My Silk Beige Panties With the Tiny Teddy Bears

(Verse 1) The sun was high on the practice field A Tuesday afternoon, a whistle squealed My pleated skirt, a navy blue, felt the first sigh Of a wind that had a secret, dancing by Just a whisper at the hem, a little tease A feeling I’d known before on days like these A quick palm press, a casual, fluttering hold A story that I thought was already told. (Verse 2) But the breeze grew bold, it wasn't done with me It grabbed the fabric, wild and free My heart did a double-step, a stumbling beat As I felt the chill on the back of my knees, a sudden heat In my cheeks, a frantic, silent plea Not here, not now, for everyone to see I thought of gym class, of standing alone The girl who blushes over a misplaced tone. (Chorus) And the world just spun, a dizzying blur A frantic dance with a conqueror My hands were no match for that gusty will It won the battle on that hateful hill And for a second, frozen, standing there My silk beige panties with the tiny teddy bears Were just a flag for my complete despair A secret told on the rushing air. (Verse 3) A frantic grab, a twist, a useless spin Pressing down like the fabric was my only kin But the wind just laughed, a mighty, howling shove Took my dignity, took a part of my young love For this wide-open space, this field of dreams Now the stage for my most desperate schemes It flew up like a flag, a sail, a kite Leaving me standing in the terrible, revealing light. (Chorus) And the world just spun, a dizzying blur A frantic dance with a conqueror My hands were no match for that gusty will It won the battle on that hateful hill And for a second, frozen, standing there My silk beige panties with the tiny teddy bears Were just a flag for my complete despair A secret told on the rushing air. (Bridge) And then it went, it just let go A scrap of navy, dancing low Across the track, a world away And all I could do was pray A classmate saw, a boy named Ben He ran and brought it back again I muttered "thanks," my eyes cast down Hating the heat, the shameful crown I wanted the grass to swallow me whole To lose the memory, lose control. (Verse 4) I tied the belt so tight that day And hurried home to hide away But time, it turns the sharpest pain Into a bittersweet, soft rain I still wear skirts, I feel the breeze And sometimes freeze behind the trees But I won't let a gust of air Steal the feeling of my hair Or the freedom that I felt before On that wide, unforgiving floor. I just make sure my little bears Are for the sunshine and the daisies… just for me. Just for me. (Chorus) And the world just spun, a dizzying blur A frantic dance with a conqueror My hands were no match for that gusty will It won the battle on that hateful hill And for a second, frozen, standing there My silk beige panties with the tiny teddy bears Were just a flag for my complete despair A secret told on the rushing air.