What's In A Name There was nothing you could do but turn away They told the fathers to hide all the girls away It's just a name, a name, a name, a name, what's in a name?
And you were sleeping by the time I found you there I said, 'It's a shame we gotta cut off all that hair...'
But it's alright, I just hope it's nothing bad You can call me if you're sad, I don't care what your father said
We were running through the halls of the middle school Writing our names on the side of the public pool Like two ghosts in flight on a sleepless night, we were alive
And you told me you were scared of suicide On the night that your best friend's brother died
But it's alright, I just hope it's nothing bad You can call me if you're sad, I don't care what your father said
I was lost in you dancing around in your living room
And you said your mother's in the back on Valium And she sleeps so hard that you wonder if she's alive
And so I parked my bike outside your house You said, 'There's nothing you can do to make me come out!' Because your daddy said I was the worst one yet, it was a lie, a lie, a lie, a lie Because I always loved the way you looked in that [?]light Just dancing around in some old sweater of mine
But it's alright, I just hope it's nothing bad Just promise me you won't get mad, I don't care what your father said
This is not a game, it would be a crying shame Honestly, what's in a name? Tell me, what's in a name, a name, a name...