And overlook this supposed crime
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
And I like you having to depend on me and
Like a young thing would to a guardian and
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And not tell any members of our inner posse
And overlook this supposed crime
And you've washed your hands clean of this
If it weren't for me
You're essentially an employee
Like a young thing would and I think I like it
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
I know you sexualize me
If it weren't for your maturity
No one knows except the both of us
What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
None of this would have happened and
But you don't seem to mind
I know you depend on me
If it weren't for my attention
And I have honored your request for silence
You wouldn't have been successful and
Ooh, this could be messy
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And you've washed your hands clean of this
And I have honored your request for silence
You will never have amounted to very much
Songwriter: Alanis Morissette
If you weren't so wise beyond your years
Publishers: 1974 MUSIC, MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING
I might want to marry you one day
And you've washed your hands clean of this
You learned all you know from me and
Ooh, this could get messy
Just make sure you don't tell on me
I would've been able to control myself and
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
We best keep this to ourselves
I wish I could tell the world
But you don't seem to mind
And overlook this supposed crime
If you watch that weight and keep your firm body
Especially to members of your family and
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
You're kind of protege and one day you'll say
'Cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly and
We'll fast forward to a few years later and
What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
Ooh, this could be messy