The Pirate And The Penpal

you spent the summer at the strawberry stand

there wasn't much that you could do about it

you're fifteen and you're six feet tall

you're flat-chested and you're angry about it

don't wear those push-up pants, you've got enough nicknames already

i asked the postmaster, he said penpals really can't be going steady

told her all about the tighten up

the way they used to dance down in houston, texas

her favorite song is still "forget the swan"

it gives her hope when those guitars kick in

all the money from the strawberry stand slips through your hands

cause you buy too many stamps

spend your days just waitin on the mailman

when he gets here you should ask him for a dance

don't listen to the whispers of the kitchen knife, the bathtub and the rain

yeah so he's a criminal

at least you know he loves you for your brain

told her all about the tighten up

the way they used to dance down in houston, texas

her favorite song is still "forget the swan"

it gives her hope when those guitars kick in

we made it to the getaway

but there were highway barricades

and there was glass and explosions

and there were gunshots and sirens

and the police and the prisons

and she prays for probation