I'll call you sister Carrie but I'll never say it 

Mute it to a whisper 

And spin your solar sister 

And magnet will deliver 

An arrow from her quiver 



I'll call you sister Carrie but you'll never hear it 

Fifty minutes later 

As time pulls down her fader 

And nibbles off the fakers 

Who roll under the breakers 



I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story 

Knowing I'll soon be left behind 

So won't you read sister Carrie Jean, sister Carrie 

Always the patient one 



I'll call you sister Carrie I won't breathe a word 

Frosting on the beater 

The flag trips down the meter 

You thought you could defeat her 

You're lucky you could meet her 



I'll close my eyes and listen to you read the story 

But I'm already far behind 

So won't you read sister Carrie Jean, sister Carrie 

Always the patient one 



I'll close my life and let you teach me a new story 

Out of the pages of your mind 

And magnet will deliver 

So, spin, my solar sister 



And you can read, sister Carrie, read...