Lyrics Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

Isadora Duncan

once I dreamed I was dancing with Isadora Duncan

in a silver cafe,

it was a cafe that was not at all near here

she was planning to diversify

and she sang I should do the same

so I whistled to her how I loved her the best

but she sang "I can't believe you own this attitude",

but with some ballet moves,

I removed her shoes

and I painted my lips to hers

and still she sang "I can't believe you own this

attitude"

she sang "I can't believe you own this, this attitude"

she needed her beauty sleep

though I didn't want it to sound like that

her mind was occupied,

her hard coffee was cold by then as snow

and she sang "my smile is more than pearly white,

and my dreams are more than you",

she sang "my yellow eyes are more than mirrors,

and my scarf is more, more, more than blue."

and she sang "I can't believe you own this attitude"

yes i sang "I can't believe you own this, this

attitude"

she closed her New Directions paperbook

and screamed "there is no shelter in the arts"

she'd been crying all day

but now her eyes they were brighter than the moon

and she sang "my smile is more than pearly white,

and my dreams are more than you",

she sang "my yellow eyes are more than mirrors,

and my scarf is more, more, more, more than blue."

and she sang "I can't believe you own this attitude"

"I can't believe it, I can't believe you own this

attitude",

"I can't believe it, I can't believe you own this, this

attitude".