necklace

he said i was too young to know anything
he said he'll teach me everything
sliding
my hand down

here's a thing i keep forgetting
i was just a child, i was barely eighteen
here's a thing i keep regretting
i was just a child, i was barely thinking




he said, come to me, girl
i'll show you the world
old man, with big promises and blue eyes
he said, come to me, girl
you'll be my whole world
old man, with big promises and strong hands

he said, come to me, girl
and i'll change your world

i was just a kid
change looked too scary
i ran off and hid
and that's the end of that story

behind me
i left my necklace
and my innocence

he said, come to me, girl
i'll change your world
but i didn't know that
change is inevitable
unstoppable, set
in stone
and no matter how fast i run
i cannot escape it once it has begun.

he said i was too young to know anything
and he was right
he said he'll teach me everything
and i ran

he was calling me down to him
sliding my hand down
but i'll never come to him
leave me alone
leave me alone