WORDS OF WISDOM

(M. Alchin – 1986 - © Reasonable Songs)

The girl is wise beyond her years

Her eyes behind the tears reveal a weary soul

She tries to find a measure of hope

In a situation out of all control

She packs her thoughts and turns her back

Hoping to leave her pain behind

She packs her bag but her heart’s not in it

And she won’t listen

To words of wisdom

She thinks she’s fine

She takes her time

And burns them down

She only wants to find a way

But all she sees is where she’s already been

She tries in vain to reach and touch

Something that won’t fall apart in her hands

Remembers all, forgets one thing

Hoping that no one was listening

Remembers why but forgets the reason

And she won’t listen

To words of wisdom

She thinks she’s fine

She takes her time

And burns them down

The colours she sees are all drab and denying

The people she meets are so bright

She thinks that it’s her lot she thinks to herself that she might

And she won’t listen

To words of wisdom

She thinks she’s fine

She takes her time

And burns them down