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elizabeth petty and bill white - She Was Never Lost

from West Coast Cities by Bill White

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V1
they said she was aloof
called her a loner
they said she was outcast
no friends would phone her

they said she was lost
in her own small world
they said nothing good about
that fourth grade girl

C
but she was never lost
in a library
she was always found
deep in a story

and she was never lost
in her dreams and thoughts
she was happily found
in joyful glory

V2
they said she was special
not in a nice way
they said her eyes crossed
from reading all day

they said she was lost
didn’t fit in this world
they said she sure was
an odd little girl

C
but she was never lost
in a library
she was always found
deep in a story

and she was never lost
in her dreams and thoughts
she was happily found
in joyful glory

V3
she’d walk to the library
every day after school
while other girls played Barbies
thought they were cool

she read novels and poetry
essays and biology
books about sex and art
cultures and history

C
as she was never lost
in a library
she was always found
deep in a story

and she was never lost
in her dreams and thoughts
she was happily found
in joyful glory

B
she read her way to success
a happy family and good career
and over fifty years later
she keeps several books near

C
as she was never lost
in a library
she was always found
deep in a story

and she was never lost
in her dreams and thoughts
she was happily found
in joyful glory

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from West Coast Cities, released November 3, 2022
lyrics elizabeth petty
nusic and performance bill white

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