The Project

There’s this girl named Latifa who lived in Afghanistan
And she couldn’t find a husband because of the Taliban
The one time she needed love- she couldn’t find a man
‘Cause they said “Keep your face covered
Because it’s in the Koran!”
The soldier called her Susie ‘cause her eyes were pretty black
Now she could write him letters but he couldn’t write them back.
She knew he was off fighting for the grand ‘ol USA
But the empty mailbox hurt her cause she saw it every day.
Annie couldn’t understand why boys had to be so mean
‘Cause all they saw in Annie was a teenage beauty queen.
She “wanted the top half of him” as my Annie would say
She was weary, tired of waiting for true love to come her way.
I listen and I understand- they steel themselves and trudge
I know all of their stories but my sturdy heart wont budge
We’ve all got things that’re in the way- we feel helpless and small
My biggest problem is that I can’t seem to love at all,
Latifa, Annie, Susie, I can’t seem to love at all ;
Can I call on you to help me cause I cannot love at all…