Red Hair Dye

You cut your hair, dyed it red, then shaved it off before anyone saw
I saw you walkin' 'round town
In those jeans your daddy wouldn't have ever bought
'Cause you're a rule breaker, baby
But the only thing you're breakin' is spirits
You're a go-getter, baby
But the only thing you're gettin' is near it

All the makeup in the world can't convince me that you've changed
Keeping up that smile costs a dollar or so a day
The college funds dried up and now you flounder for a meal
The arts degree you sought for so long can't pay off the bills
You tried so long to shape the world into your perfect sphere
But now, when looking down, you try so hard to steer clear
So what the hell changed? How'd you lose your sense of fear?
Or did you not lose it, and you're faking like your peers?
Why you fakin' like a phony?
Talk to me straight
Was it the life that you had that made you wanna throw it all away... away?

You cut your hair, dyed it red, then shaved it off before anyone saw
I saw you walkin' 'round town
In those jeans your daddy wouldn't have ever bought
'Cause you're a rule breaker, baby
But the only thing you're breakin' is spirits
You're a go-getter, baby
But the only thing you're gettin' is near it
You cut your hair, dyed it green
Then acted mean to everybody involved
I thought you learned your lesson back when you fucked up
Royally, like the Tenenbaums
'Cause you're a rule breaker, baby
But the only thing you're breakin' is spirits
'Cause you're a go-getter, baby
But the only thing you're gettin' is near it

The corporation on your back
Gives a girl a heart attack
Flatline, flatline, flatline, stat
And what will both your parents say in case you don't come back?
Remembered by the pictures on your wall and in your bag
The stakes you put yourself up to are undeniable
Unreliable
And if I were a betting man I'd say they're nowhere close to desirable
What lights the fire for you?
Who do you owe it to
To be unapologetically yourself 'cause no one told you to?
Talk to me straight
Was it the hate that they gave that made you wanna take it to the grave
The grave?

You cut your hair, dyed it red, then shaved it off before anyone saw
I saw you walkin' 'round town
In those jeans your daddy wouldn't have ever bought
'Cause you're a rule breaker, baby
But the only thing you're breakin' is spirits
You're a go-getter, baby
But the only thing you're gettin' is near it