Once you've been bitten You get a little bit shy Start looking round for anyplace that you can hide Once you've been naked You get a thick thick skin Build it up layer by layer and you climb on in And then you're wrapped up oh so tightly That I don't think you feel a thing No sting of snowflakes, no kiss of angel's wings And maybe you don't need that skin anymore Maybe if you took it off you would not have to breathe Maybe air would just flow in and out of you as it pleased Look at all the heaviness And the weight in this world Put and old lady backbone in a little baby girl Left no room for no lover Left no time for no friend Just a little voice saying never never never again But if there's no such thing as safety And if there ain't no guarantee Maybe the coast is just as clear as it is ever gonna be And maybe you don't need that skin anymore Maybe if you took it off you would not even have to breathe Maybe air would just flow in and out of you as it pleased Like a summer breeze Don't you want to feel the breeze Don't you want to feel it now Sweet summer breeze