Mystified

(I'm mystified)

She must have been a hell of a princess
Brushfire burning out of a midwest town
A cosmopolitan place, like Topeka, Topeka, TOPEKA!
And 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 sixteen again in a summer dress
Driving with a new permit
Before 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
She looking wonderful
And knowing it
Take me to heaven
For the hell of it
She looking wonderful
And knowing it
Joy riding in the mothership

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 mind

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
She looking wonderful
And knowing it
Take me to heaven
For the hell of it
She looking wonderful
And knowing it
Joy riding in the mothership

Now you're sixteen 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 looking wonderful and knowing it
Take me to heaven in your burned out crypt, yeah
You're looking wonderful and knowing it
Joyriding in the mother ship

I'm mystified
Yeah