Playing Pretend

Come, tie your little ribbons around my neck
And I'll tell all of the stories I'm scared to retread
Come, sing a little number before we forget
All the fun that we had playing pretend

You've always been stronger than me
You found a drowning dove flapping its wings
You jumped into the sea
Swallowing salt and anxiety
You told me it was god that put you there

You've always been stronger than me
You found a red-cuffed dove and blamed yourself when he died
He was only nine
You told me god had put you there and never asked why
So I'm sorry that the midwest drove me insane, I've never cried harder than the day I left you behind

Come, tie your little ribbons around my neck
And I'll tell all of the stories I'm scared to retread
Come, sing a little number before we forget
All the fun that we had playing pretend

La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da

(Well look, sometimes special people come into our lives, stay for a bit, and then they have to go
But that's sad
It is. But the bit where they were here was happy, wasn't it?
Yeah)

(We caught a wild pig together!
Maybe that makes it all worth it)

(Will I ever see him again?
Well, you never know, the world's a magical place!)

La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da
La-da-da, da, da, da, da, da

How much is that kitty in the window (meow)?
The one with the spotted ear
I'll convince my mommy to buy you
If you would just come over here
I don't want a turtle or a hamster
I don't want a parrot that talks (Polly want a cracker)
I want something cute I can cuddle
And don't have to take out for walks
How much is that kitty in the window (meow)?
The one that looks so alone
I want to make you my buddy
And take you all the way home
Meow, meow