Can't touch the ground
I'm on a ladder, trying to reach the
The room light socket
Heard the telephone, ran to mothers room
Up the spiral staircase
With no railing to hold

Can't leave this place I
Don't know you Magpie
Betrayed your brother so long ago
He didn't forget
The baggage you kept
Chose faith instead of facing the past

Mom is a hoarder
We grew to live with it
Climbing the cardboard box mountains
Postponed night shift, lost a few cents
Jealousy from his old wife
Told her to go and get a new job

Can't leave this place I
Don't know you Magpie
Betrayed your brother so long ago
He didn't forget
The baggage you kept
Chose faith instead of facing the past