written by Vonda Shepard

recorded by Vonda Shepard

appears on the albums "By 7:30"

and "Heart and Soul: New Songs From Ally McBeal"

Skinny little brats

Skinny little brats

Walking down Avenue A

Dangling their cigarettes

Their Independence Day

Tears like filigrees

Wear them on their sleeves

Nobody's main squeeze

[00:31.73]It's thirty-five degrees [02:26.02][00:33.71]Poetry of ordinary life

[00:31.73]It's thirty-five degrees [02:26.02][00:33.71]Poetry of ordinary life

Is what I live for

They just wanna be seen

[02:35.72][00:43.73]They just wanna be heard...said [02:54.47][02:38.05][00:46.00]My words are like Confetti

[02:35.72][00:43.73]They just wanna be heard...said [02:54.47][02:38.05][00:46.00]My words are like Confetti

And you never pick them up

They fall onto the ground

[03:05.73][02:49.29][00:57.49]I need someone to lift me up [01:09.37]So diaphanous, so ephemeral

[03:05.73][02:49.29][00:57.49]I need someone to lift me up [01:09.37]So diaphanous, so ephemeral

And all those bad words

They never learned in school

Groovy like my mamma was

In her black turtle neck

She was so high strung

[01:23.79]She was so low tech [01:25.58]Poetry and tattooed dreams

[01:23.79]She was so low tech [01:25.58]Poetry and tattooed dreams

And fourteen caret nose rings

The children of elite

[01:35.75]Are trying to be street saying [01:37.84]My words are like confetti

[01:35.75]Are trying to be street saying [01:37.84]My words are like confetti

And you never pick them up

They fall onto the ground

[01:49.13]I need someone to lift me up [01:54.38]My words are like confetti

[01:49.13]I need someone to lift me up [01:54.38]My words are like confetti

And you never pick them up

They fall onto the ground

I need someone to lift me up

[00:31.73]It's thirty-five degrees [02:26.02][00:33.71]Poetry of ordinary life

Is what I live for

They just wanna be seen

[02:35.72][00:43.73]They just wanna be heard...said [02:54.47][02:38.05][00:46.00]My words are like Confetti

[02:35.72][00:43.73]They just wanna be heard...said [02:54.47][02:38.05][00:46.00]My words are like Confetti

And you never pick them up

They fall onto the ground

[03:05.73][02:49.29][00:57.49]I need someone to lift me up [01:09.37]So diaphanous, so ephemeral

[02:35.72][00:43.73]They just wanna be heard...said [02:54.47][02:38.05][00:46.00]My words are like Confetti

And you never pick them up

They fall onto the ground

[03:05.73][02:49.29][00:57.49]I need someone to lift me up [01:09.37]So diaphanous, so ephemeral