Strawberry Valentine

You wear your dress like a habit
Paint on a varicose smile
Cover your turf like an addict
Protect your purse like a child

Dragging your heels through the gutter
Hustling on the roadside
Taking your chance when you can grab it
It's your only chance for a while

Maybe this time
You will find your way out now
Maybe this time
You will find some peace somehow
Maybe this time
You will find redemption now
You'll be free

People stare through their curtains
Safely locked inside
Pity the folks who can't have it
Envy the ones you despise

Flying as high as an eagle
Landing safe in the fields
Burrow as deep as a rabbit
Lock down and put up the shields