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