You know i want to be The way you want me to Big hearted and tall enough to cover you I would break in half If you said it loud splinter out of myself Just like mercury I think it's better now, Than how it used to be You were lying in bed and i would levitate I think it's better here, Than where we used to be I wish i could go out into the oregon sun. . . To be alive in the day. . . I would smile at everyone I remember you Back in '83 You were dressing insane You were my everything You were so different From all those other girls A blind electra in drag So cool and casually lame I think i'm better now Than how i used to be Always nervous and weird Scared most of the time I think it's better now Than how it used to be Always up in the night Afraid to live in the day Afraid of being afraid Afraid to live in the day Afraid of being afraid I sit alone When your not around I read aloud just to hear a friendly noise I see your scary dolls They always look at me From the corner of my eyes I see them shake their heads You know i want to be The way you want me to Big hearted and tall enough to cover you I want to be The way you want me to I wish i could go out just to be alive in the day To be alive in the day To be alive in the day To be alive in the day