Mayer, John - Another Kind Of Green Lyrics






Sara's friend she lost her mind
She left him and made it look sexy now
I fear you won't be far behind
Thinking I'll be the next to leave
I know I might be anxious
But I'm still not crazy

And I don't need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you

I used to be the one you saw
When crying alone to sad songs
But then we go and we hit the wall
When nothing has changed and nothing's wrong
You're not the perfect hand
But I don't hit on nineteen

And I don't need another kind of green to know
I'm on the right side
I'm on the right side with you
With you

So go and drift away from me
Adopt some new philosophy
That doesn't hold the two of us in mind
Move into someone else's place
Stare into some other's eyes
But slowly only come to realize

That you didn't need another kind of green to know
I'm on the right side
You're on the right side
I'm on the right side with you
Oh, I was on the right side
You don't need to lose to know that you had it good
You don't need to lose it to know that you had it good
You don't need to lose it to know that you had it
Know that you had it
Know that you had it
Don't need to lose it to know that you had it good





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  1. C.... T....

    Everyone speaks of JM’s lyrics but I find myself rarely listening to them. The layers, or sometimes lack of layers draw you away from the part of your mind that considers words... amazing song, deserves all the popularity of Slow Dancing... but I’m kind of glad it doesn’t.

  2. B.... J....

    So does the lyric "I don't hit on nineteen." reference a d20 roll that needs to be a crit to automatically hit?

  3. T.... A....

    If we could make him 23 forever that would be great

    T.... A....

    He was 28 when this was released

  4. O.... I....

    Steve Fucking Jordan!

  5. J.... H....

    I will make this about pot in my mind if I damn well want to! Correctness be damned!

  6. E.... H....

    God this is good

  7. E.... R....

    "I don't need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you"... Your eyes... Your music... Not other kind of key to know you're the only right love... One right love for me.

  8. M.... M....

    I can't even handle how incredible this song is. The perfect John Mayer song

  9. f.... ....

    Neck-Middle, if anyone wants to know. He uses a mid-scooped pickup.

  10. R.... V....

    Love this song, sounds like it was inspired a bit by Hendrix

  11. C.... O....

    Holy f*** this song is amazing, in all aspects. Lyrics and music are perfection. I thought it was a Hendrix cover for a while. Didn't think John Mayer could write so well - this song is one for the history books!

  12. S.... F....

    I love the guitar on this

  13. C.... ....

    I know people always say this but literally how can someone not like this song

  14. S.... Q....

    Faaaaaaantastic

  15. A.... ....

    Jack Johnston, John Mayer, who else? Who else plays good riffs and sings?

    A.... ....

    John Frusciante, Hendrix, Kurt Kobain, but I'm getting, what you wanted to say

    A.... ....

    Alex turner

    A.... ....

    Red hot chilli peppers

    A.... ....

    Ben Harper

  16. A.... R....

    Sometimes when I feel like I lost some sort of sense of life, I found myself back to this song to listen to that beautiful bridge

  17. I.... Z....

    How the hell did he come up with this guitar?

  18. D.... C....

    Everytime I hear this riff I get huge SRV vibes

    D.... C....

    Dom C I'd say it's more of a Hendrix R&B kind of vibe haha :)

  19. J.... B....

    "Soulmate" Funkadelic....John knows...you should too! Give the credit to where his inspiration came from. This is a great cover...but please know John Mayer is the face of this band. But pino and steve are legends! John has a cool discography and is very talented... Pino has about 4 grammys with D'angelo alone

  20. J.... B....

    The entire guitar solo came from parliament funkadelic

  21. K.... A....

    So fing good!! He should really play it with his main band

  22. C.... S....

    Very SRV oriented.....lot of soul.

  23. K.... M....

    He's got a lot of awesome songs, no one as genius as this one.. just genius! He needs to put it in the set list of his shows, please!! My favorite tune of all times ❤️

  24. O.... Z....

    Does anyone else hear fake plastic trees by radiohead in that bridge haha I know john is a fan of radiohead that's awesome

  25. L.... S....

    Quiet is def on the underrated list

  26. L.... C....

    Needs a killer live solo

  27. K.... ....

    I just wanna know what it feels like to have written a song like this? Like, does he ever re-listen to this and go "wow, go me"? Maybe it's just because I, myself, am so uncreative that hearing this just seems like a person from another world produced this. Ugh. I wish I had this kind of talent.

    K.... ....

    He said something in storytellers about listening to Heart of Life 3 or 4 years after he wrote it and he was impressed

  28. B.... W....

    can someone tell me what time signature this is? my bass player says its 6/8. is he right?

    B.... W....

    I know I'm almost a year late but yeah I'm counting 6/8

  29. C.... H....

    Gettin em Jimi hendrix vibes on this song

    C.... H....

    Honestly, the first time I heard this I was like dang I haven't heard this Jimi Hendrix song before. Then when I found it was John who made this I was like dammmnnnnn!

  30. D.... K....

    My current number one John song.....waiting for the new stuff and a tour, please.

  31. B.... ....

    I'm guessing "green" represents the luck he has in having her, and he doesn't need to be high to realise that. Yeah the "another kind" of green is weed.
    yeah mr mayer VAPE NAYSH YALL

    B.... ....

    Green as in greener on the other side, happy on this side....don't need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you. He is saying you may not be a 10 but you are good for me I don't need to find someone else, I am good here. It is a cool song, words, but the music is great.

  32. T.... J....

    Can't wait for more JM3 coming this year! Love this song.

  33. M.... M....

    one of my most favorite songs .... he's a great musician... couldn't relate to my self as good as him...his song writing is flawless .. not bad with the ladies either, my hero, love you Mr. mayer

  34. J.... F....

    "You're not the perfect hand but I don't hit on 19." .... Genius.

    J.... F....

    hey as an English as second language speaker, I was thinking that "19" as the age. I know blackjack is 21 points, and i do understand the perfect hand, but "i dont hit on 19." what does it mean.

    J.... F....

    "I don't hit on 19" means he wouldn't ask for another card (often, people say "hit me" to the dealer when they want another card dealt". 19 is not perfect, but trying to get higher than a 19 will probably make you lose. So she isn't perfect, but it isn't worth trying to get more. It's good enough.

    J.... F....

    Perfect explanation. Thank you so much.

    J.... F....

    oh Jack thats just rude! men hate to be rated by their dick size as well-so if Mr. Mayer ain't packing 11" he needs to be grateful for the "19"

    J.... F....

    @T.J this guy just made my day.. pure comic!

  35. T.... ....

    Fuck this other green who wants my love!

  36. L.... P....

    Best Mayer riff in my opinion. I actually judge a strat's 4th position if it can nail this lol

    L.... P....

    I would say it's the neck-middle!

    L.... P....

    I love a lot of his music but right now this is at the top, unbelievable .

    L.... P....

    old comment man, but totally agree. how nice is that breakup too? especially on that low E note. everything about the first note just screams 4th position strat and tube amp to me.

    L.... P....

    I SWEAR 😂😂😂💯

    L.... P....

    Best pick up on a strat, easily

  37. A.... D....

    Easily his most underrated song, amazing.

    A.... D....

    I think John's biggest problem is that he writes so many 10/10 songs that they drown each other out. I've been listening to JM for 10 years at this point and every once in a while I still find old tracks or unreleased songs that blow my mind

    A.... D....

    Agree. Outstanding

    A.... D....

    New Deep is also underrated

    A.... D....

    Then again John is an unappreciated artist in general he is so good he should be more popular than he is

    A.... D....

    same bro completamente de acuerdo jajajajajaja messi chiquito

  38. S.... R....

    This song is phenomenal

  39. t.... ....

    I don't understand how people don't get that "another kind of green" implies "another kind of girl", as in, he doesn't need another girl to know what he has is great.

    t.... ....

    torduc22 not great..... But good.

    t.... ....

    It's an alliteration to the grass being greener on the other side. He's essentially saying that you shouldn't always be searching for the new best thing and should instead be aware of the good you have

  40. A.... ....

    How about not monetizing a video of another artists' music?

    A.... ....

    if you should know you can't monetize entirely. When you monetize it it gives most profit to the artist, either 100% or 70% depending on what the label guidelines are on youtube so no need to whine

    A.... ....

    it's an automatic process, read the description:

    License
    Standard YouTube License
    Music
    "Another Kind Of Green (Live In Concert)" by John Mayer ( • )

    So the ads you watch goes 100% to the label/him or half or something

  41. K.... Z....

    I seriously hope these three fabulous musicians get back to and make this project their #1 priority for the long haul.  This is one of the best 3-man-bands ever.

  42. S.... C....

    WHY THE HELL DOESN'T HE PLAY THIS WITH HIS MAIN BAND?? This is probably one of his best songs, and practically no one knows about it.

    S.... C....

    @Jdogbez John has a networth of 60 mill. He doesn't need songs to make a living off anymore lol!

    S.... C....

    Hard to capture

    S.... C....

    This band is good enough for anybody...

    S.... C....

    This is a song written for the John Mayer Trio, so he has never played it with his larger band. Just the way it is

    S.... C....

    He thinks its too easy and boring because its just going up and down in a very expected and predictable way. Of coarse normal people will like this song and don’t think its easy but John M ain’t normal lol

  43. G.... .....

    This is absolutely John's best song he has ever written. All of the people who think this means something else other than he doesn't need to hop the fence to see another kind of green (aka another kind of girl) needs to quit spouting falsities. This is what John means by people misinterpreting his music and portraying him in the wrong light. I wish John would go back to this amazing style of music, and I want to hear more from the Trio!

    G.... .....

    agree best song, words and music, hope the new stuff is more this and less commercial.

    G.... .....

    Gonna have disagree man. Slow dancing in a burning room has the best harmonies I've ever heard.

  44. T.... L....

    love this song

  45. D.... C....

    How is it that there isn't a Bass tab for this?!?

    D.... C....

    Use your ears

  46. S.... C....

    check out my cover!

  47. j.... ....

    Yeah I believe it takes from the Grass is greener on the other side phrase, as in relationship wise, he doesn't need a comparison e.g greener grass, because he already knows he's got the best, hence the line I shouldn't have to lose you to know that I had it good

    j.... ....

    spot on. took me a while to catch on to the meaning of the lyrics. very clever.

    j.... ....

    One clarification. She's not the best. She's damn close, but he's specific that she's not the prefect chick.

  48. M.... P....

    I think that the "green" refers to the golf course, where there's "another kind of green" when you get closer to the hole. But anyways, "you're not the perfect hand but i don't hit on 19", how can this be a love phrase?? Hahahah

    M.... P....

    you guys are both wrong. this is about the illuminati. it's written all over the song. OPEN YOUR EYES!

    M.... P....

    I think it means you don't need to get high to be content / happy. Probably. Who knows. I'm high.

    M.... P....

    Matteo you are thick as pig shit mate

    M.... P....

    +Matteo Portaluri don't be foolish, grass is always greener, but he don't need that other side because hes happy right where he is

    M.... P....

    +Daryl Parkin don't be foolish, grass is always greener, but he don't need that other side because hes happy right where he is

  49. R.... M....

    BEST SONG EVER 

    R.... M....

    YO IM LISTENING TO THIS SONG AND I JUST SCROLL DOWN & SEE UR COMMENT

  50. A.... ....

    This is definitely not about weed

    A.... ....

    +AllTimeAesthetic I'm still baked tho xD

    A.... ....

    AllTimeAesthetic yeah the other "kind of green" is refering to "the grass always seems greener on the other side"

  51. a.... k....

    Butter

  52. c.... h....

    Pretty sure it's not about weed... It's about being in a relationship with an insecure little girl who thinks her man wants someone else... IE the grass is greener on the other side... Come on now lol

  53. p.... ....

    I know the green he means. Anyone?

  54. J.... C....

    john mayer music rocks no matter what genre

    J.... C....

    This is a true statement ☝🏽️

  55. N.... M....

    Another kind of Green. ROCKS!

  56. j.... ....

    Love JM's 'new' sound, but this Blues JM is by far the best. I get that it doesn't have commercial appeal, but damn is it good.

  57. D.... L....

    "It's always greener on the other side." I think it's about curiosity in a relationship, wondering if the one you are with is the best you can do. You don't need to lose it to know that you had it good, meaning he wants to stay together rather than have her break up and find out the hard way that he was best for her.

  58. D.... J....

    Oh shit im the 11111th viewer!

  59. M.... E....

    so hendrixy

  60. V.... M....

    just wonderful!

  61. r.... ....

    Fully agree. Best JM song. Such a shame that he is now into twelve bar blues-country balads. And where did those soul-funk beats of Steve Jordan go??

  62. T.... D....

    I really miss this side of John Mayer

  63. T.... D....

    Gotta say... This has to be my all time favorite John Mayer song to date.

  64. p.... ....

    It means be knows he doesn't need reassurance to know he wants/needs/is right for this girl

  65. H.... H....

    Does anyone know what this song title mean?

  66. K.... W....

    Awesome song

  67. S.... R....

    Amazing

  68. P.... F....

    One of his best songs!

  69. A.... W....

    Thank You!