I've talked to Ashley for years
And she's never gotten any wiser
She still can't spell and she still can't tell
That no one really likes her

She sleeps with all the boys at school
Cos she wants so much to be held
And the girls they all hate her
And the boys they couldn't care less
But she'll do anything
To make that telephone ring

And now Ashley's in love
And she's only seventeen
Cos someone's told her the lies
That the TV made her believe
And of course she's wrong like she's always been
But then again she's never felt this happy

Her mother says that's she's useless
She's been nothing but a bother
And if she ever saw her father
She might remember what he's done to her

She finds comfort in the telephone
And the liquor her sister buys for her
She talks of having children and moving to a real town
But she'll never go to college and she's got nothing
She's not even pretty- oh poor thing
But every time she calls me she tells me
That things are starting to turn round
Things are starting to turn round

And now Ashley's in love
For all the wrong reasons
Cos someone's told her the lies
That the TV made her believe
And of course she's wrong like she's always been
But she's never felt this happy

Yeah of course she's wrong like she's always been
But she's never felt this happy

And I wonder why you can't love me
The way Ashley loves Steve
Cos you could wait years
And never find someone like me again
Yes you could wait years
But I love you now

And I wonder why can't you love me
The way Ashley loves Steve