Names - Cat Power

His name was Perry

He had a learning difficulty

His father was a very mean man

His father burned his skin

His father sent him to his death

He was ten years old

He was ten years old

He was ten years old

Her name was Naomi

Beautiful round face, so ashamed

Told me how to please a man

After school in the back of a bus

She was doin' it every day

She was eleven years old

She was eleven years old

She was eleven years old

Her name was Sheryl

Black hair, like an electric space

She would pretty paint my face

She was very good friend

Her father would come to her in the night

She was twelve years old

She was twelve years old

She was twelve years old

His name was Donovan

He was a very good friend

The cards were stacked against him

He was selling cocaine

The last time I saw him

He was thirteen years old

He was thirteen years old

He was thirteen years old

His name was Charles

He said he was in love with me

We were both fourteen

Then I had to move away

Then he began to smoke crack

Then he had to sell ass

I don’t know where he is

I don’t know where they are