She turned fifteen
With great expectations
Her older brother knew
That somethin' was up
He caught her
Going through
His record collection
Lookin' at Hendrix
Like a lovesick pup
She begged and
She pleaded 'till
Dad finally listened
He drove her in the car
Down to Sears-Roebuck
He bought her
That guitar
And that was
The beginning
Now she's down
In the cellar
With the amp
Turned up
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Well Saturday night
She followed
Her brother
It was socks
And stockings
On the old gym floor
While everybody
Danced to
Garage band covers
She was
Checking out riffs
And memorizing chords
She didn't care at all
For the football heroes
She didn't even notice
The basketball stars
Boys as a species
Were all
A bunch of zeroes
Except for the ones
Who played
That guitar
Ah girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
She went off
To college
She got her degree
Parents breathed
A sigh of great relief
Daddy's thinkin'
Law school
Mother's thinkin'
Medicine
Daughter's thinkin'
How she's gonna
Break the news
To them uh
Now there's an old
Chevy van just sitting
In the driveway
Filled to the gills
With all her stuff
She cut a deal
With her brother
To drive it
Up the highway
Figure's New York City
Is close enough
She gets the audition
Through a friend
Of a friend
Who's checking out
Her legs saying
This'll never work
She flips on her boogie
And turns to the band
Gives a little grin
And blows away
The jerk
Girls with guitars
Now everybody's
Rockin'
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Girls with guitars
Get your money
For nothin'
And your guys
For free