Van Halen - Josephina lyrics

Josephina, there's so much I want to know
I've known you for all of mine
But not all of yours
You're not a stranger, no
Nothing could be further
I look back and I wonder what
You were like long before

Josephina, if I asked you, would you tell me?
The fact from the fancy and
The dreams in between
Tell me a story all about yours truly
Photographs from the past
Imagine the mystery

Did you get your head lost in a daydream?
Cinderella waiting for her charming
Did you break a heart like
Little girls often do?
Pigtails and painted toes
All dressed up in your mother's clothes

Can you shine the light?
Can you shine the light?
Oh please, can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow

Josephina, would you lay down your defenses?
So I can make sense of
Those colors fading to grey
Not that you're hiding
Something I'd never imply
Yesteryear may be gone
Can't say the same for today

Yeah, Josephina ah, Josephina

How else am I to know that all the while
There was a mischievous look
Behind that smile? It's hard to tell when
Innocence comes and goes
I'm sure that there were times
Life could be unkind
Without a shoulder to cry on

Can you shine the light?
Can you shine the light?
Yeah please, can you shine some light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Yeah, can you shine the light?
Shine the light on a shadow