The Queen

There once was a girl who'd had a bad day She fell like a dog in the drain Her high heeled shoes were velvety red And they caused her nothing but pain And she swore that day she would take revenge On her enemies She'd worked, she'd toiled Her youth had been spoiled She'd bet every penny on this She'd had it all planned She'd done all the work But somehow it all turned to shit And now there she lay like a vagrant Stripped of her dignity I want a lover I don't want a friend I just want all of the things To myself in the end I want courage, I want control I want to make it before I grow old I won't be followed and I won't be led I won't believe all the lies I am fed I'll be remembered long after I'm dead I'll be the queen Twisted and jaded Persistence has faded She's old enough now To look back and see all those Mistakes where she's made them They seem clear as day now She doesn't know how she could be So naive but it's too late And she knows what to do Give me that bottle or load me a gun Don't be so miserable this could be fun It will be over before the new sun And then I'll be gone I'll be with the stars Where I belong Or out in the deep Somewhere you can't reach me I'll be the treasure you can never keep At least in my dreams I'll be the... Lay me down my weary head Oh can't you see I need my rest Lay me down my weary head Oh can't you see I need my rest Give me that bottle or load me a gun Don't be so miserable this could be fun It will be over before the new sun And then I'll be gone I'll be with the stars Where I belong Or out in the deep Somewhere you can't reach me I'll be the treasure you can never keep At least in my dreams I'll be the...