(Verse 1) They call you Sugarplum, a name so soft and sweet For the tired heart that walks these hard and dirty streets They see the lace, the painted smile, the shadow you employ They never see the clever mind, the spirit they destroy They whisper "sinner" as you pass, they think they know your soul But they don't know the half of it, the parts you keep on hold (Chorus) But Sugarplum, I don't see a fall from grace I see a survivor in a cold, cold place This world will preach and point a finger, quick to cast a stone But my only job is making sure you're not out here alone It ain't my place to save you, from a life you didn't choose My only role is making sure you never, ever lose. (Verse 2) I know you check the door locks twice before you get some sleep I know the promises you hear are promises they don't keep I know you send your money home, to a family far away A secret saint they pray to at the closing of the day You have a code, a stubborn pride, a line you will not cross You understand the bittersweet, you understand the cost (Chorus) Oh, Sugarplum, I don't see a fall from grace I see a warrior in a cold, cold place This world will preach and point a finger, quick to cast a stone But my only job is making sure you're not out here alone It ain't my place to save you, from a life you didn't choose My only role is making sure you never, ever lose. (Bridge) And if a man forgets his manners, if he lays a wrongful hand He'll have to answer to the quiet guard who's always in the stand Not with righteous anger, not with hellfire or with shame But with the simple, cold reminder of the rules of this sad game. You are not what you do to simply get yourself on by You are the fierce, unbroken light that's burning in your eye. (Outro) So walk on, Sugarplum, head high, you hear? I've got your back, I'm always near. Not to judge the path you're on, or the battles you have won... Just to make sure you see the rising of the sun. Yeah, just to make sure you see the sun.
