Mystified

She must have been a hell of a princess Brush fire burning out of a midwest town A cosmopolitan place, Topeka, Topeka, Topeka Daddy got a new job in Lodi SF became a mighty fine place to drown But such a waste of grace, when I think about it now She's 16 again in a summer dress Driving with a new permit Then life came along and ruined it I'm mystified She ain't Miss America Won't be a blushing bride In my dirty mind I'm the game winning quarterback She's cheering from the sidelines, yeah She lookin' wonderful And knowing it Take me to heaven For the hell of it She lookin' wonderful And knowing it Joyriding in the mothership We used to be the hometown heroes I bet they're wondering, where are their heroes now? A million miles from a place like Topeka, Topeka, Topeka Another sad story in the Tenderloin Or heavy hitters riding high I'll leave it all to you to make up your minds I'm mystified She ain't Miss America Won't be a blushing bride In my dirty mind I'm the game winning quarterback She's cheering from the sidelines, yeah She lookin' wonderful And knowing it Take me to heaven For the hell of it She lookin' wonderful And knowing it Joyriding in the mothership Now you're 16 again in a summer dress Choking on a cigarette Then life came along and ruined it, yeah I'm mystified she ain't Miss America Won't be a blushing bride In my dirty mind I'm the game show heart attack I'm taking home the grand prize, yeah You're lookin' wonderful and knowing it Take me to heaven in your burned out crypt, yeah You're lookin' wonderful and knowing it Joyriding in the mother ship I'm mystified, yeah