Album: Snapshots

Sophie

I
Sophie cannot finish her dinner
Says she¡¯s eatin¡¯ enough
Sophie¡¯s tryin¡¯ to make herself thinner
Says she¡¯s eatin¡¯ too much
And her brother says, ";You¡¯re joking,";
And her mother¡¯s heart is broken
Sophie has a hard time copin¡¯
And, besides, Sophie¡¯s hopin¡¯
CHORUS
She can be like all the other girls
Be just like all the other girls
Livin¡¯ in an ordinary world
Just to fit in, in the ordinary world
Just to fit in like an ordinary girl.
II
Sophie¡¯s losin¡¯ weight by the minute
How did things get this bad?
Sophie¡¯s family don¡¯t understand it
Gave her all that they had
And her sister won¡¯t stop cryin¡¯
¡¯Cause her father says she¡¯s dyin¡¯
Sophie says she¡¯s really tryin¡¯
Problem is, Sophie¡¯s lying.
REPEAT CHORUS
How did she get this way?
How did she get this way?
Through tryin¡¯ to hide it.
What does it take to say,
What does it take to say
She¡¯s dying, Sophie¡¯s dying to ¡­
REPEAT CHORUS