I've got a girl, her name is Lucy PearlI know that she loves me, but she lives kind of dangerouslyLike the time on the mountaintop, I heard her scream and I saw her dropMy heart was heavy, I was feeling sad, but she was hanging by a twig, laughing like mad, I criedHold on, Pearl, hold on, girl, hold on, Pearl, it's your body coming for youAnother time she was lagging back and caught a size 10 foot in a railroad trackThe train was coming, it was plain to see, she kept laughing at the train and screaming to me, I criedHold on, PearlHold on, girlHold on, Pearl, it's your body coming for youThey say she don't love me, and that she wants to drive me crazyBut because I love her so, she called my name and I've got to goLike the time we were at the beach and she went swimming way out of reachI heard her cry, I heard her cry, I heard her cry, I heard her cry, I heard her cryAnd she went downI knew I couldn't let my little baby drownI cried, hold on girlHold on girlHold on girlIt's your Barbie, coming for youI jumped back in although I could not swimThen somehow got to where she used to beThen things went dark, I started sinking downI looked around, and she was saving meSaving me, saving meShe was saving meI cried, hold on girlHold on girlDon't ever you ever did beforeHold on girlI won't be saving you no moreHold on girlHold on girlHold on girlWe've been living in darkness girlHold on girlHold on girlHold on girlHold on girlHold on girl