I'm Your Puppet - Dandy Livingstone

Twisting my intentions, shoving words into my mouth How do I feel so bad for how bad you hurt me now? You convinced me that I stabbed myself in the back Even though I can't reach the handle Maybe, if I struck a match, it would burn the whole place down All this air's so gas lit, I can smell the toxins now You throw pictures at the wall and leave me with the mess And then act like all this is normal I'm done sweeping glass and fixing frames I'm done telling myself that you could change for me Oh-oh, oh, oh And I won't be the puppet on your string Oh, the puppet on your string Hmm, the puppet on your string Paint me as the culprit and you frame me for your crime Make me think the words you said are made up in my mind Keep me in the dark 'til your intentions come to the light And then say I just had my eyes closed (hmm) I know the rules I'm never gonna win your game It's time to say that I'm done sweeping glass and fixing frames I'm done telling myself that you could change for me Oh-oh, oh, oh And I won't be the puppet on your string Oh, the puppet on your string Hmm, the puppet on your string Oh, the puppet on your string Hmm, the puppet on your string If I don't leave now I won't ever walk away It's hard to say, but I'm done sweeping glass and fixing frames I'm done telling myself you could change for me Oh-oh, oh, oh I won't be the puppet on your string Oh, the puppet on your string Oh, the puppet on your string

Goodbye to the one that I once knew I could never change just to love you Looked me in my face, said I was insane Playing all your little games, games, games Oh, tried to dim my flame I shine brighter And you tried to dull my blade Well, keep trying And you tried to pull me under Said I was too much You're just not enough I was born to dance, dance Could never tie strings to my hands, hands You could only love a pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet I was born to dance, dance Could never tie strings to my hands, hands You could only love a pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet Hello to the one that I am now Guess it didn't go how you planned out Little did you know, I'm my own Geppetto And now you get to watch me go, go, go Oh, tried to dim my flame I shine brighter And you tried to dull my blade Well, keep trying And you tried to pull me under Said I was too much You're just not enough I was born to dance, dance Could never tie strings to my hands, hands You could only love a pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet I was born to dance, dance Could never tie strings to my hands, hands You could only love a pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet I was born to dance, dance Could never tie strings to my hands, hands You could only love a pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet Pu-pu-puppet I could never be a pu-pu-puppet

You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we can make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I've been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money Won't have to drive too far Just across the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living You see my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working His body's too young To look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away? We got to make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way So I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder I had, had a feeling that I belonged I had, had a feeling I could be someone Be someone, be someone You got a fast car We go cruising entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in the market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs So I remember when we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder I had, had a feeling that I belonged I had, had a feeling I could be someone Be someone, be someone You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me'd find it I got no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving So I remember when we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder I had, had a feeling that I belonged I had, had a feeling I could be someone Be someone, be someone You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you can fly away? You got to make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way