BABY TEETH
[Verse 1]
Baby, it's empty in here
Don’t you know anybody could find you in here?
You know, maybe
Maybe that's the reason I came
Wanted to be discovered
By you all over again
Throw my ball over the fence
The doors will be closing soon
They're gonna lock it up
And suddenly, suddenly you
You won’t be able to breathe, or to scream, or to cry
Your brain will tell you that it's always worth a try
But you'll know better
[Verse 2]
So tell me, why do you lie?
Are you embarrassed?
Are you ashamed to admit that you like
That you like such a funny flavor?
You savor this candy as your tongue bleeds
You get down on your hands and your knees
To pick up all your baby teeth
Put them in your pocket
And next time spit them out
Into an old pair of socks
And tie them up in a knot
Keep them somewhere safe
Somewhere tucked away
Somewhere safe, and
Somewhere tucked away
[Verse 3]
Plant them under your pillow
And watch the garden grow
Faster than you know
Little white memories
Beget greener grass and greener pastures
The other side of the gate
Seems to grow faster
[Verse 4]
So look at me, here I am
My gums are bleeding, and my T-shirt is fucking soaked
I got a visit from the tooth fairy the first time
And it left such a great impression on me
I just couldn't stop myself from tying
A string around everything
That was remaining in my mouth
And then yanking it out
So won't you come back to my
House when the lights are all out?
To where I sleep, and please accept my offering
Lift up my head, and leave me
[Chorus]
Dollars underneath
Lift up my head, and leave me
Dollars underneath
And pretty soon I'll have a grown-up set of teeth
For sinking deeper into meat and Listerine
[Post-Chorus]
A grown-up set of—
Pretty soon I'll have
A grown-up set of teeth
And those will be mine to keep
You won't come collect those from me
You won’t come around collecting those from me
[Outro]
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I’ll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I'll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I’ll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I'll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I'll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I'll have
A grown-up set of teeth
Pretty soon I’ll have
A grown-up set of teeth