Anna Belle Lee

words & music (c)1996
by Nancy Louise Freeman

 

Capo I
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I have to fit these pieces back together
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I have to trace this thread back to its start
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My brother-love, you are so very clever
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At stitching up what Daddy tears apart

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She said I want to come back as a dancer
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I said why don't you be a dancer now?
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And the silence that she gave me was no answer
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I have to fit these pieces back together somehow

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Keelie
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Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee

Keelie
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Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee


As if I leaned into some ancient mirror
Covered with the grime of centuries
The images are closer but no clearer
And I can't feel the typhoon for the breeze

She said I want to come back as a dancer
I said why don't you be a dancer now?
And the lovers and the drugs are not the answer
I have to fit these pieces back together somehow

Keelie
Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee
Keelie
Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee

She said I want to come back as a dancer
I say how can you be a dancer now?
And the silence doesn't give me any answer
I'll have to fit these pieces back together
  on my own
      somehow

Keelie
Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee
Keelie
Anna, Anna Belle, Anna Belle Lee
Keelie