Come In (But Don't Make Yourself Comfortable)

Album: Antipodes (2021)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • When a guest arrives, it's polite to say, "Come in and make yourself comfortable," but in this song, that guest is a guy, and Caroline Jones doesn't want him to get too comfortable because she's not sure they're going to hit it off. "Park your truck facing out" she tells him, "'cause I wouldn't want to be you when I want you gone."

    "I'm always searching for unique and clever turns of phrase," she said. "What started as a joke between myself and my recording team then turned into a tongue-in-cheek, empowering rockabilly foot-stomper with a whole lot of sass!"
  • Jones wrote the song with Jorge Stelling and produced it with Ric Wake. She recorded it with session musicians in Nashville as the first single from her second album.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Reverend Horton Heat

Reverend Horton HeatSongwriter Interviews

The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.

Gary Brooker of Procol Harum

Gary Brooker of Procol HarumSongwriter Interviews

The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.

Who Did It First?

Who Did It First?Music Quiz

Do you know who recorded the original versions of these ten hit songs?

Eagles Lyrics Quiz

Eagles Lyrics QuizMusic Quiz

Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?

Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa CarltonSongwriter Interviews

The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.

Lou Gramm - "Waiting For A Girl Like You"

Lou Gramm - "Waiting For A Girl Like You"They're Playing My Song

Gramm co-wrote this gorgeous ballad and delivered an inspired vocal, but the song was the beginning of the end of his time with Foreigner.