Soul Asylum

Tell Me When

Soul Asylum


She's all by herself at the end of the day 
She'd talk to herself but wouldn't know what to say 
Wrings her hands and steps out of the bath 
The mirror laughs and splits her in half 

She looks around the room 
At her carpeted tomb 
Threw the phone on the floor 
Left the keys in the door 

Tell me when does life begin 

She got in the car and looked up at the stars 
And made a wish 
She held her breath and considered death 

And in the rearview mirror 
She looked back on her reflection 
She was a long way from she wanted to be 
And a long way from perfection 

Tell me when does life begin 

She chickened out and she called triple-A 
And told them the way 
After she paid they fixed the car 
She got on her way and she drove past the bar 

Where no one bought her a drink at 
She always though it was 'cause she was too fat 
And now she knows those places blow 
Or maybe it was her nose 

Tell me when does life begin