Once there was a little girl
Who lived in a little house
Left there by her little self
Quiet as a little mouse
In her bed across the hall
Awake with the TV on
Lucky me I heard it all
That's my Daddy, where's my Mom

Little did you know, little did you care
Little was the man who was never there

It wasn't me, I'm not the one who hurt you
Not the one who didn't love, not the one who deserted you looking mean
Your little girl gone crazy, you don't owe me anything
I don't need you to save me
I'm not the reason for your misery, so stop
Taking it out on me (Don't you know what he did to me?)

You cry about your broken heart
And I believe it's true
But of all the roles that you make up
Don't apply to you
She was never strong enough
To get up and get out
What she could not see in you
I've got to figure out

Little do you know, little do you care
Little is the man who just won't play fair

He wasn't me, I'm not the one who hurt you
Not the one who didn't love, not the one who deserted you looking mean
Your little girl gone crazy, you don't owe me anything
I don't need you to save me
I'm not the reason for your misery, so stop
Taking it out on me

Whatever they did to you
I'm sure it was bad but Dad
Can't you see

It wasn't me, I'm not the one who hurt you
Not the one who didn't love, not the one who deserted you looking mean
Your little girl gone crazy, you don't owe me anything
I don't need you to save me
It wasn't me, I'm not the one who hurt you
No no no no and looking mean
Your little girl gone crazy, you don't owe me anything
I don't need you to save me
I'm not the reason for your misery, so stop
Taking it out on me



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Little Lyrics as written by Dean Grakal Eric M Bazilian

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    i love this song. ecspecially the chorus. brillant.

    graffiti_mysoulon June 19, 2005   Link

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