I prayed for peace
They require me to kick into high gear
We may as well have had our PhDs
My quickened pulse was never taken into account
I pray they learn how to talk it out
She would give me a wink across the room
I would've made a really good lawyer
I had a really good strategic way to hide the holes in the wall
Thank God it was the goddamned wall
We were the feminineĀ forces
Who would calm my mother down?
Who would calm me down once I talked her through it?
My mother and I were the official peacemakers
It was a full-time job
I would send my mother directly to bed, yeah
Do not collect $2001
We'd talk about it till 5 am
When I'd visit five years later
We would pray for peace
It was most perfectly familiar and comfortable
1. A reference to the game Monopoly, where each player collects $200 each time they pass the "Go" square. When a player draws the "Go to Jail" card, the card says "Go directly to jail, do no pass Go, do not collect $200."