Nettie

Netti

Nettie Weber

In the dark, bathed in cathode ray blue | Miss Red Hook of 1922 Weeping silently for the pain of others Every night a tearful rosary A victim of the curse of empathy Her reward for compassion is to suffer Nettie, no need to cry Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes

Give me one reason to stay here | And I'll turn right back around

Not sayin' That you weren't worth The fall

I need someone to love me the whole day through

Stuck Upon the Staircase | I watch the sunlight on my own And how it ripples in the wind's shadow I'd love to call you up and let you know I think you'd like to hear How the day dances on my wall Teasing me, then it falls Whimpering on the floor I'd just like to tell you That I don't regret a day From the moment our young bodies Got caught up upon the staircase Not quite knowing whether to descend or escalate So we stayed Enchanted by one another's faces But dreaming of far-off places And it's hard to know where life would take us

There is nothin' that's as real | As a love that's in my mind

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I'll Be Here in the Morning | There's no stronger wind than the one that blows Down a lonesome railroad line No prettier sight than looking back On a town you left behind There is nothin' that's as real As a love that's in my mind Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning Close your eyes I'll be here for a while