Beatrix runs because she knows That her heart beats like a bag of bones Breathing hard, looking back Her past is breathing down her neck Up the hill, through the gate Across the bridge Oh, it is taking her away
Mom and dad are fast asleep And the sunrise creeping down the street Wake up soon, but there’s no note She’s gone, she’s taken by the world Little girl in a dress Like a ghost swallowed by the mist
Don’t tell me how to live my life Tell me how to feel alive Momma dear, Daddy dear You know I’ll be alright
Of all those lessons you could teach You failed to practice what you preach Momma dear, Daddy dear I don’t belong to you I’m headed for the night
Beatrix runs, because she feels There’s a mire sucking at her heels A grokking dress, waiting there But good girls do what they’ve been told And up ahead there’s a flash It is done, she is gone
Don’t tell me how to live my life Tell me how to be alive Momma dear, Daddy dear You know I’ll be alright
Of all those lessons you could teach You failed to practice what you preach Momma dear, Daddy dear I’m leaving at first light
And all those vows you made for me You don’t know now, I’ll never be In circus shoots, those magazines I’m leaving them behind
Those pictures hanging on the wall Telling me it’s all my fault But I can hear a another voice That’s calling me away away away
Oooooooh Ooooooh Ooooooooh…….
Don’t tell me how to live my life Tell me how to be alive Momma dear, Daddy dear You know I’ll be alright
The road is waiting in the haze And peace and value of the days And all i know is, wherever I Wherever I may go I’ll be alright I’m headed for the night