Oh these little rejections how they add up quickly
  One small sideways look and I feel so ungood
  Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make
  Me feel the way I thought only my father could
    Oh these little rejections how they seem so real to me
  One forgotten birthday I'm all but cooked
  How these little abandonments seem to sting so easily
  I'm 13 again am I 13 for good?
    I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful
  So unloved for someone so fine
  I can feel so boring for someone so interesting
  So ignorant for someone of sound mind
    Oh these little protections how they fail to serve me
  One forgotten phone call and I'm deflated
  Oh these little defenses how they fail to comfort me
  Your hand pulling away and I'm devastated
    When will you stop leaving baby?
  When will I stop deserting baby?
  When will I start staying with myself?
    Oh these little projections how they keep springing from me
  I jump my ship as I take it personally
  Oh these little rejections how they disappear quickly
  The moment I decide not to abandon me