Debra was a Catholic girl
she held out to the bitter end.
Karla was a different type,
she's the one who put it in.
and I was afraid of a girl like that.
sitting down like the Buddha sat.
Reno was an aimless girl,
she liked that kind of misery.
Vicky had this special way
of turning sex into a song
Kamala, who couldn't sing,
kept the beat and kept it strong
Joan thought men were second best
to masturbating in the bath
she really had that gift of gab
Kathleen's point of view was this,
take whatever you can grab.
who left her mark upon the map.
and left me hanging by a strap.
Jeannie had this nightclub walk
that made grown men feel underage.
said I must go but fi nally stayed.
was shattered by her tongue one night
Mimi brought the taboo back
and held it up for the light
Marilyn, who knew no shame,
Julie came and went so fast
she didn't even say goodbye.
anda had a house in Venice,
lived on brown rice and cocaine.
Patty had a house in Houston,
shotgun syrup in her veins.
Linda thought her life was empty,
filled it up with al cohol.
Catherine was much too pretty,
she didn't do that shit at all.
Pauline thought that love was simple,
turn it on and turn it off.
Jean -Marie was complicated
like some French filmmaker's plot.
Gina was the perfect lady,
always kept her stalking straight.
Jackie was a rich punk rocker,
silver spoon in a paper plate.
Sarah was a modern dancer,
lean, pristine transparency.
and a crazy kind of urgency.
liked to fuck while wearing
Brenda Strain's obsession
was for certain vegetables and fruit
the deeper image shook her up.
Dee Dee's mother left her father,
took his money and his truck.
Debbie Ray had no such problems,
perfect Norman Rockwell home.
left her parents, lived alone.
Bobby joined a new wave band
and changed her name to Bobby Sox Eloise,
sang songs about whales and cops
Terry didn't give a shit,
was just a needleless runt
she wrote songs just like this
Jezebel went 40 days drink
Dinah drove her Chevrolet
into the San Francisco Bay
I'm a runt and here's a kiss,
I chose you to end this list
