The Girl Is Mine
Song information
Authors: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney
Album title: Thriller
Year of release: 1982
Duration: 3:42
Lyrics:
[1st Verse]
(Michael)
Every night she walks right in my dreams
Since I met her from the start
I'm so proud I am the only one
Who is special in her heart
[Chorus]
The girl is mine
The doggone girl is mine
I know she's mine
Because the doggone girl is mine
[2nd Verse]
(Paul)
I don't understand the way you think
Saying that she's yours not mine
Sending roses and your silly dreams
Really just a waste of time
[Chorus]
Because she's mine
The doggone girl is mine
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
[Bridge]
(Paul)
I love you more than he
(Take you anywhere)
(Michael)
But I love you endlessly
(Loving we will share)
(Michael & Paul)
So come and go with me
Two on the town
(Michael)
But we both cannot have her
So it's one or the other
And one day you'll discover
That she's my girl forever and ever
[3rd Verse]
(Paul)
Don't build your hopes to be let down
'Cause I really feel it's time
(Michael)
I know she'll tell you I'm the one for her
'Cause she said I blow her mind
[Chorus]
(Michael)
The girl is mine
The doggone girl is mine
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
(Michael & Paul)
She's mine, she's mine
No, no, no, she's mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
(Paul)
The girl is mine, (yep) she's mine
The girl is mine, (yes) she's mine
(Michael)
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
(Paul)
Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay
(Michael)
Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover not a fighter
(Paul)
I've heard it all before, Michael, she told me that I'm her forever lover, you know, don't you remember
(Michael)
Well, after loving me, she said she couldn't love another
(Paul)
Is that what she said
(Michael)
Yes, she said it, you keep dreaming
(Paul sings)
I don't believe it
(Michael & Paul)
The girl is mine, (mine, mine, mine)
(Fade-Out/Repeat)
(Michael)
Every night she walks right in my dreams
Since I met her from the start
I'm so proud I am the only one
Who is special in her heart
[Chorus]
The girl is mine
The doggone girl is mine
I know she's mine
Because the doggone girl is mine
[2nd Verse]
(Paul)
I don't understand the way you think
Saying that she's yours not mine
Sending roses and your silly dreams
Really just a waste of time
[Chorus]
Because she's mine
The doggone girl is mine
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
[Bridge]
(Paul)
I love you more than he
(Take you anywhere)
(Michael)
But I love you endlessly
(Loving we will share)
(Michael & Paul)
So come and go with me
Two on the town
(Michael)
But we both cannot have her
So it's one or the other
And one day you'll discover
That she's my girl forever and ever
[3rd Verse]
(Paul)
Don't build your hopes to be let down
'Cause I really feel it's time
(Michael)
I know she'll tell you I'm the one for her
'Cause she said I blow her mind
[Chorus]
(Michael)
The girl is mine
The doggone girl is mine
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
(Michael & Paul)
She's mine, she's mine
No, no, no, she's mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
(Paul)
The girl is mine, (yep) she's mine
The girl is mine, (yes) she's mine
(Michael)
Don't waste your time
Because the doggone girl is mine
The girl is mine, the girl is mine
(Paul)
Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay
(Michael)
Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover not a fighter
(Paul)
I've heard it all before, Michael, she told me that I'm her forever lover, you know, don't you remember
(Michael)
Well, after loving me, she said she couldn't love another
(Paul)
Is that what she said
(Michael)
Yes, she said it, you keep dreaming
(Paul sings)
I don't believe it
(Michael & Paul)
The girl is mine, (mine, mine, mine)
(Fade-Out/Repeat)
Song recording information:
- Greg Phillinganes: Rhodes
- David Paich: Piano
- David Foster: Synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro: Synthesizer Programming
- Dean Parks: Guitar
- Steve Lukather: Guitar
- Louis Johnson: Bass
- Jeff Porcaro: Drums
- Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones
- Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones & David Paich
- Synthesizer arrangement by David Foster
- Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey
- Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci
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