Rag Doll

Let me tell you a tale no taller than I am

'Bout an act I was in way back, turned out to be a sham

Still had strings on my back at that point in time

She made me sing, wisecrack, and pantomime

The only warmth I felt was the spotlight shine

Wooden doll ain't all that bad, coulda been the hull of a wrecked ship

A dreidel that couldn't spin or a six-foot-deep coffin

But with her hand creepin' up my spine, thoughts would never be mine

So I had to cut my strings, maybe lose the cape, make my escape

Felt like cuttin' a vein, but to her, I was cuttin' the reins

'Cause I ain't your ragdoll, darlin'

No, siree, no, that ain't me

I got bones and blood, though you may disagree

I hope you're chokin' on your water 'cause my thoughts ain't made to order

No, siree

So no matter how immobilizin', lay off ventriloquizin'

Live in a town without a leash law, learn how to use a hacksaw

Despite this phantom pain and proper paranoia

Despite the lies sprouted up into sequoias

Well, I still meant at least half the things I told ya

But I ain't your ragdoll, darlin'

No, siree, that ain't me

I got bones and blood, though you may disagree

I hope you're chokin' on your water 'cause my thoughts ain't made to order

No, siree