Into the great wide open
with a shovel and a broom
which one will you choose
to dig up your family’s blues
the sick smell of perfume
reminding what you have to lose
saying ya gotta cover up your chest
because you were blessed
with big bright balloons
that make the fella’s swoon
and you can’t just give it away
you have to wait until they’re okay
with what your gonna do
I geuss they’re in on it too
and no one wants to be uncomfortable
so the longer you wait for them the more polite you seem
smashing all your urges, but not all of your dreams
a lady is a classy woman, the highest of esteem
because she knows her place, and knows what these rules mean;
ladies put napkins on their lap
ladies don’t do this or that
ladies never fight or lose
ladies never sing the blues
ladies musn’t shout or play
ladies are always well behaved
ladies wait their numbered days.
why, I would love to be a lady
because they’re respected so much more
than other girls who shout and say
whats on their mind,
what they’re feeling today.
They don’t even know,
how they must act!
cuz if you live too much,
you’ll get a heart attack.