Nirvana: About a Girl Meaning

Song Released: 1994

About a Girl Lyrics

I need an easy friend
I do... with an ear to lend
I do... think you fit this shoe
I do... about you have a clue

I'll take advantage while
You hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night
Free
I do...

I'm standing in your...

1. YourFan

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   Oct 29th 2007 !⃝

   I heard that Kurt said he wrote this after listening to the Beatles, but this song is about his relationship with Tracy Marander. This song is about how bad the relationship became because Kurt didn't want to get a job, and when they argued about it, Kurt would threaten to move into his car.
2. anonymous

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   Jul 8th 2007 !⃝

   It is about Tracy, it is about how they were having problems and fighting a lot and about how he still did love her. “But I can't see you every night free” is that it isn’t all good, some nights they fight. You know, free is like were it’s fun or good.
   He feels he isn’t really good enough for her and that he doesn’t fit that well into her life: ”I'm standing in your line, I do... Hope you have the time, I do... pick a number too, I do... keep a date with you”
3. anonymous

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   Apr 3rd 2007 !⃝

   Oh and just to add, Kurt was a huge Beatles fan. This song happened to be his attempt to write a Beatles song.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
4. anonymous

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   Jan 29th 2007 !⃝

   it is about how his girlfriend tracy dumped him but became the inspiration for his song. He even said it! I read it as a quote.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
5. anonymous

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   Jul 30th 2006 !⃝

   It could be about his girlfreind wantitng to get married. In the lyric "free/I do"
   that could be concentrated on marriage. As before a man gets married he is free
   and when he gets married he says I do.
6. nirvanarules

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   Jul 12th 2006 !⃝

   The song is about Kurt's girlfriend see they where dating and she told him to get a job or get out. That's why he says I can see you every night for free he would some times have to sleep in his car I think something like that.
7. anonymous

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   Mar 25th 2006 !⃝

   Yeah, but she didn't threaten to kick him out she just said to get a job because he was living off her. I just wanna clear that up.
8. anavrin

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   Jan 10th 2004 !⃝

   A song written for Kurt's girlfriend Tracy, she threatened to kick him out if he didn't get a job.

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