Cheap perfume, a bad tattoo But somehow it looks good on you Your eyes are tired, your hair's a mess Coffee stain and nicotine Staring at the window pane I see that name tag on your dress Oh, Dakota weight of the world on your shoulder Watchin' the place flying over Late at night, no-one to hold ya, Dakota I know that lately it's hard to stay sober 'Cause life is so easy they told ya But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota I know that lately it's hard to stay sober 'Cause life is so easy they told ya But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota Sweet sixteen, a beauty queen Destined for the movie screen She burned up bridges on the way yeah, yeah Bills to pay, I'm hide away Take a pill to float away Another Hollywood cliché Oh, Dakota, weight of the world on your shoulder Watchin' the place flying over Late at night, no-one to hold ya, Dakota I know that lately it's hard to stay sober 'Cause life is so easy they told ya But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota I know that lately it's hard to stay sober 'Cause life is so easy they told ya But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota Oh Dakota, weight of the world on your shoulder Watchin' the place flying over Late at night, no-one to hold ya, Dakota I know that lately it's hard to stay sober 'Cause life is so easy they told ya But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota But they don't know you like I know ya, Dakota Dakota Dakota