She may not be Marilyn Monroe 

And she may not be the cutest girl I know 

It's how she makes me feel not how she looks 

One smile from her heart 

That's all it took 



The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

She's the girl I'd stay home for 



If I had the courage I'd ring her bell 

But if she answered what story would I tell 

My window's become her picture frame 

But this painting doesn't even have a name 



The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

She's the girl I'd stay home for 



She doesn't know that I'm breathing 

She doesn't know that I'm alive 

She doesn't know what I'm dreaming 

When I see that she's turned out her lights 

And does she see me like I see her 

More than just the boy next door 

More than just the boy next door 



The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

The girl next door is not the girl next door 

She doesn't know that I'm alive