Lucy was 7 and wore a of blue barrettes City born, into this world with no knowledge and no Had a piece of yellow chalk with which draw upon the street The many faces of the locals that she would meet
was Joshua, age 10, bully of the block Who always took her money at the morning bus stop There was Mrs. and her poodle She always gave a and holler on her weekly trip Down to the parlor
And she drew, men, women, kids, sunsets, And she drew, skyscrapers, stands, cities, towns said hello to passersby, they'd ask her why she passed her time Attachin' to concrete, but she would only smile
Now all the children living in or near her building Ran around like tyrants, soaking up the open fire They would say, "Hey little Lucy, wanna come double dutch?" Lucy would pause, look, and say, "I'm busy, thank you much"
Well, well, one year and believe it or not She covered every last inch of the sidewalk and she stopped "Lucy, after all this, just giving in today?" She said, "I'm not giving in, I'm finished", and walked
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Lucy was 37, and somewhat Basement in the same building she grew up in She traded in her blue barrettes for long held up with a clip in her yellow chalk for charcoal sticks
And she drew, little Bobby who come to sweep the porch And she drew, the mailman, everyday at 4 Lucy had very little with the folks outside her cubicle day But she found it suitable, and she it that way
She had a man now, Rico, similar, They would only see each other once or twice a week on They space and Rico was an artist too So they'd connect on Saturdays to share the pictures they drew
Now every or so, she'd get a knock upon the front door Just one of the Actin' nice, although she was a strange girl, sad "Hey, Lucy, wanna join me for lunch?" Lucy would smile and say, "I'm busy, you much"
And they make a weird face the second the door shut And run and tell their friends how crazy Lucy was And Lucy knew what people but didn't care 'Cuz they spread their rumors through the street She'd paint masterpiece
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Lucy was 87, her death bed At the senior home, where she had checked in Traded in the locks and for a head rest Traded in the sticks for arthritis, it had to happen
And she no more, just sat and watched the dawn Had a television in the room she'd never turned on Lucy up a life worth's of pictures on the wall And sat and smiled, each one over, just to laugh at it all
Now Rico, he had passed, 5 years back So the hours pulled in a big flock o' nothin' never spoken once throughout the spanning of her life Until the day she leaned forward, grinned and pulled the aside And she
"Look, I've never had a dream in my Because a dream is you wanna do, but still haven't pursued I knew I wanted and did it till it was done So I've been the dream that I to be since day one!"
Well, the nurse jumped She'd never Lucy even talk, 'specially words like that She walked over to the door, and it closed behind Then Lucy blew a kiss to each one of her pictures and she
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