Dear Miss Melissa Dunn
Come take a walk with me

Let’s pretend
We’re just two people and
You’re not busier than me
I’d like to
Ask you some questions
If we can speak honestly

What do you feel if you see all your friends down on Queen Street?
Who do you talk to at night just before you go to sleep?
Where would you be when exams are all over?
Will you leave town?

How can you read while the rest of us sighs?
Why you’re so busy, I kind of have no chance to say goodbye?
How do you cope with your stress so high?
Can you stop and look me right into the eyes…
… And tell me why?

Dear Miss Melissa Dunn
Are you always this coy?
Are you always this coy?

How can you say
You’re doing well, just fine?
I may be dumb, but I’m not blind.
We’ve been waiting, can’t you tell?
While you work till you’re so unwell.

What kind of daughter would take her own social life away?
And what kind of daughter might hate herself just cause she got B grade?
I can only hope you just let yourself go, come out and play.
You need a long, long break from assignments and essays.

How can you read while the rest of us sighs?
Why you’re so busy, I kind of have no chance to say goodbye?
How do you cope with your stress so high?
Can you stop and look me right into the eyes…

You may just end up worse off.
Missing out days when their birthdays’ on the way.
You may just end up worse off.
You may look OK, but then your voice gave you away.
You may just end up worse off.
No time to learn new things you wanted to.
You may just end up worse off.
Worse off.
Worse off.
You need a break from your hard work
Hard work
Hard work

(How do you sleep at night?
How do you cope with your stress so high?)

Dear Miss Melissa Dunn
You'd never take a walk with me…
… Or would you?