Soap And Water — Suzanne Vega

Soap and water

Soap and water Wash the day from my hand Scrub the salt from my stinging skin Slip me loose of this wedding band

Soap and water Hang my heart on a line Scour it down in a wind of sand Bleach it clean to a vinegar shine

Daddy's a dark riddle Mama's a headful of bees You are my little kite Carried away in a wayward breeze

Soap and water Take the year from my life Straighten all that we trampled and tore Heal the cut we called husband and wife

Daddy's a dark riddle Mama's a handful of thorns You are my little kite Caught up again in the household storms

Daddy's a dark riddle Mama's a headful of bees You are my little kite Carried away in the wayward breeze