Little Sister

You seem cool, your thoughts collected

You're out of school and unprotected

The smile you wear tells me things are less than fine

You laugh and dance, I think you're happy

Then by chance reality slaps me

It reveals the same old pain I used to know

Comin' through the other side

Means there's nothin' left to hide, ooh

Little sister, mmm

Little sister

Can't measure up, an age-old message

So messed up we join the wreckage

When we believe that we're less than who we are

We buy with zeal a promising potion

All to heal the downward motion

I wanna know, sister, who are we tryin' to please?

In your heart you're not alone

It's sayin', "Sister, come on home," ooh

Little sister, mmm

Little sister, come on home, girl

Little sister, mmm

Little sister

Little sister

Little sister

A shiny stamp is the image

A virgin vamp on the line of scrimmage

She doesn't know that it's someone else's dream

We scratch the edge of their pictures

We're on the ledge just like a fixture

Why do we fall for the doll of wax and straw?

In your heart you're not alone

It's sayin', "Sister, come on home," ooh

Little sister, mmm

Little sister, come on home, girl

Little sister, mmm

Little sister

Ooh, little sister

Little sister, not alone

Little sister