The Bolter

By all accounts, she almost drowned
When she was six, in frigid water
And I can confirm she made
A curious child, ever reviled by everyone
Except her own father
With a quite bewitching face
Splendidly selfish, charmingly helpless
Excellent fun till you get to know her
Then she runs like it's a race
Behind her back, her best mates laughed
And they nicknamed her The Bolter

Started with a kiss, oh, we must stop meeting like this
But it always ends up with a town car speeding
Out the drive one evening
Ended with the slam of a door, then he'll call her a whore
Wish she wouldn't be sore, but as she was leaving
It felt like breathing
All her fuckin' lives flashed before her eyes
It feels like the time she fell through the ice
Then came out alive

He was a cad, wanted her bad
Just like any good trophy hunter
And she liked the way he tastes
Taming a bear, making him care
Watching him jump then pulling him under
And at first blush, this is fate
When it's all roses, portrait poses
Central Park Lake in tiny rowboats
What a charming Saturday
That's when she sees the littlest leaks
Down in the floorboards, and she just knows
She must bolt

Started with a kiss, oh, we must stop meeting like this
But it always ends up with a town car speeding
Out the drive one evening
Ended with the slam of a door, then he'll call her a whore
Wish she wouldn't be sore, but as she was leaving
It felt like breathing
All her fuckin' lives flashed before her eyes (ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)
It feels like the time she fell through the ice
Then came out alive

She's been many places with
Men of many faces
First, they're off to the races
And she's laughing, drawin' aces
But none of it is changin'
That the chariot is waitin'
Hearts are hers for the breakin'
There's an escape in escaping

Started with a kiss, oh, we must stop meeting like this
But it always ends up with a town car speeding
Out the drive one evening
Ended with the slam of a door, but she's got the best stories
You can be sure that as she was leaving
It felt like freedom
All her fuckin' lives flashed before her eyes
(And she realized) it feels like the time she fell through the ice
Then came out alive