Oh My Sister Lyrics - Jane Siberry

Oh, my sister, what did you say to them? 

You've got to use a little tact 

Leave out words like 'bombs', 'gurus', or 'India' 

You won't set the world on fire if you separate yourself from them like that 

Oh, my sister, you are so critical 

How did you ever get this hard? 

He only wanted to kiss you and when he couldn't 'score' 

He told his friends and now all the boys are afraid of you 

Of us all, you were most modest 

Even though you were last to lower your hem 

Throw your jeans out the window, put them on behind the fence 

Oh, I laugh, you put such feeling into your indifference 

Oh, my sister, you don't know why I love you 

It could be the untouchable innocence that I see in you sometimes 

Or the loss that I feel when you pass through my mind 

Or maybe because I'm supposed to