She Used to Sing
Lyrics by Fran Landesman
Hard to believe that she used to sing
When she tucked you into bed
Hard to believe that she used to laugh
And her hair was sunset red
Hard to believe she was ever young
That she tasted any joy
Hard to believe that her heart could melt
In the arms of any boy
Her life was not a hard one
She lived quite well
And why she's grown so bitter
Is more than I can tell
Hard to believe that you loved her so
For she's grown so mean and small
Seeing her now you just can't believe
That she ever sang at all
from
"The Ballad of the Sad Young Men and other verse"
by Fran Landesman
First published in Great Britain in 1975 by the Polytantric press
© Fran Landesman