Take me uptight Strung up like a kite Dumb, wicked, and white Love me in spite And if I betrayed our lonely nights Spent, out like a light With no kiss goodnight Would we never fight when I'm away? A very beautiful dignified lady I was small, y'know, so old And I always admired her fingernails they were blood-red She always had them painted beautifully And she was- and her hair was coal black and beautiful She was graceful And she, she had anything a woman could want A good husband and money and a nice home But she met this jailbird and they married And so she gave all that up and found out that she wasn't happy She was packing to leave and he got out of jail and came home and found Her and hacked her to death Oh honey, that's awful! Did your mother always seem to hate me? I'm sicker every day and now I'm terrified Of talking to my friends only to stay stuck Dreaming of our firstborn and your hair covered in popcorn You never leave, you never leave, you never leave You leave me uptight Strung up like a kite Dumb, wicked, and white Love me in spite And if I betrayed our lonely nights Spent, out like a light With no kiss goodnight Would we never fight when I'm away?