Teeth

You took me to the place you skinned your knees When you were nine years old Told me how your mother never grew up But boy she sure grew old And she did it fast They say cheap houses aren't built to last And I'll say okay It's easier that way Even though Ms. Robinson did pray It seems her time was wasted Tell me again about God up in his good heaven Sweetest wine I've tasted And when the fire comes I'll be the first to burn When the water comes I'll be the first to drown I am my father's only daughter I am all I have to offer I am my father's only daughter You are swimming in clear water When you felt the sting of the blade Did you taste my teeth? When you fell from the edge Were you thinking of me? When you scratched the infested pit in your stomach Did you know it was me? It was me who dug it When you stay up at night Are you scared of my ghost? When you love her Did you know you love me the most? When you pull at the bloody red ropes of your guts Do you think of me sweetly, the cut of my touch?