The Busker - Getaway Girl lyrics

[Verse 1: Wulf] Seventeen in a day, lives in an autumn leaf-clad cottage She exists in the past... in the memory of a photograph that remains in her Dad's wallet Posters on her walls of rockstars - from a time that sadly Cherry couldn't recall And above the face of one of them were her father's words, that read: "Stare at them all you like; but you won't personify the life Of a groupie's adrenaline, a misfit in ecstasy A reckless adolescent won't be the pith of my legacy" It's safe to say that, her Granddad wished for a sheltered teen And it's with great regret that I inform you, that they laid her mother to rest Though her spirit was kept in a collection of records, hidden under her bed So there are days where you'll find her detached from herself Playing Pink Floyd's 'I Wish You Were Here', because it mapped how she felt when her Younger sibling's actions had dealt The painfully played 'Ace of the Spades' Into her Mother's hand, and deep down she also felt attached to the guilt [Chorus: The Busker] Well she's running away From a broken world And she don't want to stay Oh, she's a Getaway Girl [Verse 2: Wulf] In possession of a smile that dispels the rain, and a desire to feel mature Cherry walks with a slightly over-confident step Holding a level of forever-and-ever fading respect And if you say she can't, well then she will do it I guess you could say, that she's a modern day 'Joan Jett - Runaway' version of a "Cherry" bomb A seductive teen with a rebellious streak that's gone oh so very wrong You see her body's a j**el that's now tainted, like a Blood Diamond Every weekend it seems like she's wasted; she runs riot Says she's only fifteen and she's having fun flying and she will land when she feels like it However Penny was as clean as the whistle she sounded When she found her sister surrounded By alcohol, illicit substance, and fake friends Cherry's vision was clouded Capturing her life through a fake lens And as all the smoke lingers, the mirrors were shrouded But she felt as if that was her only way out, and so [Chorus: The Busker] [Bridge: Wulf] Penny took her sister home, and she played a record Where in memory of their mother - they were dancing Her Granddad walked in and asked; "Who are you dancing with Cherry?" She replied without giving it thought - "I'm obviously dancing with Penny." [Verse 3: Wulf] Tears welled up in her Granddad's eyes, and he set about stopping the music "The doctors warned me this may happen again, as they said it can be often confusing You're a single child, and Penny was your mother's name It's such a shame that she pa**ed away but just know that she knows that your love remained As you had run away, well I'm sure you remember how her subtle flame Extinguished as she forgot the brakes But just know that she knows that your love remains That your love remains! For the doctors told me you invented an ego, to deal with the sudden loss, and In that ego you invested all that subsequently your mother was, yet At the same time you had to be yourself, and you had to deal with the pain So you drank yourself numb before turning to d**, until you couldn't remember her name 'Cause you think that you've found, some kind of easy escape A getaway plan from all of your heartbreak [Guitar solo: The Busker] [Chorus: The Busker]