[Chorus]
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself

[Verse 1]
I've been missin' you, missin' you
Hopin' you'll return my calls
I've been wishin' for, waitin' for
Something to break down the walls

[Pre-Chorus]
I need permission to come around, come on over
'Cause I'm not afraid of the monsters
In the borders of your mind
Won't you come into the light?
And you're somebody's daughter
But you can't put your thoughts in order
And you're lookin' up at the sky
If you need permission to fly
Now I know the reason why
[Chorus]
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself

[Verse 2]
If you're pushin' through, pullin' through
You don't have to say no more
There's a part of you, part of you
Knows what you are searchin' for

[Pre-Chorus]
I need permission to come around, come on over
'Cause I'm not afraid of the monsters
In the borders of your mind
Won't you come into the light?
And you're somebody's daughter
But you can't put your thoughts in order
And you're lookin' up at the sky
If you need permission to fly
Now I know the reason why
[Chorus]
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by

[Post-Chorus]
She needed help right from the start
So how would you think I'd left you fall to your knees?
You're callin' me
And I wanna give you my hardest hard enough
You're back to the start, now finish up this round
Is it enough?

[Bridge]
Open your eyes
To the edge, to the edge and into mine
Annie, you can cry
Show me you're alive
In the end, in the end, you know you tried

[Pre-Chorus]
I need permission to come around, come on over
'Cause I'm not afraid of the monsters
In the borders of your mind
Won't you come into the light?
And you're somebody's daughter
But you can't put your thoughts in order
And you're lookin' up at the sky
If you need permission to fly
Now I know the reason why
[Chorus]
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
Annie can't look after herself
She needs someone who's close by