song in progress: lyrics

chorus:

bright eyed bettie
what's happened to you?
bloodshot baby,
what are you gonna do?

little girl, those patent leather shoes
are much too big for you
oh, child, if only your mother knew

(end chorus)

dreams can have hands and mouths, that's true
but with a mouth comes a few, sharp teeth
and with hands come nails that can split your heart right in two
oh, honey, sometimes your dreams aren't what's best for you.

and darling, when you give away your
special parts made of pearls and lace
to a skinny figure you've drawn in your head,
that's one of those lines you just can't erase
and that morning when you woke up alone in bed,
why were you so surprised, silly girl,
that you were wrapped only in your own, limp embrace?

chorus

alone at night, you watch the moon and cry
it's so soft and white and pure and strong
holding its own against the deep black sky
and then you taste the salty tears on your crimson lips,
sobbing "why, why, why?"
and as you look to the moon
determined yet demure
you wonder what it really means to be sure

oh, child, i promise it will all be alright
because even the moon succumbs to the sky
and soon enough, even that bright pale moon will be no more.

chorus

little girl, you've disappeared into the night
you're a pretty little dove who's made her one-way flight
bloodshot baby, please don't cry
you're just a small white bird lost in a big black sky

but, bright eyed bettie, you've still got your wings
so save yourself and say goodbye
find those scattered pieces of pearls and lace
and then, bloodshot baby,
fly, fly, fly.