From the recording Hand Me Down Girl
Lyrics
HAND ME DOWN GIRL
Copyright 1999, 2024 Cory Bytof
I remember watching you
cruising down the avenue
lighting up the turnpike
in your old boots
A first-time participant
in a clothing-optional fashion show
hand-me-down, all-around
little baby doll in tow
Hand me down girl, hand me down girl, hand me down
The last time you got lost at sea
I saw you staring back at me
paper, rags and tatters
and a badly skinned-up knee
Standing at the wishing well
where the Prince of Wishes fell
sending up an SOS
for some lost love to sell
A last-ditch optical delusion set in stone
just like me wannabe
drug store eau de cologne
Hand me down girl, hand me down girl, hand me down
Hand me down girl, hand me down girl, hand me down
I was safe
I was strong
I was hoping to belong
I was safe, I was strong
I was wrong
I can still picture you
tumbling down the avenue
headed for the turnpike
in your old boots
A battered, old suitcase in hand
& portrait of a dying man
trying to find some meaning in
this cold, indifferent land
A last-ditch optical delusion set in stone
just like me wannabe
drug store eau de cologne
Hand me down girl, hand me down girl, hand me down
Hand me down girl, hand me down girl, hand me down
I can still remember you
stumbling down the avenue
trying to find the turnpike
in your old boots