Acquaintances

She’s a stranger to herself
A lover to her friends
Acquaintances on shelves
And the kisses make amends
When she says she needs you
She wants you by her side
But when she says she wants you
It’s a casual aside
I’ve seen her at her parties
All her boyfriends gathered 'round
They tell her what she wants to hear
She needs to hear that sound
Don’t you get too close
Don’t you get too near
She won’t let you touch her
It’s her one and only fear
Don’t tell me it’s her age
Don’t tell me it’s her way
I’ve see the way that she behaves
And when the tide has turned
When the lesson’s learned
Will it be the same?
She’s a stranger to herself
A lover to her friends
Acquaintances on shelves
The kisses make amends
And when she says she needs you
She wants you by her side
But when she says she wants you
It’s a casual aside