[Verse 1]
I wear my brother’s coat
Even in July
Sleeves over my hands
So nobody asks why
Kids used to laugh out loud
At the way I stood
I learned to take up less
Like that would do some good
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I fold my spine
Like a paper blade
Say I’m doing fine
But I’m half-shaded
[Chorus]
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
I hide in cloth
And fade away
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
You never see
When I slip away
[Verse 2]
You said don’t disappear
So I stayed in place
Then you were gone from here
And it wrecked my face
I lost my reason fast
When they shut the door
I keep the plate full some nights
Then I can’t take no more
[Pre-Chorus]
And my mouth goes dry
Or I drink it down
Either way I’m lost
In this hollow ground
[Chorus]
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
I hide in cloth
And fade away
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
You never see
When I slip away
[Bridge]
I am the joke they kept
I am the last to call
I am the kid in back
Trying not to fall
If you touch my sleeve
You might feel the bruise
If you ask my name
I might still tell the truth
[Final Chorus]
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
I hide in cloth
And fade away
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
You never see
When I slip away
Too big to fit
Too small to stay
I’m here, I’m here
But I’m gone today