Girl of seventeen
Thinks she can change the world
With a backpack, or a pencil
Or a smile, or a word

Got a chip alright
This chip was pretty big
She wore it on her shoulder
Like a bullet to the skin

Swam to the ocean
When she was just eighteen
Say, did you lose your swimming fins
And did you fill your head full of dreams?

Little girl,
You live on
Hopes and dreams
Come down
Cause we all fall and
Little girl,
You’re high on
Nothing
Come down
Cause we all fall
Down, down, down

Hopes come easy
And backpacks, they come cheap
Cigarettes and baby fat
Never seem to leave

You’re full of shit, girl
You’re all fairytales and lies
They all told you
But you’d never buy

Don’t hold your breath, girl
You were young back then
You tell yourself
Over and over again

Little girl,
You live on
Hopes and dreams
Come down
Cause we all fall and
Little girl,
You’re high on
Nothing
Come down
Cause we all fall
Down, down, down

Are we all just fools?
Are we all just fools?
Are we all just fools?
Are we all just fools?

Little girl,
You live on
Hopes and dreams
Come down
Cause we all fall and
Little girl,
You’re high on
Nothing
Come down
Cause
we all fall