Be Your Own Girl - The Wallflowers
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Be Your Own Girl Lyrics
I know you're tired of wakin' up on the floor
Pushed to the edge with nothin' heavy to hold
Usin' your clothes as a blanket and a bed
Holdin' your hands just to lay your headI know you don't remember ever fallin' down
Who picked you up, who gathered aroundBut you don't have to be his girl
And you don't have to be my girl
You can always be your own girlWith the sound of your feet, you follow yourself to sleep
Restless and ageless and lookin' for something to keep
When you finally fall asleep, you're awake in dreams
Hangin' by the ankles in the skeleton ravineI know you can't relax your candle wax
You kicked the lights, fell on your shoes
Punched out the colors, leaving you the bluesBut you don't have to be his girl
You don't have to be my girl
You can always be your own girlThere's a soft melody that's ringin' in your ears
Simple and slow and always brings you here
With broken crayons you've scribbled on the wall
Shapes of nothing and shadow boxed them allYour fingertips are broke and your knees don't bend
Your imagination took the worst hit and cut its skinBut you don't have to be his girl
And you don't have to be my girl
You can always be your own girlThere's a soft melody that's ringin' in my ears
It's the same one you could never avoid in yours
And if you lay down you can hear from tongue to tails
About a tattooed rhythm and drummin' by color wheelYour rung is broken on the bottom of the rope
And you can't tie another, another knot of hopeAnd you don't have to be his girl
And you don't have to be my girl
You can always be your own girl
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