Your high school ring binders
hold your dreams and secrets,
all these words you never say.
Words of love and tenderness,
words of a woman
that are frowned upon, so you hide them.
So you hide them, little Anne.
Your high school ring binders
hold blood and tears,
the first wounds of your heart.
The first wounds,
harrowing blows
that bruise your soul,
that bruise your soul, little Anne.
In the high school cafés
you have to bluff and lie
While drinking peppermint soda1
you'll brag about
last summer's nights
and all these first lovers
you had only in your dreams.
Your high school ring binders
hold your dreams and secrets,
all these words you never say.
Words of love and tenderness,
words of a woman
that are frowned upon, so you hide them.
So you hide them, little Anne.
1. the song is the main theme of a famous movie about teenage girls in the 60's.
A great movie, by the way.