Duchess

Times were good,

She never thought about the future, she just did what she would

Oh but she really cared

About her music, it all seemed so important then,

And she dreamed that every time that she performed

Everyone would cry for more,

That all she had to do was step into the light,

And everyone would start to roar.

And on the road,

Where all but a few fall by the wayside on the grassier verge,

She battled through

Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds.

But now everytime that she performed

Oh everybody cried for more,

Soon all she had to do was step into the light,

For everyone to start to roar.

And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for.

Oh but time went by

It wasn't so easy now, all uphill, and not feeling so strong.

Yes times were hard,

Too much thinking 'bout the future and what people might want.

And then there was the time that she performed

When nobody called for more

And soon everytime she stepped into the light,

They really let her know the score.

But she dreamed of the times when she sang all her songs

And everybody cried for more,

When all she had to do was step into the light

For everyone to start to roar.

And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for.