Wild Girl

Wild girl, you must have been a terror when you were young

Or your mamma must have let you run, let you run free

But it wasn't very nice eating, eating all that sugar and spice

What they want a girl to be

And all the things a child learns on their way from hope to here

The innocence, the fury, the racism, the rage and fear

I don't remember tell me again the part no one wants to hear

Well, that's so many people's story, a lot of heartache but not much glory

But glory, the truth be told tomorrow you are twenty one years old

I say happy birthday tomorrow to you

The only game in town

You can live your life with regret about the things you think you did wrong

Or over what someone would not give

Or you can be grateful when you open your eyes

The story you write, you live

Well, it's hard to be older and poor, I don't dig it that much anymore

But everyday of my life I'm so proud, so proud I became his wife

Because I got to raise Charlotte and Charlotte's learning

The only game in town

Wild girl in a red dress, come on, speak up, say yes

This thing that makes you beautiful never comes out of a jar, yeah

You are a beautiful girl, you're reaching out from your beautiful world

That is the daughter you are

Walk right and the real world knows it

'Cause you bring it back down into the real world

Walk right up the real world knows it

You'll bring it back down into the real world

Say take me back, baby

I just wanna make a dream come true

I came here to love somebody

I just wanna make my dreams come true

And I'm trying because trying is the only game

The only game, the only game in town