You're so alarmed by every twist, the pain again, how they let you down

Routinely scarred by the world, its scenes obscene, soberly push you around

Your decorated lace innocence is so profound

Just keep an eye out from behind it so they'll notice that you're still around

So you go to your friends and they love you

Look inside of you

You're as sweet as you could be, step down, you're through

You talk aloud behind the doors and backs of people whose help you've found

Parading, always trading privileged words that help you to win the crowd

Easy to light up a silhouette with quotes too loud

They'll realize when all complaints have dried that you'd never sell them out

'Cause you know they're your friends and they love you

Look inside, it's true

You're as sweet as you could be, step down, you're through

With an extreme amount of candor, you'd be lost but very good

And in between responsibilities you could rule the neighborhood

But your scheming isn't stood

Still you scream, not at me

(scream)

Don't dry your eyes to proudly wear the proof that suddenly I've let you down

Another reason for you not to live, just stay home and kick around

Just one more slap to your innocence, it all compounds

So while you're struggling from beneath, make sure they don't catch you looking down

Then you tell all your friends it's the last time, but they know more than you

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you could be, step down

You're as sweet as you can be