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Neil C. Saye - Out of Reach (The Ballad of Jack & Susie) lyrics
Well, a miner’s son came down looking for his fortune like a prisoner, out of time and place All he ever knew was a cold, grey life working down on the black coal-face Little Susie got a job as a make-up girl in a magazine magasin at the edge of the square All she ever wanted to do was feel pretty and free - right now she wasn’t happy just being there When Jack rolled into town, nobody noticed he’d arrived but he made a vow to be remembered in his way Just to make his mark on something big, make his money and make some girl’s day Little Susie was well known in these parts already, she was all the boys down town could ever talk about The way she walked, the way she talked, the way she held her head, they’d’ve loved to have taken her out But she was out of reach to any ordinary guy Her mama told her not to mix with the wrong kind Yes, she was out of reach to any ordinary guy But mama never told her, mama never told her why Now, Jack fancied himself as some kind of fighter, he wasn’t one for messing around When the word got round that there was a big-mouth in town all the boys arrived just so they could put him down Little Susie was looking round for something to do when she heard all the noise outside Some flick-knife lowlife had cornered Jack and was about to bring an end to this fight Susie ran out the door to see what was going on and stumbled right on the fighting scene Mack the knife got nervous and hightailed off, all Jack could say was, “Where the hell have you been?” Well Susie said, “Boy, you should’ve been dead, that ain’t no way to thank me for saving your neck!” Jack picked himself up and said, “Honey, you’re right, but what you gonna do about it?” Well, she was out of reach to any ordinary guy Her mama told her not to mix with the wrong kind Yes, she was out of reach to any ordinary guy But mama never told her, mama never told her why Well, Susie don’t work in the shop no more, she took a chance and went back to school She learnt her lesson from Jack that you should do what you want, take some risks and be nobody’s fool Jack’s alright, he’s won his fight, he got everything he wanted to He took a leaf out of Susie’s unwritten book that you shouldn’t let them get to you Well, they were two different people from two different worlds who met somewhere in between They showed everyone who said they had nothing to give just how wrong they’d been Jack and Susie moved out, moved on, moved off, moved up to better things Well, her papa okay’d it, her mama delayed it, now she’s wearing his ring Well, she was out of reach to any ordinary guy Her mama told her not to mix with the wrong kind Yes, she was out of reach to any ordinary guy But mama never told her, mama never told her, mama isn’t always right. |
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