Little Cross

Verse 1

Crayon marks on the wallpaper

Little teeth in a paper cup

Teacher says I'm getting better

Better at shutting up

They hand out gold stars

I hand out names

Everyone here smiles the same

Same teeth same eyes same little game

Pre-Chorus

And I keep my ribbons in a jar

Right beside the things that used to be alive

Chorus

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Smile wide and say the words

Say the words and feel no pain

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Nobody grows old in here

Nobody grows up in here

Post-Chorus

La la la la la

La la la la la

Verse 2

Mama packed my tiny suitcase

Told me big girls don't cry

So I buried it out by the fence post

Where the dandelions die

Every desk has a name on it

Every name has a date

Every date has a little cross

And a plate with nothing on it

Pre-Chorus

And I count the days on both my hands

Then I start on somebody else's

Chorus

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Smile wide and say the words

Say the words and feel no pain

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Nobody grows old in here

Nobody grows up in here

Bridge

If I peel the paint back

Will the walls still want me

If I peel the paint back

Will you call me pretty

Pretty pretty pretty

Little broken thing

Chorus

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Smile wide and say the words

Say the words and feel no pain

Sugar water in my veins

Sugar water in my brain

Nobody grows old in here

Nobody grows up in here

Post-Chorus

La la la la la

La la la la la

Na na na na na

Na na na na na