Tangled up Puppet

There was a time that you curled up

In my lap like a child

You＇d cling to me smilin＇

Your eyes wide and wild

Now you slip through my arms

Wave a passing hello

Twist away and toss a kiss

Laughin＇ as you go

You used to say ＂Read me a story ＂

And ＂Sing me songs of love ＂

For you were Princess Paradise

On the wings of a dove

Now I chase you and I tease you

Tryin＇ to remake you my own

You just turn away and say

＂Please leave me alone ＂

And I＇m a tangled up puppet

All hangin＇ in your strings

I＇m a butterfly in a spider＇s web

Fluttering my wings

And the more that I keep dancin＇

And spinning ＇round in knots

The more I see what used to be

And the less of you I＇ve got

You are a drawer full of make-up

And rinses and things

You keep changing your moods

Like your earrings and rings

But tonight while we played tag

For five minutes in the yard

Just for a moment I caught you off-guard

And I＇m a tangled up puppet

All hangin＇ in your strings

I＇m a butterfly in a spider＇s web

Fluttering my wings

And the more that I keep dancing

And spinning ＇round in knots

The more I see what used to be

And the less of you I＇ve got

Now you write your secret poems

In a room just for your dreams

You don＇t find time to talk to me

About the things you mean

And what I mean is--

I have watched you take shape

From a jumble of parts

And find the grace and form

Of a fine work of art

Hey you my brand new woman

Newly come into your own

Don＇t you know

That you don＇t need

To grow up all alone