Written for February Album Writing Month 2010
*A studio version of this track appears on the album, "Everything We Say,"
lyrics
When I was a girl
I could tell you anything
And you would believe me
As long as you agreed
When I was a girl
When I was a girl
Playing hide and seek
You never found me
I never let you see
I can put one foot before the last
It’s a slippery slope
When you gotta go back
Easy to slide, when you’re digging through the past
It’s a slippery slope
Traveling back
When I was a girl
I knew everything
About winning and losing
And shrouding my tears
When I was a girl
When I was a girl
I lost everything
Now I’m puttin’ it back
Piece by piece by piece
I can put one foot before the last
It’s a slippery slope
When you gotta go back
Easy to slide, when you’re digging through the past
It’s a slippery slope
Traveling back
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