People are completely missing the point of this song. She's singing about the attributes of her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend in a jealous manner. Basically saying that she wants all of the new girlfriends qualities so that the boyfriend will love her again.
Fuckin' idiots.
Anyone who has lost a lover to another person understands this sentiment. I sure do. The second guy I ever fell in love with, Frank, started seeing someone while I was away doing a show in Bermuda. When I accidentally bumped into the two of them one day, I started feeling exactly the way this song goes. The new guy was--shall we say politely--a rather different type of black man than I am.
I felt horrible about it for short period of time, until I convinced myself that my type of black man would end up having a better life overall than the type that Frank chose over me. In the end, I was right. And I know this because the new beau and I ended up working for the same bank the following summer. He was just a grunt working in the mailroom for just over minimum wage, and I was in charge of telecommunications billing and provisioning.
the best revenge...living well!
