Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Though I was raised in a suburban home
I spent many long hours at the track
My father liked fixing up race cars
And I took after my old man
Even when I was ten years old
There was nothing I couldn’t do with a wrench
But I was just as skilled with my makeup kit
When getting dolled up for a high school event
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And sometimes I closely resemble a mechanic
I like to believe that I look good
With or without grease and oil stains
But when Jimmy saw me drinking a chocolate malt
He couldn’t take his eyes off my face
See, he initially passed me at the racetrack
And didn’t give to me a second glance
He must’ve seen me as just another grease monkey
Not someone he’d ever want to romance
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And often I resemble a mechanic
Listen, Jimmy doesn’t agree with the fast car life
Which is probably why he’ll never make me his wife
See, he wants a girl who will stay in the kitchen
But the only thing I’ve cooked is a hot rod’s engine
He says he’s still keen on courting me
’Cause one day he’s gonna be a football star
He’ll make big money and I can be his stay-at-home wife
I won’t have to earn bucks fixing cars
Oh, brother!
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And often I resemble a mechanic
Jimmy, if you only knew
There are a number of reasons this girl’s not into you
No fella’s gonna stop me from fixing up automobiles
Yep, that’s just the way that I feel
Got it?
Though I was raised in a suburban home
I spent many long hours at the track
My father liked fixing up race cars
And I took after my old man
Even when I was ten years old
There was nothing I couldn’t do with a wrench
But I was just as skilled with my makeup kit
When getting dolled up for a high school event
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And sometimes I closely resemble a mechanic
I like to believe that I look good
With or without grease and oil stains
But when Jimmy saw me drinking a chocolate malt
He couldn’t take his eyes off my face
See, he initially passed me at the racetrack
And didn’t give to me a second glance
He must’ve seen me as just another grease monkey
Not someone he’d ever want to romance
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And often I resemble a mechanic
Listen, Jimmy doesn’t agree with the fast car life
Which is probably why he’ll never make me his wife
See, he wants a girl who will stay in the kitchen
But the only thing I’ve cooked is a hot rod’s engine
He says he’s still keen on courting me
’Cause one day he’s gonna be a football star
He’ll make big money and I can be his stay-at-home wife
I won’t have to earn bucks fixing cars
Oh, brother!
When Jimmy first saw me at the malt shop
I looked like someone from his world
When I’m dressed in a sweater and poodle skirt
I resemble any other teenage girl
But when he heard how I spend my free time
I think Jimmy started to panic
’Cause every boy wants to date a cheerleader
And often I resemble a mechanic
Jimmy, if you only knew
There are a number of reasons this girl’s not into you
No fella’s gonna stop me from fixing up automobiles
Yep, that’s just the way that I feel
Got it?
