Mrs. Potters Lullaby

[Verse 1]
Well, I woke up in mid-afternoon, that's when it all hurts the most
I dream I never know anyone at the party and I'm always the host
But if dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts
You can never escape, you can only move south down the coast
I am an idiot, walking in tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat, swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off into the distance, then your life is a shame
Though I'll nevеr forget you, sometimes I can't rеmember my name

[Chorus]
Hey, Mrs. Potter, don't cry
Hey, Mrs. Potter, I know why, but—
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me?

[Verse 2]
There's a piece of Maria in every song that I sing
And the price of a memory is the memory of the sorrow it brings
And there is always one last light to turn out, and one last bell to ring
And the last one out of the circus has to lock up everything
Or the elephants will escape, and forget everything that you said
And the ghosts of the tilt-o-whirl will linger inside of your head
And the Ferris wheel junkies will spin there forever instead
When I see you, a blanket of stars covers me in my bed

[Chorus]
Hey, Mrs. Potter, don't cry
Hey, Mrs. Potter, I know why, but—
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me?

[Bridge]
When the last king of Hollywood shatters his glass on the floor
And orders another, well, I wonder what he did that for?
Well, I know that I have to get out, 'cause I have been there before
So I gave up my seat at the bar and I head for the door

[Chorus]
Hey, Mrs. Potter, don't cry
Hey, Mrs. Potter, I know why, but—
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me?
Oh, hey, Mrs. Potter, don't go
Hey, Mrs. Potter, I don't know know, but—
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me?

[Outro]
Talk to me
Talk to me
T—, t—