Song Title: Sour Girl

Running time: 4:16
music by: Dean DeLeo
words by: Scott Weiland
available on: No.4 [October 26, 1999, Album], Sour Girl [April 5, 2000, Single]

The album No.4 was recorded at: NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA; The Village, West Hollywood, CA; Southern Tracks, Atlanta, GA; Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA and Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, CA by Nick DiDia and Russ Fowler
Produced and mixed by: Brendan O'Brien

Robert DeLeo: Bass, Percussion
Dean DeLeo: Guitars
Scott Weiland: Vocals
Eric Kretz: Drums
Brendan O'Brien: Backing Vocals, Percussion

Scott: "It's a song about pushing somebody away, and having a broken heart about it, wishing you didn't do it to them what you did." (2000/04/05 MTV TRL Live)

Robert: "Dean wrote this one, wrote the bass line, too. It turned into a cool McCartney thing along with those beautiful chords Dean was playing. Probably one of the coolest songs on the record. String section, really nice playing."

Dean: "I wrote that piece in my garage, I was really moved by the chordings on this. I had a good feeling that it would be something really special. I had a melody in mind but didn't bring it to the table to show Scott. Robert and Scott were talking about relationships and previous marriages, and it really lit off a spark in Scott's mind and he started writing and came up with the lyrical content right there. As a guitar player, you try to come up with a melody, but it's kind of guitar-centric. But a singer looks at a song differently. It's usually not a hard win: Scott would always beat whatever I had. He's a really talented guy, man."

She turned away, what was she looking at?
She was a sour girl the day that she met me
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me

What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow

Don't turn away, what are you looking at?
He was so happy on the day that he met her
Say, what are you looking at?
I was a superman, the looks are deceiving

The rollercoaster ride's a lonely one
I pay the ransom note to stop it from steaming
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a teenage girl when she met me

What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow

What would you do?....

The girl got reasons
They all got reasons

What would you do?....

Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me / The day that she left me
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me / The day that she left me
She was a happy girl the day that she left me