Better Than Ezra - Mystified Lyrics

Better Than Ezra Lyrics

"Mystified"

She must have been a hell of a princess
Brush fire burning out of a Midwest town
A cosmopolitan place, Topeka, Topeka, Topeka
Daddy got a new job in Lodi
SF became a mighty fine place to drown
But such a waste of grace, when I think about it now
She's 16 again in a summer dress
Driving with a new permit
Then life came along and ruined it

I'm mystified
She ain't Miss America
Won't be a blushing bride
In my dirty mind
I'm the game-winning quarterback
She's cheering from the sidelines, yeah
She lookin' wonderful
And knowing it
Take me to heaven
For the hell of it
She lookin' wonderful
And knowing it
Joyriding in the mother ship

We used to be the hometown heroes
I bet they're wondering, where are their heroes now?
A million miles from a place like Topeka, Topeka, Topeka
Another sad story in the Tenderloin
Or heavy hitters riding high
I'll leave it all to you to make up your minds

I'm mystified
She ain't Miss America
Won't be a blushing bride
In my dirty mind
I'm the game-winning quarterback
She's cheering from the sidelines, yeah
She lookin' wonderful
And knowing it
Take me to heaven
For the hell of it
She lookin' wonderful
And knowing it
Joyriding in the mother ship

Now you're 16 again in a summer dress
Choking on a cigarette
Then life came along and ruined it, yeah

I'm mystified she ain't Miss America
Won't be a blushing bride
In my dirty mind
I'm the game-show heart attack
I'm taking home the grand prize, yeah
You're lookin' wonderful and knowing it
Take me to heaven in your burned out crypt, yeah
You're lookin' wonderful and knowing it
Joyriding in the mother ship

I'm mystified, yeah

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Writer(s): Kevin Griffin, Henry Brill

album: "Super Magick" (2024)

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