Right From a Stranger

The night it closed its eyes, the morning crept inside

Sing goodbye to the lullaby, you took it right from a stranger

Kiss the plastic mouth you’d feel nothing without

When you’re finished take a bow

You took it right from a stranger

 

She prayed to the bureaucrat who held onto the privilege

And refused to give it back, come on and beg for it first

 

Until you know all the solutions for everyday problems will fall all around you

Until you know won’t find a reason for black ties and treason, sandpaper your thoughts then

Until you know they’ve already begun to hold onto your freedom unless they gave you none

Until you know the only way to go repeat what we say you repeat what we say

 

So kiss the plastic mouth you’d feel nothing without

When you’re finished take a bow

You took it right from a stranger