1.So Heavy
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
My sister Sarah was a straight-A student
Parked her soul behind a Ph.D.
One day Sarah says 'I've never seen Paris'
I get a postcard from across the sea,
and she says
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all
My brother Benny was a big time lawyer
A beautiful man in a Brooks Brothers suit
One day Benny throws his briefcase out the window
He sold his car and bought a silver-plated flute
and he said
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My brother Benny was a big man in the city
Benny always knew his way inside
Sarah always knew her ancient history
But it never comes to nothing if you never let it slide
sometimes
This morning Richard never made it to the office
Richard calls says he's home sick in bed
This morning Richard was a Rudolph Valentino
And I saw his wife and she was smiling when she said it to me
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2.The Great Out There
Lyrics:Greg Simon
Music:Greg Simon
3.Still Believe
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
Lewis lost his marriage when he lost his illusions
That theirs had been the modern day ideal
They both worked way too hard and made love way too little
No surprise she found that San Jose had more appeal
But last night I saw lewis walking down by the river
With a suitcase in his hand
And Lewis looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
I'm going there to make her understand
That I still believe
Lucy lost her parents when she lost her illusions
That theirs had been the family ideal
Lucy dove into the fast and shiny city
She found her feet in dancing but she lost the heart to feel
much of anything
But last night I saw Lucy walking down by the river
With a husband and a brand new son
And Lucy looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
Who'd have thought that I would be the one
But I still believe
Laura lost her bearings when she lost her illusions
That she had nothing much to fear
She lost her ponytail and six long months of sleeping
When 'the big C' came to call last fall
But last night I saw Laura walking down by the river
And I could hardly hide my tears
But Laura looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
Want to go with me to Italy next year
I still believe
4.Last Of The Good Straight Girls
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
She is waiting in the rain
She is taking a commuter train
She is wearing a beret
Always wanted just to look that way
She appreciates the thought
As you help her with the bag she brought
She extends a little smile
As you look at her across the aisle
But gone are the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
She is riding on the bus
And she winces when the people cuss
She is reading from a book
That she needed for a class she took
She puts a marker in the spine
As we're crossing over Cityline
As she steps down on the street
There's a man she never planned to meet
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And you say oh, oh, oh
Where did the gentlewomen go?
And you say where, oh where
Is the town I used to know?
And you say why, why, why
Is it slipping out of sight?
Is there something in the night?
She bought a second-hand Ford
Doesn't bother with the bus no more
She rolls the windows up tight
As she's waiting at the traffic light
Through the bulletproof glass
She buys a paper and a tank of gas
Does she seem a little scared
Well she's always got to be prepared
Gone are the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
It's keys in hand and a gun in the pocket
Of the last of the good straight girls
So say goodbye to your Dairy Queen soda
And your Eisenhower-shiny world
Say a prayer for the last of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
5.Snow White
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
Forgive me if I love the love that's shining in your eyes
Not that I'm surprised
I simply didn't think it possible
Forgive me if I love the lover that you and I just made
Not that I'm afraid
I simply didn't think it possible
I thought Snow White and fairy tales
Could not apply to me
But I've seen the light
As of tonight
I'm as snow white as I can be
Forgive me if I love the picture that you have in mind
Not that I'm inclined
I simply didn't think it possible
6.My Mother's Garden
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
7.Shackamaxon Street
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
8.Attend The Sky
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
Have you ever had life pour in like sunlight through the window
Have you ever had love pour down like summer in the rain
Have you ever had justice come and settle in your corner
Well if you never have
It will happen one day
Have you ever been so inspired you couldn't get to sleeping
Have you ever been unafraid to take it all the way
Have you ever been so in love you lived it to the limit
Well if you never have
It will happen one day
So don't you give up now
Don't you give in
Give yourself time now
And you will love the skin you're living in
Don't you lay down now
Don't you lay low
Attend the sky now, and you'll have more than you'll ever know
Have you ever read someone's words like water in the desert
Have you ever seen God himself come dancing back in May
Have you ever heard angels singing although you're not a
Catholic
Well if you never have
It will happen one day
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9.Soul's Not At War
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
10.Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
11.Society Ball
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
12.La Vie En Rose
13.Ain't I Lonely Tonight
Lyrics:Susan Werner
Music:Susan Werner
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