she came in the back door with   her heart on her sleeve   if I had even noticed would've asked her to leave   but I was too far away from the scene of the crime   just me and a cup of hot sleepytime      reading the latest biography   hoping that it might be someone like me   just to find me a way out of my head   but let's forget all that, cause it's time for bed      she came in the back door with her heart in her hand   and she's quiet as the old dusty baby grand   and I'm half asleep in the candlelight   that hot cup of tea did me just right      she's slipping around through open doors   two white socks on the hardwood floors   she sat herself down behind the keys   she played and she played as loud as she pleased      CHORUS   whoever you are you've gone to far   cause I need my precious peace and   quiet      open wide and you come inside   to disturb my precious peace and   quiet      I love the way that you play   but I need my precious peace and   quiet      I'd kick you out with my scream and shout   but I just can't seem to do it       so I jumped out of bed with my heart in my throat   and I picked up my heels so I could get your goat   cause I remember the last time you did this trick   you had me spooking around with a candlestick      peace and quiet that's what I had   but you can't help being bad   through the back door with your heart in your hand   you take your favorite seat behind the baby grand       she came in the back door with her heart on a string   she kicked off the dust and she made it sing   and I'm down the stairs in a squint of an eye   just to see what's up and see just why      someone busted down my back door   and snuck across the kitchen floor   and is playing a tune while I'm counting sheep   it sure is pretty but I can't sleep    who do you think you are?(x12)      she came in the back door with her   heart on her sleeve   If I had even noticed would've asked her to leave   but I was too far away from the scene of the crime   just me and a cup of hot sleepytime      reading the latest biography   hoping that it might be someone like me   just to find me a way out of my head   but let's forget all that cause it's time for bed