Nobody would ever bet much On the cards that she was dealt Yeah, her daddy was a junkie That never could pay the bills She could always look so pretty Without no makeup on Yeah, but like anyone she wondered What everybody thought From southern California And the way she'd catch your eyes Yeah, from Phoenix, Arizona And the way she waved goodbye She's been looking for her mother She won't answer her calls Yeah, cause she could still remember When she wasn't there at all And memories, they come around Like nightmares Sometimes She's hurtin' but she's alright She's hurtin' but she's alright So, when she's dancing with her eyes closed You gotta wonder where she is Yeah, she's sitting on a beach somewhere Still feeling like a kid She drinks her memories under the table So that she can talk to him Yeah, he can see what kind of world of trouble That he's getting in Sometimes it doesn't matter What you've done or where you've been When you're looking for a lover When you're looking for a friend She hangs on to the moment -- (?) -- Yeah, she's smooching with a stranger Just trying not to fall And memories, they come around Like nightmares Sometimes She's hurtin' but she's alright She's hurtin' but she's alright She's hurtin' but she's alright