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Mr. Jones Lyrics

Artist: Counting Crows
Album: August And Everything After

I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girl
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with this black-haired flamenco dancer
She dances while his father plays guitar
She's suddenly beautiful
We all want something beautiful
I wish I was beautiful
So come dance this silence down through the morning
Cut Maria! Show me some of them Spanish dances
Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Believe in me
Help me believe in anything
I want to be someone who believes

Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
Stare at the beautiful women
"She's looking at you. Ah, no, no, she's looking at me."
Smiling in the bright lights
Coming through in stereo
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely

I will paint my picture
Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful
Grey is my favorite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play

Mr. Jones and me look into the future
Stare at the beautiful women
"She's looking at you.
Uh, I don't think so. She's looking at me."
Standing in the spotlight
I bought myself a gray guitar
When everybody loves me, I will never be lonely

I want to be a lion
Everybody wants to pass as cats
We all want to be big big stars, but we got different reasons for thatBelieve in me because I don't believe in anything
and I want to be someone to believe

Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrio
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
"She's perfect for you, Man, there's got to be somebody for me."
I want to be Bob Dylan
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When everybody loves you, son, that's just about as funky as you can be

Mr. Jones and me staring at the video
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me
We all want to be big stars, but we don't know why and we don't know how
But when everybody loves me, I'm going to be just about as happy as can be
Mr. Jones and me, we're gonna be big stars..

Comments/Interpretations
by diego on 5/18/2008 3:37pm succhiamelo
by mike muller on 5/18/2008 8:36pm Get The Fucking Lyrics Right!!! other than that.. its a awesome song.. i love counting crows
by Larry W on 5/19/2008 3:45pm thanks for such easy access to lyrics!
by mvkfkfkfdlsl;d on 5/20/2008 8:00pm poop
by andrew lipscomb on 5/21/2008 7:25pm awesome!
by hello on 5/21/2008 10:02pm CHYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
by sha la la la on 5/22/2008 4:57pm Luv this song!
by Christian Obando on 5/24/2008 1:39pm Yeah this song is great. Thanks for the lyrics, I was confused on some of the parts, and this is right for the most part. I appreciate it, keep up the good work!
by norway guy on 5/26/2008 1:19pm Thanxx ^^ This is a great song! Luv it 2 ^^ xoxo
by CiccioDylan on 5/27/2008 1:30pm I wanna beBob Dylan ahahahah beautiful song
by yes on 5/28/2008 4:27pm I wonder who Mr. jones is?
by loove these song on 5/31/2008 10:40am gosh, these song is beautiful!
by Emily J. Kemp on 6/3/2008 8:05am OMG!!! love dissss song like lotzzz
by luciano on 6/3/2008 10:28pm van varios años que no escuchaba un tema tan pero tan bueno.i svery beautiful
by Poop on 6/5/2008 12:08pm poop
by Kris on 6/6/2008 10:56am I heard Mr Jones is the guy's imaginary friend ...? Read through with that in mind ... it kind of makes sense.
by alivE on 6/6/2008 11:14am offf, ... amizing!
by lala on 6/6/2008 2:06pm get the lyrics right.
by bob on 6/9/2008 9:12pm yo you rock
by Constance Lee Stroking on 6/9/2008 9:30pm nice lyrics look at my name haha
by apakilipsis??? on 6/10/2008 5:36pm one of my favortite songs... but the lyrics are a little shakey... i'm gonna try another wesite
by no dramas on 6/12/2008 3:15pm one of the best songs ever writen. una de las mejores canciones del mundo!!!!!
by Mike Hunt on 6/15/2008 11:10am Great song. Easy site to nav.
by hagit on 6/15/2008 4:25pm i lov this song
by n on 6/16/2008 5:42am mr. jones is his dick! it really is!
by Xstal on 6/17/2008 8:39pm One of the best songs ever. Lyrics are great
by carlota on 6/21/2008 12:59pm great fucking song!! incredible
by chris barber on 6/21/2008 11:45pm LOL at. First I thought he was talking about pass me a soda mr jones as in like the jones soda co. LOL.....
by ramiro on 6/23/2008 11:52pm great song
by Jake Messy on 6/25/2008 2:47pm I think Inside Out by Eve 6 is better than this.
by whos name? on 6/29/2008 11:11am no you !!!!!!
by kike duran on 6/29/2008 7:51pm this song is great
by peter pan on 7/1/2008 6:18am you loosers! have you ever heard Rush? Those are Lyrics!
by sadie on 7/7/2008 12:09am "Believe in me Help me believe in anything I want to be someone who believes" the most beautiful lyric ever almost as deep as the beatles
by el yeyo on 7/9/2008 3:39pm great fuckin' song! shut the fuck up those who doesn't like it. Great lyrics, real deep!!! C.C. rock!
by Crash! on 7/9/2008 9:24pm I love this song! I remember being kinda young when it came out and it's always been a favorite! Even if I do sound like a lesbian when I sing "look at the beautiful women" lol (fyi I have nothing against the gay community for the one person out there who's bound to think that)
by Vane Lennon! on 7/10/2008 6:47pm i want to be bob dylan too! lol
by crows goes on 7/17/2008 5:46pm the lyrics were abou75% right
by crows on 7/23/2008 12:15am mr. jones is a friend of his that he used to go to the bar and drink with all the time. He wrote this song because they would always say to eachother that if htey were rockstars they would go hit on these girls that they didnt have the courage to hit on at that time
by BANANA on 7/25/2008 7:11am Got to love it!!!!!
by shannon on 8/1/2008 7:01am lov this song...lol and pinch and a punch for da first day the month
by Hi on 8/3/2008 5:15pm Great song, so meaningful. Mr. Jones was Adam's friend and band mate when he was in The Himalayans.
by Gloria on 8/11/2008 9:41am Hi, Mr. Jones was a friend of the singer ( and part of the group I belive ) at the time he wrote the song cos when the song become famous there were no friends anymore.
by yeah yeah on 8/13/2008 12:06pm lo mejor papo
by Amocha on 8/14/2008 3:55pm Mr. Jones ? Bob Dylan ? Ballad of a thin man ?
by Gurdy on 8/14/2008 10:25pm I always did love this song. But for some reason, it made me cry whenever I listened to it.
by dick musher on 8/17/2008 1:54am im a dick musher
by TheRainKing191 on 8/18/2008 8:05pm mr. jones was one of his friends (or record producer or something). This was an actual experience at the New Amsterdam club. for more info: check out: www.anna-begins.com. peace
by dude on 8/21/2008 3:46pm people say mr. jones is his dick
by Carla Romero on 8/22/2008 9:52am I must to learn this song because I will sing. I from CHILE bye
by me on 8/26/2008 10:57pm holy crap get the fuckin words right it would be ok but ya the song is the shit worst lyric site ever
by GF on 8/28/2008 12:38pm Mr Jones was one of the early members of Counting Crows, a bassist and cousin of the original Drummer. The song is about starting musicians unrealistic dreams.
by harry on 9/2/2008 4:29am i love this song it is awsome i want the cd !!!!!!
by bad lieris on 9/3/2008 5:13pm get the lyerix right
by melvin on 9/4/2008 11:55am maybe my fav song,only one consideration:I thought I had a good english right before listening to this song (I am italian) Gosh I think I would got only 50%of the true lyrics without this site :PP
by Danielle on 9/6/2008 6:39pm I listen to this song like everyday. It's the only song that makes me happy =]
by Mr Jones on 9/12/2008 12:52am Mr Jones is his Cock, take that in mind and read the lyric again
by LEEShA on 9/14/2008 5:28am i am mr jones
by uknowwhatitis on 9/23/2008 7:47pm actually mr jones is a friend of the lead singer, he explained it on vh1 top 100 songs of 90s
by sarah on 9/27/2008 2:28pm I LOVE THIS SONG!!! AND I LOVE COUNTING CROWS!
by butt on 10/7/2008 4:37pm cheese
by Spångis on 10/9/2008 4:07am I sang this on karaoke yesterday. It was a difficuklt song to sing, but it is so fucking great!
by andrew in napoli on 10/9/2008 4:34am this song has been in my head for over a week, why?
by asd on 10/9/2008 12:59pm asdasd
by brad on 10/10/2008 9:02pm bomb diggity song
by Julie on 10/13/2008 11:37pm I sang this song at karaoke a week ago, i cant live up to it, but its a brilliant song. So funky.. lalala
by mitj4 on 10/15/2008 12:05pm Yeah, Mr. Jones is a real person, not his dick. he was a member of an earlier band of the singer's.
by char on 10/17/2008 8:34pm does it really matter exactly who Mr. Jones is? the video of Adam is incredible! can't get enough.
by Liz Muñante on 10/24/2008 6:50pm beautiful song.. i really like it
by chacho on 10/25/2008 6:49pm puche que letra que profundos son estos tipos me encantan gracias por latraduccion aunque a veces no se puede traducir el pensamiento no les parece?
by Valentin Capicciotti on 10/26/2008 1:05pm After recopilated 200 of the best songs in the world, when I heard this one I cryed, that´s a lie,I am still crying
by Fang on 10/27/2008 4:47pm Great song!!! Love it
by Luiz on 10/28/2008 5:00pm "We all want to be big big stars, but we got different reasons for that" Thats fuc%^%ing true and sad....
by suppp on 10/29/2008 5:12pm love it sure, newfoundland rocks!
by UNS939JAY on 11/6/2008 8:02am thanks for the lyrics...
by Cheto on 11/7/2008 12:04pm Que buena rola maestro!!!
by Anakha336 on 11/10/2008 11:16pm I have really enjoyed the songs that you have done, esp. Mr. Jones keep up the good work and hope to see you in concert soon, if you ever go to the city of Ventura, California...
by Art91 on 11/17/2008 5:59pm Mr. Jones is his best friend from when he wast famous, they'd go to bars and imagine that if they where famous they'd be able to pick up girls.
by stuart... on 11/25/2008 2:48am greatest song alive...it reminds me of the greatest dude ever..."mr jones and me tell eachother fairytales"...evanescence and kurt cobain rock
by jakfhen on 11/28/2008 12:12pm Mr. Jones is my life :)
by GUATEEE on 12/7/2008 4:28pm lol.
by Davros on 12/10/2008 5:57pm Its all well and good for people to say things like ' get the lyrics right' and shit like that, but all those people should shut up unless they can post some corrections!!!! Put up or shut up.
by carly on 12/29/2008 3:41pm this song is amazing.
by maru on 1/10/2009 4:26am I lov this song!!! I have really enjoyed the songs that you have done
by jiymmy uxfko on 1/16/2009 6:48pm this is gay
by hanne on 1/20/2009 2:23am I love this song!! best one ever!!
by (.)(.) on 1/26/2009 12:07pm This song is awesome so are boobies!!!!
by Jordan on 2/1/2009 7:52pm Awesome Song
by i play guitar on 2/3/2009 12:27pm sha la la la la la yeah
by jones... on 2/11/2009 7:53am whoooooo one of the best songs ever hit this earth....and still is whoooooooooooo
by Yits on 2/16/2009 5:48am Great Song!!!!
by Milanga on 2/27/2009 8:20pm The best song ever!!!
by billymac378 on 3/19/2009 7:35am Mr Jones and me looking at the beautiful girls !!!!
by Nar on 3/21/2009 11:36am Nice song. xD
by taz! on 3/30/2009 5:22pm This song is truly great! the lyrics are so beautiful u dont get lyrics like this nowadays
by Taz! on 3/30/2009 5:26pm is it really 'cut maria'? i thought it was 'caught up in rio'..makes more sense with the flamenco dancers and what not
by brain dead on 4/3/2009 6:26am i love gray
by tricks are for kids on 4/10/2009 9:08pm Mr Jones... Bob Dylan Bob had a really great song about Mr Jones... It's called "Ballad of a Thin Man"... look it up.. this song is like a sequel. You kids! :)
by Jake on 4/12/2009 11:05am Bob Dylan wrote a song years ago called "The Ballad of Thin Man". Mr. Jones was the main character of that song. You could look it up...
by issi on 4/12/2009 11:48am words are symbolic and measured by individually...different reasons for that....
by chad on 4/13/2009 11:09pm Mr Jones is a bartender who realizes the music has swept a certain flamenco dancer off her feet. It's as if the bartender must become a musician to woo her away from the music- played by his father I believe....
by :putnam: on 4/18/2009 8:21pm He's talking more generally about how he can't find any truth in the world (he can't believe in anything) He feels lonely because he can't find anyone who shares these views and could show him the light/give him something to believe in. The whole time he is melancholy because he sees everyone else such as Mr. Jones finding companionship and happiness but he is still stuck being lonely and misunderstood, thats a rather deeper look then anyone really cares for but thats how I see it
by johnny57 on 5/2/2009 1:03pm it' s a fucking great song but impossible to sing
by magenta fluxx on 5/11/2009 4:03am putnam I loved your thoughts..I see most of it in this song too!!! I want to buy myself a guitar too hahahahahahah :P
by me on 5/15/2009 3:44pm IT'S ROCKSSSSSSS!
by Louiseee on 5/29/2009 7:11am Love love love love love this song always will must amazing classic ever. Love ittttttttt!!!!!¡¡¡¡¡
by By Rocker on 6/5/2009 6:51pm I like this x) song ...
by kaat on 6/6/2009 10:32am lovely lovely song and especially love people's interpretations
by i love poop on 6/14/2009 2:40am my brother m-bates to this song
by Russ on 6/14/2009 9:28am Simple simple chord progression... the lyrics and the melody turned this song into a classic...
by Old School on 6/15/2009 10:57am Check out Hanging Around by the Coutning Crows too
by mr jones on 6/22/2009 4:34pm poop
by Profy on 6/23/2009 10:54am I love this song, it reminds me of my final year in high school. We used to sing together with my friends , but damn it is quite dificult to sing it.... Gr8 song.
by Mike Masuda on 6/30/2009 5:56pm David Serva is the stage name of a famous flamenco guitarist in the SF Bay Area. His son plays in Counting Crows. One day, the father and son, along with another bandmate went out to a local flamenco hangout, they saw a flamenco dancer named Fibi (I performed with her once a while back)--the song is about their experience that night hanging out with David Serva--who's birth name is David Jones. True story.
by easy do on 7/3/2009 1:11pm Am -f-dm-g--
by adri on 7/18/2009 10:07pm that's not the right lyric
by Rafael on 7/31/2009 1:38pm Very good song, thanks for the lyrics! Counting Crows and Adam Duritz for ever!
by Lena on 8/4/2009 2:06pm When everybody loves you, son, that's just about as funky as you can be
by Becky on 8/16/2009 10:29am This song is awesome, and great to sing - if you can time it! Awesome, awesome song... Also 'We didn't start the fire' if great too. Try the Hoosiers' version...
by etr on 8/23/2009 9:21pm Mr. Jones is Marty Jones.
by AJ on 9/6/2009 3:29pm i read that this song was about heroin in a book, but the lead singer explains it was based on the night he spent with his mate in a bar in san francisco....but obv he wouldnt say it was about heroin anyway...what dya reckon?is there any reference to heroin at all?
by R. Zimmerman on 9/7/2009 11:26am He's so suicidal, just like Dylan's Mr. Jones (Beatles).
by berny biker aqp on 9/18/2009 3:00pm exelente tema,Amo COUNTING CROWS
by CC on 10/3/2009 4:20pm where's "NEW AMSTERDAM"?
by AveryAmerica on 10/14/2009 7:04pm <3. This song!
by iceburn011 on 10/20/2009 3:50pm i really love this song.. i love playing this when me en my bf are together while drving.. i dont know but i dedicated this song to my bf though its not related to us,lolz. i love counting crows!
by meeshizzle on 11/6/2009 1:36pm This song isn't impossible to sing lol. I sing it a lot, I love the way it sounds; my li'l bro plays it quite well and singin' it together is pretty dang fun. "With your powers combined, I am... Captain PLANET!"
by ds on 11/19/2009 4:35pm I never wear condoms!!!

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