Lucy was 7 and wore a head of barrettes City born, this world with no knowledge and no regrets Had a piece of yellow chalk which she'd 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 milk at the morning bus stop There was Mrs. and her poodle She always gave a wave and holler on her trip Down to the bingo
And she drew, men, women, kids, sunsets, And she drew, skyscrapers, fruit stands, cities, said hello to passersby, they'd ask her why she passed her time Attachin' lines to concrete, but she would smile
Now all the other children living in or near her Ran around like tyrants, soaking up the open hydrants They would say, "Hey little Lucy, wanna jump double dutch?" Lucy would pause, look, grin and say, "I'm busy, you much"
Well, well, one year passed and it or not She every last inch of the entire sidewalk and she stopped "Lucy, all this, you're just giving in today?" She said, "I'm not in, I'm finished", and walked away
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1 2 3, the speed of the seed A B C, that's the of the need You can dream a little dream or you can a little dream I'd rather live it, dreamers always chase but never get it
Lucy was 37, and introverted Basement apartment in the same building she up in She traded in her blue barrettes for long held up with a clip Traded in her yellow for charcoal sticks
And she drew, little who would come to sweep the porch And she drew, the mailman, delivered at 4 Lucy had very contact with the folks outside her cubicle day But she found it suitable, and she liked it way
She had a man now, Rico, similar, They would only see each other once or twice a on purpose They appreciated space and was an artist too So they'd connect on to share the pictures that they drew
Now every month or so, she'd get a upon the front door Just one of the nice, although she was a strange girl, really sad "Hey, Lucy, join me for some lunch?" Lucy would and say, "I'm busy, thank you much"
And they would a weird face the second the door shut And run and tell their friends how crazy Lucy was And Lucy knew what people thought but didn't 'Cuz while they their rumors through the street paint another masterpiece
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was 87, upon her death bed At the senior home, she had previously checked in in the locks and clips for a head rest Traded in the sticks for arthritis, it had to happen
And she drew no more, just sat and watched the Had a television in the room that never turned on Lucy pinned up a life worth's of on the wall And sat and smiled, looked each one over, to laugh at it all
Now Rico, he had passed, 5 years back So the visiting hours pulled in a big flock o' She'd never spoken once the spanning of her life Until the day she leaned forward, and pulled the nurse aside And she
"Look, I've never had a dream in my Because a dream is what you wanna do, but haven't pursued I knew what I wanted and did it it was done So I've been the that I wanted to be since day one!"
Well, the jumped back She'd never heard Lucy even talk, 'specially words that She walked over to the door, and pulled it closed Lucy blew a kiss to each one of her pictures and she died
1 2 3, that's the speed of the A B C, the speed of the need You can dream a little dream or you can live a little I'd rather it, 'cuz dreamers always chase but never get it
1 2 3, that's the speed of the A B C, the speed of the need You can a little dream or you can live a little dream I'd rather live it, 'cuz dreamers always chase but get it
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