She spoke of Simon Peter, And she told me about the voices in her head I'd always thought that nothin' could defeat her, She said, "I got myself a better plan instead" And the Veils of Veronica were swayin' She kept it loaded in her bottom drawer And the prayers that Veronica were praying... She said, "I just don't wanna be here anymore" She was Daddy's little girl, And Daddy always tried to make things better And he would have given her the world, If only someone could put her back together And the Veils of Veronica were swayin' Hanging in her room, behind her door And the prayers that Veronica were praying... She said, "I just can't take it anymore, I just don't wanna be here anymore" She made her way through many lovers, Made her way through many tavern doors I called her when I heard about her brother, Who checked out of here two days before And the Veils of Veronica were weeping Weaving a most haunted tapestry And the Veils of Veronica, she's leaving Behind the dreams of all she'd never be Yeah her eyes were like the storms out on the sea Hanging there for everyone to see I heard about the trouble in San Francisco, As we parted ways up in Bend, Oregon And no matter how hard I try and let go, I just wish that I could talk to her again And the Veils of Veronica were swayin' All the while she fought her secret war And the prayers that Veronica were praying... She said, "Deliver me out of here, my Lord" She said, "I just don't wanna be here anymore" She said, "I just don't wanna be here..." The other day I found a present, I didn't get to give to her on Christmas Eve It was a scarf that I'd bought in Paris Now each year I'll leave it for her, Beneath our Christmas Tree