i'm a keeper

blue eyed susans

standing in a domino line

falling in and out of love all the time

they'll break your heart just to see a boy cry

but not me

i am a brown eyed loner

i march to my own drummer

i'm a piccolo owner and the labor of my mother's love

honey you'd be a load off her mind

but with or without you

my only plan is to be free

with or without you

i'm still me

i'll join a band and sing like a canary

get out of here and change my name to cherry

and every night i'll thank holy mother mary

i am a keeper

oh i am a keeper baby

i am a keeper

long stem roses

standing in a vase by my bed

standing tall like the dreams in my head

i'm not gonna live in this house 'til i'm dead

i like you a lot

'cause you're different a little

you got answers to my riddles

your daddy is a pistol

and you are a son of a gun

i could be the daughter that he never wanted

but with or without you

i'll buy a farm at the edge of the prairie

live off the land and change my name to cherry

and every night i'll thank holy mother mary

i am a keeper

oh i am a keeper baby

i am a keeper

with or without you

my only plan is to be free

with or without you

i'm still me

i'll buy a sword and join the military

cut my hair and change my name to cherry

and every night i'll thank holy mother mary

i am a keeper

oh i am a keeper baby

i am a keeper

i am a keeper baby