She spoke of Simon Peter,
And she told me about the voices in her head
I'd always thought that nothin' could defeat her,
She said, "I got myself a better plan instead"
And the Veils of Veronica were swayin'
She kept it loaded in her bottom drawer
And the prayers that Veronica were praying...
She said, "I just don't wanna be here anymore"
She was Daddy's little girl,
And Daddy always tried to make things better
And he would have given her the world,
If only someone could put her back together
And the Veils of Veronica were swayin'
Hanging in her room, behind her door
And the prayers that Veronica were praying...
She said, "I just can't take it anymore,
I just don't wanna be here anymore"
She made her way through many lovers,
Made her way through many tavern doors
I called her when I heard about her brother,
Who checked out of here two days before
And the Veils of Veronica were weeping
Weaving a most haunted tapestry
And the Veils of Veronica, she's leaving
Behind the dreams of all she'd never be
Yeah her eyes were like the storms out on the sea
Hanging there for everyone to see
I heard about the trouble in San Francisco,
As we parted ways up in Bend, Oregon
And no matter how hard I try and let go,
I just wish that I could talk to her again
And the Veils of Veronica were swayin'
All the while she fought her secret war
And the prayers that Veronica were praying...
She said, "Deliver me out of here, my Lord"
She said, "I just don't wanna be here anymore"
She said, "I just don't wanna be here..."
The other day I found a present,
I didn't get to give to her on Christmas Eve
It was a scarf that I'd bought in Paris
Now each year I'll leave it for her,
Beneath our Christmas Tree