Robin Pecknold - Track Two lyrics

Little Sarah Jane said, "Dad, I'm not like that And if you could take me right back 'Cause this town is like a haystack And the needles are on the wrong track Yeah, I been paying my dues wearing someone else's shoes I been doubling back down someone else's track And all these bad luck boys want porcelain toys So, Dad, if you please, help me up from my knees And little Sarah Jane walks down past her boyfriend And she's looking to confront him 'bout the problems that have plagued them But he flashes her a known grin And so she schlepped along yeah forgetting what was wrong Like the time before and the time before that And if it comes up again he'll just give her his hand Say, "Baby, it's fine Yeah, yeah, it's alright" But Sarah's got a kid and the father's out of town But who knows when he'll be coming back around Cries for a lover who could never be found And little Sarah Jane's fed up with her life now And the dreams that are alive now could die unless she tries now To make it while she can with or without a man Just the baby on her knees, all she needs to be free She'll shine with the stars or she'll get buried in the bars I've seen it before but she deserves more