she got a mirror it off her mother she got her daddy's overnight bag always been "if you wanna leave home honey, you ain't ever, ever welcome back" and now she's down at the station, baby in her kickin' gentle chilled to the max she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the for her and all her dreams rollin down the train tracks,
how can I protect you in this, crazy alright it's
from two to you work for five-a-dime start the with some thunderbird wine praise the lord for neon lights that'a keep the city burnin' bright all walkin' in the in the midnight rain swear to that ya gonna change ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong so alone, so you telephone, ya call collect ain't home you ain't surprised you wonder why your letters come back unopened so you hit the strip with your freak flag an' about the tears in your daddy's eyes momma worry if the waters rise don't let my drink run dry till the sunshine
how can I protect you in this, crazy alright it's
and when the talkin's nothing left I can do how'm I ever gonna get to you?
let the angels be the the will get there on his own let the let the keep you on the road back home, yeah
how can I protect alright it's
how can I protect you in this, world? it's it's
how can I you in this, crazy world? alright it's it's it's