All Grown UpWhen I was your ageRecently initiatedInto high-school and teenage lifeI also thought I was all grown upNow you see that you are not:Thirteen-year-oldsHave a lot of growing up to do.You are rightA year or so agoIn ninth grade, senior of juniorsI saw how much I'd grownAnd, once againI thought I was all grown upNow two years and a bitHave passedSince I was your young and tender ageAnd I seeI am not all grown upSure, I've had a little more experience than youMaybe I'm a little more matureBut I, like you, still have a lot of growing up to doI know eighty-year-olds who still have a lot of growing up to do
Three For HannahI told you that I loved youAnd you knew it wasn't trueMy love had not developedI was not yet envelopedMaybe it soon will be soBut when 'tis, how will you knowI've said my line too earlyNow what do I doHow will you believe meWhen the time comes, what will I do------------------------------------------It wasn't too early after allI'd never have got to have that ballA one afternoon stand ain't so badBut ending it can be very sadYou are the loveliest flower I've seenBut don't cry over what could have beenYou are too youthful; I am too oldBut our brief love was worth its weight in gold-------------------------
GuttergirlTo my little guttergirl:To my little guttergirl:You're lying there in your gutterAnd you're very sadYou're sad because you're a guttergirlPeople walk past and spit at youBut you're beautifulThough you think you're uglyJust like you think you're stupidAnd like you think you're a failureIf only you knewIf only you knewWhat an amazing little guttergirl you areYou are the cleverest, most beautiful personI wish you knew how amazing you areI wish you weren't so sadPeople walk past and spit at youBut I love youPeople walk past and spit at youBut I'm happy to join you in your gutterFor as long as it takes you t
But Im FineBut I'm fine!I'm fine in this melancholy roomIn my despair and dejectionI find contentmentIn this haunting silence and dim lightI find serenityI live in this melancholy roomResting on the hard cold floorLit only by a flickering flourescent tubeI'm fine in this melancholy roomI'm fine, but for one thingIt is youWhy do you awake to torment me?Does my anguish give you comfort?"I'm fine," I scream"I'm fine in this melancholy room"To this room I return every nightWhere I find my only solaceBut then you awake to torment meAnd until I find your secretYou will torment meEvery night in my melancholy room