Athena - The Who

Athena, I had no idea how much I’d need her

Athena, i had no idea how much i’d need her

In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her

In peaceful times i hold her close and i feed her

My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong

My heart starts palpitating when i think my guess was wrong

But I think I’ll get along

But i think i’ll get along

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

Athena, all I ever want to do is please her

Athena, all i ever want to do is please her

My life has been so settled and she’s the reason

My life has been so settled and she’s the reason

Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone

Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone

But I think I’ll get along

But i think i’ll get along

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

She’s just a girl

She’s just a girl

Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath

Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath

I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path

I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path

I’d of topped myself to give her time she didn’t need to ask

I’d of topped myself to give her time she didn’t need to ask

Was I a suicidal psychopath?

Was i a suicidal psychopath?

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage

Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse i saw on a dream stage

He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage

He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage

I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed

I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed

You were requisitioned blondie

You were requisitioned blondie

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl — she’s a bomb

I’m happy, I’m ecstatic

I’m happy, i’m ecstatic

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

Just a girl just a girl

She’s just a girl

She’s just a girl

Look into the face of a child

Look into the face of a child

Measure how long you smiled

Measure how long you smiled

Before the memory claimed

Before the memory claimed

How long would children remain

How long would children remain

How long would children remain

How long would children remain

Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed 'leave her'

Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed «leave her»

It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter

It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter

And now you’re stuck with a castrated leader

And now you’re stuck with a castrated leader

And I hate the creep, I didn’t mean that

And i hate the creep, i didn’t mean that

She’s a bomb

She’s a bomb

I just said it I just said it She’s a bomb

She’s a bomb

I didn’t mean it, please

I didn’t mean it, please

She’s a bomb

She’s a bomb

Athena, I had no idea how much I need her

Athena, i had no idea how much i need her

My life has been so settled and she’s the reason

My life has been so settled and she’s the reason

Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone

Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone

But I get along

But i get along

She’s just a girl, she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl, she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl, she’s a bomb

She’s just a girl, she’s a bomb