Cotton Alley Lyrics - 10,000 Maniacs

One time 

You made me cry 

Be proud that I 

Remember 

My chin is sore 

The bruise is gone 

But the spot is tender 

Gave my hand a sister coy 

To Cotton Alley where 

You did enjoy 

Your wicked games 

You curious boy 

Tied my laces up together 

When I fell 

You laughed 

Until your belly was sore 

In the brick laid aisle behind 

The five and dime store 

That's how 

I made you blush 

But doubt if you 

Remember 

Were my tears genuine 

Or those of a skilled 

Pretender 

Nothing precious 

Plain to see 

Don't make a fuss over me 

Not loud 

Not soft 

But somewhere in between 

Say sorry 

Let it be 

The word you mean 

I was a little pest who 

Never took a hint 

Could never 

Take a hint 

You pinched my fingers 

In a door 

Tossed my coloring book in a 

Rusty barrel 

Pulled spiders from my hair 

Fingers in the door 

My favorite blue blouse 

Stained on the back 

Running from a berry war 

Can you hear me scream 

In Cotton Alley 

Scream in Cotton Alley 

In Cotton Alley