a heartfelt line or two
Singer:baez, joan
though the songwriters of the industry
write most of the songs i do
and it's clear that no one will ever
sing them quite the way i do
i think tonight i'll sit down and write
and if they turn out good enough
to the kid i thought was a little too young
who took me out when i was down
and set out to find the cause
of why the lady had the blues
and seemed on the verge of tears
i tell you that kid must have been around
for a hundred and fifty years
and to the tough guy blonde with the front tooth gone
and ships all over his chest
who approached me out on the promenade
of the beach heading into the west
his friends lay around on the muscleman lawn
like a drunken pirate band
but he turned into a gentleman
called me a lady and kissed my hand
though the songwriters of the industry
write most of the songs i do
and it's clear that no one will ever
sing them quite the way i do
i think tonight i'll sit down and write
and if they turn out good enough
to the man and the woman who threw me a glance
as they picnicked by the sea
and returned their gaze to the kid and the food
they got up to leave and the woman looked on
as the man leaned down to say
you've always meant so much to us