When I was young, they told me
My body was just a holding cell
And in one hundred years
I would be liberated from this earthly shell
Teachers preached fear of a thing called sin
I think they hated in themselves
They never shared the lesson
That we all create our own internal hells
So please don't mind me
If I'm quiet for an hour or two
My spirit's all muddled and
I've got some self-forgiving to do
Daddy was a good, Italian boy
Became a hardworking man
He met my mama and they thought
They'd start a good, old-fashioned Catholic clan
But the world kept on expanding and
It threw a load of hitches in their plans
Their babies became people who do things
They swear they'll never understand
Daddy don't mind me
All I want is to be honest and true
Our blood's the same and so I know
We've both got self-forgiving to do
Darling, you're the sweetest thing
I've known in years and I've known quite a lot
But for the sake of truthful talk
I've gotta say, we had a rocky start
I'm a doubting woman
But I'm trying to believe in what we've got
'Cause underneath it all
I know we're just two deeply-feeling bleeding hearts
Lover, please help me
Don't you know I can get terribly blue?
If you can forgive me
Then I promise I will always forgive you
So please don't mind me
If I'm quiet for an hour or two
Our blood's the same, and so I know
We've both got self-forgiving to do
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