Spinning round in knots,
 And the more I see what I used to be,
 The less of you I've got.

 There was a time that you curled up in my lap; like a child
 You'd cling to me smiling, yours eyes wide and wild
 Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing hello
 Twist away and toss a kiss, laughing as you go

 You used to say "Read me a story and sing me songs of love"
 For you were Princess Paradise like your wings of a dove
 Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my own
 But you just turn away and say "please leave me alone."

 And I'm a tangled up puppet
 All hanging in your strings
 I'm a butterfly in a spider's web
 Fluttering my wings

 And the more that I keep dancing
 And spinning round in knots
 The more I see what I used to be
 And the less of you I've got

 You are a drawer full of makeup and rinses and things
 You keep changing your moods like your earings and rings
 But tonight while we played tag for five minutes in the yard
 Just for a moment I caught you off guard
 But now you write your secret poems
 In a room just for your dreams
 You don't find time to talk to me
 About the things you mean
 And what I mean is--

 I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
 And find the grace and form of a fine work of art
 Hey, you, my brand new woman, newly come into your own
 Don't you know that you don't need to grow up all alone