Regina Spektor - Mermaid

I'm a mermaidbut I've sold my voicefor a couple of feetand they always bleedwhen I go walking in the road I'm a mermaidbut I've sold my voicefor a couple of feetand they always bleedwhen I go walking in these streetsand I once saw a most beautiful manat the local record storehe bumped into me and said,well excuse me, young ma'am,but haven't I seen your pretty eyes somewhere before?I smiled but gestured at my throatto show that I was mutewell, he quickly looked down at the floorand shuffled in his bootshe was out of there so fast I'm a mermaidbut I've sold my voicefor a midnight trainand a bump of cocaineand an old photo of ballets russes I'm a mermaidbut I have sold my voicefor a bottle of gincause I can't swimand I sure don't want to float I was so lonely walking out of that storeand back into the busy people streetwhen overhead I heard an argumenta woman opened up her window, threw a flower pot from it I was startled by the crashbut went over to find a little plant I quickly emptied out my paper coffee cup andadopted ittransplanted ittook it home andnamed it mozart I am a mermaidbut I've sold my voiceand I got rid of my tailat a junkyard salealong with some favorite childhood toys I'm a mermaidbut I have sold my voicefor a couple of feetthat tend to bleedwhen I go walking in the street...I'm a mermaidbut I have sold my voicefor a couple of feetand they always bleedno matter how clean...