You've told me maybe a thousand times   A smart girl would've recognized   There isn't any business in the street      But some nights, Daddy   I catch you wrapped up tight like a sleeping bag   You're softly twisting a pinata suspended out of reach      But I know with one good slap   I could take care of that   But who wants to loose the beast of spring?      I guess it started off slow   But it's picking up speed   And it's gaining on me   Like a carnivore      Daylight catches me by surprise   Almost every night   And kicks my way another hole to sleep      I guess it started off slow   But it's picking up speed   And it's gaining on me   Like a carnivore