The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
Marianne Faithfull
(Shel Silverstein)
on her "Broken English" LP (1979)
The morning sun touched lightly on
The eyes of Lucy Jordan
In a white suburban bedroom
In a white suburban town
As she laid there 'neath the covers
Dreaming of a thousand lovers
Till the world turned to orange
And the room went spinning round
[Chorus:]
At the age of 37
She realised she'd never ride
Thru Paris in a sportscar
With the warm wind in her hair
So she let the phone keep ringin'
As she sat there softly singin'
Little nursery rhymes she'd memorised
In her daddy's easy chair
Her husband 's off to work
And the kids were off to school
And there were oh so many ways
For her to spend the day
She could clean the house for hours
Or rearrange the flowers
Or run naked thru the shady street
Screamin' all the way
[repeat chorus]
The evening sun touched gently on
The eyes of Lucy Jordan
On the rooftop where she climbed
When all the laughter grew too loud
And she bowed and cursed to the man
Who reached and offered her his hand
And he led her down to the long white car
That waited past the crowd
At the age of 37
She knew she'd found forever
As he rode along thru Paris
With the warm wind in her hair
source: Vital Debroey
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