Lyrics

[Verse 1] Iris Black takes a little while To gather her thoughts They get in and out of passing town cars, they They keep wandering off Joining marching bands and street parades and Hiding out in bars They say, "we've never been lonely a day in our lives And we're not about to start" [Verse 2] Iris Black takes a moment To catch her breath It's shot through on another honeymoon It's trying, trying to leave her for dead It's blowing out somebody's birthday candles It's stealing cigarettes She says, "every other day something takes my breath away Then something just brings it back again" Ooh... [Verse 3] Iris Black breaks the windows Says it keeps her young See the child actors all flying backwards into the midmorning sun She's trying to find the right words before they can Get their ice skates on She says, "I've stayed on the run for just long enough To never find out To never find out what I've become" Ooh...