I've got a little girl, though I know it won't be long

Before she finds another boy who will sit her by the fireplace

And sing her a song

It feels like there's no safe place

In a world that's come apart

And the deafening sound of a bursting bubble

Wakes you up with a start



Is there nowhere that is safe

Why can't we change the rules so I win

All I need is an escape

A temporary place to hide



When she's coming in the door when she's walking out the door

hard to tell which is worse

That false feeling of relief when she comes in

Or the empty feeling when she's gone

And every night on the streets the forces of darkness

Score another victory

And I stand with the timid waiting for the devil

To make a martyr of me



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Fold up the tents and load up the trucks

'cause it's time to move on

If we only knew where to go

I hope that we'd already be gone



And even when we're lying together, I make sure she falls asleep first

It seems when things are at their best, my mind starts to wander

to things at their worst

So do I fall asleep and dream of a peace that never will come

Or do I roll over and let her break the glass around my heart

And set off the alarm



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