Real Life Woman – Lyrics
Real Life Woman
Written by: Lisa Mann
She got a baby on her hipbone
And a crushed out cigarette
Food stamps ready for the grocer at the checkout line
She got the stone-cold stinkeye
From a mama in the other line
Who whispered to her sister, “Why can’t she just get a man?”
Now don’t you tell her how it should be
‘Til you seen the things that she’s seen
No she ain’t nothin’ to you but she’s a REAL LIFE WOMAN to me
She been dancin’ at the juice bar
Keep her money in a cookie jar
With the government bond she’s savin for a rainy day
She kept the cubic zirconium
Though that man is long gone
just so she couldn’t say he never gave her anything
Now don’t you tell her what she should do
Til you danced a mile in her shoes
No she ain’t nothing to you, but she’s a REAL LIFE WOMAN to me.
Now she’s a shift away from Hades and a scratch away from paradise
And it ain’t nobody’s business if she ain’t nobody’s missus
It’s a real hard living so she’s got to give her everything
And I know she will
“Real Life Woman” from Lisa Mann’s self-titled disc
Pray for the Junkie – Lyrics
Pray for the Junkie
Written by: Lisa Mann
Brows hang like crags over sunken yellow eyes
Pants saggin’ lower every day
When he’s in the gutter, you know he’s always on my mind
He’s numb so only I feel his pain
He pushed my patience to the limit
He pushed my buttons all the time
He made me laugh, and then he made me curse his name
He buzzes like a hornet in my mind
I’d put out my hand, but he’d slap it away
So I’m gonna give him back to the Holy of Holies that made him
I’m gonna PRAY FOR THE JUNKIE
I’m gonna pray, I’m gonna get down on my knees
I’m gonna PRAY FOR THE JUNKIE
I’m gonna pray for the man he used to be…
I wanted to take you by the collarbones
And shake some sense down into your soul
I could not just sit back and watch in shock as you faded away
And so I had to let you go
I wanted to save you but I’m not your momma
So I’m gonna give you back to the Holy of Holies that made you
I’m gonna PRAY FOR THE JUNKIE
I’m gonna pray, I’m gonna get down on my knees
I’m gonna PRAY FOR THE JUNKIE
I’m gonna pray for the man that he used to be
He used to be
He used to be
Pray for the man that he used to be
“Pray for the Junkie” from Lisa Mann’s self-titled disc
Surrender to the Blues – Lyrics
Surrender to the Blues
Written by: Lisa Mann
You don’t have to tell me
You understand this sad news
There’s only one thing left to do
You’ve got to Surrender to the Blues
Confusion doubt and worry
They wait for those who pick and choose
There’s only one thing left to do
You’ve got to Surrender to the Blues
Or you can pretend it’s all ok
Hide your tears away
You can push it down inside
Lock your door and hide
Yeah, you act like you’re so tough
When we know these times are rough
You’ve got to let your blues come out
So your heart can work it out
Hard times and troubles
I know you’ve had more than a few
There’s only one thing left to do
You’ve got to Surrender to the Blues
No it ain’t no good for you
Denying what is true
You got to turn on that light
Shine it down deep inside
And though your heart may ache
It’s strong and it won’t break
You know there ain’t no shame
You just walk straight through those flames
Hard times and troubles
You know I’ve had my share too
That’s how I know
There’s only one thing left to do
You’ve got to Surrender to the Blues
“Surrender to the Blues” from the SATISFIED disc
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