bitter taste

little girl, little girl
living life with doe eyes and rubber limbs
naive to the important
but an expert on the cracks in the sidewalk

whispering what ifs into the wind
instead of picking the freshly bloomed opportunities
dreaming, but not chasing

little girl, little girl
time moves faster than you think
and soon the training wheels must be taken off
because the road to the future is calling
and the bike lanes are quite narrow

one can't play hide and seek with life forever
the future is too good at finding
no one can hide for that long

yes, i know the smaller ones are easier to color
but there's some pretty amazing big pictures out there too
it just takes perspective

darling, we'll still watch disney movies every weekend
and whisper our dreams to stuffed animals
blowing pink wishes on dandelions and stars

and it'll still be ok to color outside of the lines sometimes
you can even bring your broken crayons in your back pocket
just remember that some things need to be signed in pen

and maybe that isn't fun
or exciting
and maybe it's even a little scary

but little girl, little girl,

it's reality.

wolves go after the innocent and
little girl, little girl

i really can't bear to have you eaten.