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Peter

Peter lyrics by Daughter. Peter, can I go back home? I flew here under false pretense I thought it'd be fun But the lost boys have all moved away And one of...

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Peter

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Peter, can I go back home?

I flew here under false pretense

I thought it'd be fun

But the lost boys have all moved away

And one of them is locked up

I know you think you are still a child

But I couldn't give a fuck, you're twenty-one

Oh, Peter

I can dream no more

I have been chasing all of yours

I've forgotten what it was that I wanted

That I want

No, I won't be your doll

So, please, don't you ask me to

You see that I don't look so good in yellow

Like other dolls they do

Like other dolls they do

Oh, Peter

I am not naive

I see the way you look at her

You don't do that for me

Oh, it must be love

And we both know it's not with us

No, I won't be your doll

So, please, don't you ask me to

You see that I don't look so good in yellow

Like other dolls they do

Like other dolls they do

Oh, Peter

He walks beside the lake

Why I lay beside an empty space

Waiting for the sirens

Just waiting for the sirens

No, I won't be your doll

So, please, don't you ask me too

I won't shut my little painted face

Like all your other dolls they do

Like all your other dolls they do, they...

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