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Out where the children all get their own rooms
where they stir coffee with old silver spoons in their mansions
There's a girl that the whole town can see doesn't fit in
But they all know that she understands them
And they want to know
Where the kid came from
She won't tell anyone
But they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
That's what they know
You do what you have to do
Maybe you could be a liar too
There's a school where she goes every day
Everything that you could want if you pay you can find there
She came in with a dream and a plan
Learned how to use movie cameras and started to shine there
And they want to know
Where the kid came from
She won't tell anyone
But they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
That's what they know
And if she had to
she could turn the camera right on you
As for the teachers they all knew her crime
Whe she was everday always on time they saw through her
She took the train from the city at dawn
Broke through the woods and crept through the lawns to her future
So maybe they know
Where the kid came from
They won't tell anyone
And they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
Just because
She reached higher
They are so proud of their liar
They are so proud
You do what you have to do
Maybe you could be a liar too
where they stir coffee with old silver spoons in their mansions
There's a girl that the whole town can see doesn't fit in
But they all know that she understands them
Where the kid came from
She won't tell anyone
But they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
That's what they know
Maybe you could be a liar too
Everything that you could want if you pay you can find there
She came in with a dream and a plan
Learned how to use movie cameras and started to shine there
Where the kid came from
She won't tell anyone
But they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
That's what they know
she could turn the camera right on you
Whe she was everday always on time they saw through her
She took the train from the city at dawn
Broke through the woods and crept through the lawns to her future
Where the kid came from
They won't tell anyone
And they know she's a liar
That's what they know
She's a liar
Just because
She reached higher
They are so proud of their liar
They are so proud
Maybe you could be a liar too
Song Info
Submitted by
rocketdays On May 09, 2006
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I am completely in love with this song, but I onlyhalf get it, anyone know?
It's about a little girl who lives in the city, but cheats the system and goes to school out in the suburbs. Laying aside the fact that the school would never let that happen, the song is about going after what you want ("She came in with a dream and a plan") and going after it ("Broke through the woods and crept through the lawns to her future"). The towns people can all see she doesn't belong, but don't know where she came from. The teachers know, but don't say anything, because "They are so proud of their liar".