Scared Straight Songtext

plaintive, you're feeling so washed up

and you mean it, when you say you're done

five lanes of freeway

but it's all gone dark

you called to say you're gonna run



well, can you wait?

can you stand it?

are you brave or are you scared straight?


[she didn't want you to]

speak right, be strong, act nice, take so long, call time, seem tired, leave mad, get so wired



maybe you belong to someone

maybe you have finally met them

maybe smoke belongs in the sky

maybe i hate it when you cry



you were hurt, so you got hard

you were cursed & scolded & scarred

you were searched for, then ignored

you want to burn the liars?

you'll set us both on fire



you're faking, so i'm pretend sleeping

waiting for this to be fun

it's true, little miss mean mini-bar guard

we're gonna have to try something new



let me breathe fire down on you