I built the pyramids for you

hung planets in the skies

painted oceans blue

to match the color of your eyes

but I'm already bored

it's funny after all

your plastic parts

you're just a paper doll

 

bet you're gonna pout again

aren't you

don't have much to say

now do you

still you keep talking away

 

with sticks and stones

and bottle shards

baby I'll build you a better heart

to wear inside

your perfect parts

maybe I'll build you a better heart

 

you're made of lavender and coal

now you're melting in the rain

your heart is full of holes

because your soul is cellophane

if I could find a vein

or feel a pulse inside

I'd build a crane

to bring you back to life

 

girl you got a lot to learn about

the measure of a man

it ain't money

but honey I got a plan

 

with sticks and stones

and bottle shards

baby I'll build you a better heart

to wear inside

your perfect parts

maybe I'll build you a better heart

who's gonna love you now

pretty as a picture

broken down

I wish you well

with fond regards

someday I'll build you a better heart

 

hey this place is such a drag

all because of you

now if I seem so mean

I guess it's 'cuz I'm broken too

baby I'll build you a better heart

maybe I'll build you a better heart

 

who's gonna love you now

pretty as a picture

broken down

you tore your party gown

puppet-hearted princess

clip-on crown

I wish you well

with fond regards

I hope he builds you a better heart

I hope he builds you a better heart