Track Insight / Lyrics
Sun came up over Malibu Your pink room's empty, just dust and light I'm talkin' to the horses in the yard They nod like they understand You left me in a kingdom of "Heads, Horses, Heels" And a hundred boys just waitin' on a queen I don't know what a "real world" is But I bet it don't have my name in it
[PRE− I don't need a throne, I don't need a crown I just need you to turn around Say "I'm comin' back, I'm comin' back" 'Cause this whole damn place don't mean a thing Without you in it
Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box, come back to me I'm just a Ken without a plan And these horses ain't listenin' Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box I'll be right here Strummin' this guitar where you left me
The boys are wearin' little cowboy hats Screamin' at the top of their lungs — "KEN! KEN! KEN!" I said, "Boys, take a breath," but they don't listen They just stare like I'm supposed to fix this You built me up to be the man in the room Now I'm the man in the room without the room And every "Heads, Horses, Heels" just echoes In a world that's half the size it used to be
[PRE− I don't need the stars, I don't need the show I just need that pink door to open slow Say "I miss you, I miss you" 'Cause a king without his girl Is just a boy in a hat
Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box, come back to me I'm just a Ken without a plan And these horses ain't listenin' Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box I'll be right here Strummin' this guitar where you left me
[voice and single fiddle, They say the real world's bigger than this one They say you found a life that fits And I don't blame you, baby — Lord, I don't But you left a half-finished "K-E-N" Painted in cursive on the side of a horse And I can't erase it I can't erase it You were my whole alphabet And now I'm just a letter in the wind
[full strings, tambourine, Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box, come back to me I'm just a Ken without a plan But I'd wait a thousand summers, baby Barbie, come out of the box Come out of the box I'll be right here Still strummin' this guitar Still callin' out your name Barbie… come out of the box Come home to me
[guitar and voice only, Heads… horses… heels… Where'd you go, doll?
