She was only just a girl in a picture
But he thought "if I could only make her smile
Then she'd be mine"
He folded it and folded it so many times
He'd already lost some of her to the creases
Precious pieces
He wondered how close he'd ever been to her
In this ebb and flow of the distance between us
Maybe she got the same bus
And he left a trail of string wherever he went,
When he was sleeping he tied it to his toe
If she crossed it then he'd know
But he knew, that all was unraveling
And he was bare; stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
He was caught up against the wind
Against those who said that trying was the first step to failing
Oh, he was railing
And filled with newfound purpose and pride
He'd make something of this hedy glow
Now where would she go?
Well, what do I know?
Cause all is unraveling
And he was bare; stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
But he knew how to fix it
Dear Liza, Dear Liza
With times great elixir
Dear Liza, Dear Liza
She was only just a girl in a picture
But he thought "if I could only make her smile
Then she'd be mine"
Oh the thought of being faced with her
Gave him the fear and sometimes in the morning a tent
Oh Lord, give him strength
Cause he knew
That all was unraveling
And he was bare; he was stripped of his skin
Yeah he knew
That all was unraveling
And he was bare; he was stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin
But he thought "if I could only make her smile
Then she'd be mine"
He folded it and folded it so many times
He'd already lost some of her to the creases
Precious pieces
He wondered how close he'd ever been to her
In this ebb and flow of the distance between us
Maybe she got the same bus
And he left a trail of string wherever he went,
When he was sleeping he tied it to his toe
If she crossed it then he'd know
But he knew, that all was unraveling
And he was bare; stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
He was caught up against the wind
Against those who said that trying was the first step to failing
Oh, he was railing
And filled with newfound purpose and pride
He'd make something of this hedy glow
Now where would she go?
Well, what do I know?
Cause all is unraveling
And he was bare; stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
But he knew how to fix it
Dear Liza, Dear Liza
With times great elixir
Dear Liza, Dear Liza
She was only just a girl in a picture
But he thought "if I could only make her smile
Then she'd be mine"
Oh the thought of being faced with her
Gave him the fear and sometimes in the morning a tent
Oh Lord, give him strength
Cause he knew
That all was unraveling
And he was bare; he was stripped of his skin
Yeah he knew
That all was unraveling
And he was bare; he was stripped of his skin
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin
Sticking out of a bin