Started writing all my dreams in pencil Makes it easy when they let me down Started marking my words with a stencil Make too much noise and they will flush you out-out-out-out How they love shooting down birds that dare to fly too high I'll be the cagey bird scared to try I'll be the girl with the heart tainted yellow Braving it under my safest umbrella Stuffing my pig full of pennies in vain Saving my soul up and waiting for rain They will put you down when you're the top cat And pick you up when you're the underdog So all the nice girls learn to hold themselves back Got good at getting in my way because-cause-cause-cause How they love shooting down birds that dare to fly too high I'll be the cagey bird scared to try I'll be the girl with the heart tainted yellow Braving it under my safest umbrella Stuffing my pig full of pennies in vain Saving my soul up and waiting for rain Oh say can you see One more casualty I'll be the girl with the heart tainted yellow Braving it under my safest umbrella Stuffing my pig full of pennies in vain Saving my soul up and waiting for rain Na-na-na-na I'll be the girl with the heart tainted yellow Braving it under my safest umbrella Stuffing my pig full of pennies in vain Saving my soul up and waiting for rain