Following Her Around

On the street in Silver Springs
In short hair and torn jeans
I saw her walking into the video store
I held myself an aisle away
And peered over her shoulder
While she browsed through the videotapes
My heart leapt when she chose Angus, Real Genius, and The Sure Thing
I forgot to check my own tapes out first
The alarm went off as I followed her through the door

I followed her to Vinyl Ink
Though I kept my distance I followed her through the stacks
These were the records she found and she held and she later bought:
The Fun Boy Three, Air Miami and Kraftwerk
Considered The Soft Boys but opted for Bandwagonesque
George was still around then and he said
"Have you heard the Hit Parade record yet?"

Outside next to a parking meter
With a Karmann Ghia with no top and stickers that read
"Meat Is Murder", "The Connells", "The Smiths", and "Ministry forever"
Before I could fail to say hello
Or she could even drive off my heart missed a beat
She met some guy from the ropers
And kissed him
As I looked away