Anaïs Mitchell
Tailor
When he saidWhen he said that he liked my cut of hairI became a barberWhen he saidWhen he said my scent was Eau de FleursI became a perfumerWhen he saidWhen he said he liked the clothes I wearI became a tailorAnd I sewed a party dressIn and out and in and outWith a needle and a threadIn and out and in and outIn my head the thought of himIn and out, in and out and inWhen he saidWhen he said he was leavingI took up the violinWhen he saidWhen he said that my body he'd not missI became a sculptressWhen he saidWhen he said that my face he'd soon forgetI became a poetLetras de cancionesAnd the fiddle and the bowIn and out and in and outAnd the chisel and stoneIn and out and in and outAnd the fountain penIn and out, in and out and inNow that he's gone awayThere isn't anyone to sayIf I'm a lady gayOr a crazy womanNow that he's gone awayThere isn't anyone to sayIf I'm a diamondOr a dime-a-dozenDidn't I gleam in my father's eye?Who am I? Who am I?Didn't I split my mother's side?Who am I? Who am I?Didn't I drink her nipple dry?Who am I?And no one taught me how to cryWho am I?Had to cry for what I wanted in the nightWho am I? Who am I?Didn't I cry?Who am I? Who am I?
From Letras Mania