Annie

Annie, I hope things line up for you

All in a row, shiny and new

You can't keep living in one small room

When you never let anyone in

You never let anyone in

Annie, you think the whole world's been cruel

All the stars took advantage of you

Your mother was cold, your daddy'd no love

So you stomped your feet til they noticed

Stomped your feet til they put on the kid gloves

Now they're walking on eggshells, they're walking on glass

They sing you a lullaby each time you ask

Someday you'll pick yourself up off your ass and go.

Annie, you think the boys never played fair

Tripping you up, sticking gum in your hair

But wherever you run, it's yourself you face there

And he might be gone when you need him

He might be gone by the time you care

Now he's walking on eggshells, he's walking on glass

Sings you a lullaby each time you ask

Someday you'll pick yourself up off your ass and go

But Annie, I love you, that's always been clear

It's the layers of history that won't let us hear

The twisted compassion that's burning our ears

The distance from there to here

The distance from there to here

'Cause I'm walking on eggshells, I'm walking on glass

We sing hallelujah each time that you pass

End Someday you'll pick yourself up off your ass and go

'Cause you're gambling again and the stakes are too high

Your ante is fear, and my bet is desire

Took you far from the truth, and into the fire again

But Annie, I hope things line up for you

All in a row, shiny and new

You can't keep living in one small room

When you never let anyone in, you never let anyone in, never let anyone in