Hmmm, when I read the lyrics I really thought that they didn't work that well. But after listening to the song, I'm wrong, they do work. Very well for the most part and I like the song. It's a very good sound, a little like John Prine meets Mac Davis which is one of the things that makes the lyrics work. And, in all diffidence to At and WH, I like the chorus too. It fits when you realize that the songwriter is struck by a girl that is so different that he doesn't quite comprehend that he does like her (maybe it could be a little tighter).
What I would change is the progression and consistency of the theme. IMHO, the tone of the lyrics vacillates. The last 4 lines of verse 3 and the 3/4 lines of verse 4 seem too over the top if the song is a wry, humorous look at attraction. The problem is, if you make her too yuck, it detracts from the associated feeling that we've all had when we are attacted to an "opposite" when not quite expecting it. I like the tattoo reference, some don't like them but the right one at the right spot can even sway the nay-sayers.......
Signed
Rank Amateur
P.S. As always, you and the rest of the regulars here are so professional sounding... In all seriousness, I like this song and some of Axtell's (and the others) as well or better than a lot of the stuff from Pandora (and I like that too).
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