I'm tangled up when you get through, don't know what the hell to do.

Cause you tie me up and you tie me down, there's no way out of this dark town.

And you're all painted like a clown, in a permanent frown.

And there's this cold breath on my collar, there's the diamond, there's the dollar.

But I'll make the call, I'll take the fall, I'm the castle wall.

I'm my mother's only daughter.

What do I know?

Tell me, tell me, what do I know?

I'm listening out.

You ask me what's the real returns, parades pass by, bridges burn.

And I say, nothing's ventured, nothing's earned.

It's what I learned, is every complicated step, she'd be watching from stage left.

And when I'd fall, she'd talk me through the rest.

What did I know?

Tell me, tell me, what did I know?

I'm listening out.

And the party's never over here, there's music blasting in our ears.

And nothing's ever really clear, but the ones we hold dear.

And so it goes until the end, we will break and break if we don't bend.

And there's one more clown that someone sends, and it starts again.

Just what do I know?

Tell me, tell me, what do I know?

I'm listening out.

What do I know?

Tell me, tell me, what do I know?

I'm listening out.