) Good Thing | 2015—2016 |
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3:25 | Weezer (The White Album) | ||
See also
References
- ↑ 2 Hours with Matt Pinfield. 25 July 2016. Ep. 23 - "WEEZER - on touring with Panic at the Disco, loving the USA, new music, and working with producer Jake Sinclair on 'The White Album'"
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