Jack Johnson - Taylor Lyrics






They say Taylor was a good girl,
Never one to be late,
Complain,
Express ideas in her brain.

Working on the night shift,
Passing out the tickets.
You're gonna have to pay her
If you wanna park here.

Well, mommy's little dancer
Has quite a little secret
Working on the streets now,
Never gonna keep it.

It's quite an imposition.
And now she's only wishin'
That she would have listened
To the words they said.

Poor Taylor.

She just wanders around
Unaffected by the winter winds, yeah.
And she'll pretend that,
Well, she's somewhere else.
So far and clear,
About 2'000 miles from here.

Well, Peter Patrick pitter-patters on the window,
But Sunny Silhouette won't let him in.
And poor old Pete's got nothing
'Cause he's been fallin',
And somehow Sunny knows just where he's been.

He thinks that singin' on a Sunday gonna save his soul
Now that Saturday's gone.
But sometimes he thinks that he's on his way,
But I can see that his brake lights are on.

And he just wanders around
Unaffected by the winter winds, yeah.
And he'll pretend that,
Well, he's somewhere else.
So far and clear,
About 2'000 miles from here.

Such a tough enchilada
Filled up with nada.
Givin' what you gotta give
to get a dollar bill.

Used to be a limber chick and
Time has been a-tickin'.
Now she's finger-licking
To the man
With the money in his pocket,
Flying in his rocket,
Only stopping by on his way to a better world.

If Taylor finds a better world,
Taylor's gonna run away.





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  1. J.... W....

    Odd lyrics

  2. i.... O....

    2020 music songs very good ,🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🎵🎵

  3. L.... ....

    *complex not complain..

  4. N.... ....

    "Poor old Pete's got nothing cause he's been falling. Somehow Sunny knows just where he's been. He thinks that singing on Sunday gonna save his soul, now that Saturday's gone. And sometimes he thinks that he's on his way, but I can see that his brake lights are on."
    I know the general consensus on Peter Patrick is that he's a 'client' of Taylor's, a so-called "John" but I disagree. I think they're two unrelated characters, two separate stories about two people that have lost their way.
    Personally, I think Peter is an alcoholic or an addict, or one who is slowly descending (falling) into one or the other or both. My perception of course could be influenced by my own experience; in my early 20s I found myself in a terrible time of life, and happened to discover opiates in that time and spent the next several years descending further and further into addiction.
    I'd known this song for years at that point, but I hadn't heard it in a long time and one day I had my iPod on random and it played and the Peter Patrick part just rocked me to my core. It felt like he was singing about me. That was one of many wake-up calls I received through the power of music in my journey of losing and then finding myself. I attribute my recovery to a lot of things but I don't think I'd be here today if it wasn't for music like this

  5. s.... w....

    I’m pissed that Ben Stiller is still in my
    Head for a great song

  6. p.... c....

    It sounds better at 1.25 speed

  7. M.... E....

    This song sounds so chill but it's quite sad 😞

  8. A.... B....

    this song is amazing and the more I lisin I here why it is calld taylor

  9. A.... S....

    The most laid back song ever

  10. a.... a....

    Is the lyric “never want to be late” or “never want to be laid” because I’ve always thought it was the ladder

    a.... a....

    "never one to be late"

    And 'latter' not 'ladder'

  11. d.... ....

    I'm here with taylor right now watching this vid plz like

  12. S.... K....

    ไม่อยากสอบพรุ้งนี้เลย

  13. M.... W....

    Sad song, but beautiful sound. He did good, young Jack

  14. h.... f....

    I've played this song on guitar almost every day for 5 years cause it's so freaking fun to play

  15. J.... ....

    Perfect song when drunk... even better with these provided lyrics! Thank you :)

  16. K.... T....

    Can't believe i found this song this only today and I love it.

  17. T.... U....

    Am I the only Taylor here who's name is spelled like, "Tayler" with an E?

    T.... U....

    TayTays Universe me too

  18. T.... U....

    My names tayler :3

  19. T.... T....

    My name is Taylor lol.

  20. C.... C....

    I wonder what the inspiration was behind this song

  21. T.... T....

    Shit must of met jack Johnson lol

  22. M.... J....

    Me and my dad used to listen to this all the time makes me really emotional

  23. R.... P....

    Blunt abusive bullshit story better shit came out of the toilet..................heads will roll ................I happen to know a Taylor and this is a play on desperate desperate musicians needing another space to fill in the record for the company ...........there are so many different ways to write about happy endings without making everyones daughter a prositute etc...............I will see you in time Jack Johnson

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    Better think quick you never know whats coming around the bend toot toot

  24. d.... C....

    Is it just me or is this songs overall meaning very similar to Ed Sheeran's A Team?

  25. B.... U....

    Thx
    Taylor is my name but spelt Taylah I'm on my mums account

  26. T.... D....

    this song is about me.. literally...

  27. o.... s....

    if Taylor finds a better world, then Taylor's gonna run away

  28. T.... ....

    Wow I always thought it's "Taylor was a good girl, never want to be laid..."

  29. F.... ....

    Jack Johnson is way too underappreciated.

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    Fallen311 I agree... his music is so... magical

    F.... ....

    he always has been. not everyone is chilled though.

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    unappreciated isn't the word, he had his time! In the early 2000s this guy was absolutely everywhere.

  30. D.... T....

    2017 is beginning and there will dtill be retardads that comment and like " who's watching in..."

  31. W.... M....

    Song is sad, not sure why people named Taylor are happy to have this song associated with them.

    W.... M....

    Wyatt Medley .-.

    W.... M....

    Some dumb bitch we'll probably take it to court

    W.... M....

    I am not. Wish it was a better topic. Good song, just sad and not something I want my name associated with

  32. B.... U....

    i love this song because my name is Taylor but spelled like this Taylah this is my favorite song and everyday I go on my mums tablet and go on YouTube to watch Taylor!

    B.... U....

    Your name is Bianca

    B.... U....

    I’m guessing her mom is Bianca... and her mom is a beauty!

  33. d.... h....

    my brothers name is tayler and alll the lyrics are unfolded as said. something cosmic to the randoms. thanks jack!!!!

  34. m.... a....

    JACK QUICK

  35. L.... L....

    A Dave Matthews band cover would be amazing

    L.... L....

    Jack Johnson is a former pro surfer, song writer, with a degree from Berkeley. You're retarded as F....!

    L.... L....

    actually you're Dumbass.-chloe rezabek she likes the song it self but would love too see dave matthews do a cover

    L.... L....

    lori ming but they sound so much alike it wouldn't be that different😂

  36. F.... ....

    This song is basically about how much of a whore Taylor Swift is

  37. M.... M....

    Lovely chicken?

  38. T.... G....

    i'm crying because i've finally found a song with my name in it that isn't taylor gang by wiz khalifa

    T.... G....

    Hell yeah girl been trying to find a song about a girl named tayler (sorry I spell my name with an e lol) but I think he must of met me lol jk but I was a dancer (stripper) so weird

    T.... G....

    Taylor G sameeee

    T.... G....

    The song yes is about a girl who is "working on the streets" but I feel only small minded people could say the song is just about a hooker! It's about her life that maybe she's not so happy with and her getting three that life with the idea of something better later on. "And she just wants a ride unaleffected by the winter winds yeah, and she pretend that she's somewhere else. So far and clear" I was not a holler but I can relate with that message tramendously! My name is Taylor too. On my fiance account. The song is so much deeper, than she was a hooker. Jack Johnson was brilliant when he wrote this song.

    T.... G....

    Yeah Taylor gang sucks fat black hairy asshole

  39. F.... M....

    Axis of awesome

    F.... M....

    Bender Bending Rodriguez yup

    F.... M....

    Bender Bending Rodriguez same

    F.... M....

    I made a whole playlist for all that 4-chord-y goodness

  40. B.... H....

    for some reason this makes me think of Taylor Swift lol

    B.... H....

    @Belle Hebert cause taylor is a whore, to the music industry, oh the irony !

    B.... H....

    Belle Hebert k

  41. d.... ....

    one of the first songs i learned on the guitar! still play it daily

  42. 3.... ....

    dat intro

    3.... ....

    Please tell me you just say dat [whatever] on every video you watch

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    @Russell Casados II dat late reply

  43. K.... ....

    fuck taylor

  44. s.... r....

    FINALLY learned the intro
    fuck my fingers hurt now

    s.... r....

    +sam rix my teacher taught it to me in 15-20 minutes and i can do it now :) LUL no really

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    +Johnathan L. (Shiv3r) because tabs dont help you as well

    s.... r....

    Parabéns cara!
    Realmente é muito gratificante aprender essa intro, não só ela mas toda a música é incrível.

    Congratulations man!
    Is really good learn this intro, not only the intro but all the music is amazing.

    s.... r....

    Joder mi vida

  45. 1.... ....

    woooowww this takes me back..

  46. S.... S....

    Teenage memory's :) 

  47. T.... L....

    After I found out about the true meaning of this song, listening to it became slightly awkward considering my girlfriend's name is Taylor!

    T.... L....

    @Chris Curry
    dont give tyrion a hard time, he's busy trying to keep his head, how do u expect him to remember his hoes' names?

  48. H.... S....

    Hi, I'm an Acoustic Rapper/singer from L.A. with a sound similar to Jack Johnson.
    Check out my new music video from some fresh Cali sound! Thanks!

    H.... S....

    Howard Stefan Hi

  49. a.... a....

    my dad used to sing this to me. o.o

    a.... a....

    I'm calling cps

  50. M.... ....

    If you are trying to have a witty reply to a troll, perhaps you need to double-check it before posting. You just told him to capitalize every noun. Good luck being an English teacher with that logic.

    M.... ....

    Hi my name is Taylor but spelled like this Taylah this is the best song ever

  51. E.... C....

    make it 2 childhoods.

  52. T.... K....

    someone told me to look up a song with my name and i got this....but ok ya good video.

  53. M.... S....

    Awesome song !! and I know her !!!

  54. J.... C....

    You are my idol.

  55. J.... C....

    LOL wow you have ruined a childhoodXD

  56. �.... ....

    I love you man.

  57. r.... d....

    my daddy used to sing this song to me when I was little before I would go to bed and now I know its about a hooker umm that's a nice to to sing to a five year old haha well my name is Taylor :DD

  58. C.... _....

    woah.. they're still here so why do you care how they got here?

  59. A.... I....

    Aaaaaand you just shattered a childhood.

  60. C.... ....

    i'm here because jack johnson is just great, shame you are here because of someone else!

  61. T.... h....

    Well i'm here for Jack Johnson c;

  62. E.... ....

    Just... Yes... You see, this is why I look at the comments, people like you going through and trying to help others out. Congrats, you just made my faith in humanity rise the tiniest bit.

  63. L.... H....

    now you know whats her job -.-

  64. T.... ....

    what a lovely thing to say i think they feel the same about you :D

  65. J.... H....

    LOL THIS IS FUCKIN HORSESHIT GO FUCK YERSELF

  66. K.... ....

    The opening sounds so similar is why. nothing else

  67. C.... O....

    I love Dispatch, especially 'The General', but Im just wondering what the heck that song has to do with this video?

  68. J.... C....

    Thank you for reminding me of this song. I've been trying to remember it forever. I knew that's why I loved the opening to this song.

  69. T.... D....

    Finally find a clam song with my name in the title.
    song is about a hooker.... awesoooooooome ._.

  70. K.... ....

    The General - Dispatch

  71. A.... ....

    This song and A Team by Ed Sheeran are both beautiful songs about prostitutes, but Ed, Jack did it first. <3

  72. J.... H....

    LOL THIS IS FUCKIN STUPID FUCK ALL OF YALL BITCHES ILL KICK YOUR ASSES LOL FUCK YOU NO BAD.

  73. l.... ....

    Yes it is.

    Taylor is a girl who has big dreams, but she couldn't fulfill them so she turns to prostitution or stripping in order to make a living (well mommy's little dancer has a quite a little secret,
    working on the streets now, never going to keep it)

    Peter Patrick is a married man that slept with taylor, which is why he is "pitter-pattering" on the window, he is trying to get back into his house because his wife threw him out because of what he did but, "sunny silhouette wont let him"

    l.... ....

    My uncle loves this song wtf

  74. w.... h....

    yeah it is

  75. A.... S....

    lol no its not

  76. A.... ....

    The solo in this song is herald as one of the hardest to play on acoustic. I learned it, took me almost a year to get the off tune quick strumming part.

  77. T.... ....

    Nah I just like the song.

  78. e.... ....

    the original A team.

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    Zangel ghysgfehdwgu Jerri Eh yeh

  79. M.... ....

    Childhood ruined right there...

  80. R.... N....

    Great song, subscribed. Also check out Jim Gibson Up My Sleeve, acoustic.

  81. K.... L....

    its pretty common to think that the two intros sound alike, and the general was written first, no need to be insulting people. But they are both good songs and are originals

  82. s.... ....

    Do you have a hearing problem? The General and Taylor's intros sound nothing alike, the only similarity is the smooth acoustic

  83. G.... P....

    sad...this is the same intro as General by Dispatch. Way to steal an intro JAck Johnson

    G.... P....

    George Perkins tvdvbds

  84. j.... h....

    Nah, it's about a hooker.

  85. j.... h....

    "working on the streets now, never gonna keep it" hooker..

  86. a.... ....

    Stripper*

  87. T.... ....

    Lol my friend sent me this song XD my name is Taylor too! XD

    T.... ....

    TaylorBfmvlover tv

  88. E.... ....

    My name is Taylor :D

  89. R.... ....

    fuck this song

  90. C.... ....

    Cody Simpson brought me here :)

  91. b.... ....

    Right in the childhood

  92. J.... V....

    If it only had one meaning it wouldn't be this good a song

  93. c.... ....

    The song can mean anything you want it to. The sing says it's about a hooker a fan say its about a childhood memory. To each his own!

  94. t.... ....

    no its not.

  95. B.... P....

    Haha childhood ruined.