I leaned the truth at seventeen That love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles Who married young and then retired
'll go down flying in the end Through another bottle in between the lines I'll go down like a ship of state Let's be gracious now between the lines
The days are okay I watch the TV in the afternoon If I get lonely The sound of other voices Other rooms are near to me, I'm not afraid The operator She
drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won It's a long, long time 'til morning plays wasted on the dawn And I'll not write another line
Would you like to learn to sing? Would you like to sing my song? Would you like to learn to love me best of all? Anyone can learn the words and the melody
I hear your voice in every corridor I see your face in every picture frame I feel your eyes in every starry sky Lover, am I coming home again? Now am
I'm leaving by night, I'm leaving alone I'm leaving it lie when you waken I'll be gone I would not beg for me as I would not beg for you Though I'd like
Bright lights and promises A pocket full of dreams That's what they pay me to be Gold lame' and diamonds I'm a hometown queen Honey, would you sing it
I haven't been loved by a man in quite a while You know it ain't easy making me smile Friends have their lovers, men on a string There must be something
Lay down now and slumber Mama's boy is torn asunder All the fields have gone grey All the leaves are gone brown Let me tell you a story Lay down, I know
I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED AND SAID, YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED
Vertaling: Janis Ian. Tussen Die Lyne.
