Eleanor young, eleanor child Standing on a lonely hilltop in the appalachian wild Eleanor sing, eleanor scream Shout loud for your own green world Doors don't open for the country girl Oh, they lied to you They sung to you songs you weren't meant to hear They showed you life your eyes were never meant to see Yeah, you should have seen right through But you believed
Eleanor grow, eleanor cold Midnight in a dim-lit diner, in the driving detroit snow Eleanor yearn, eleanor learn One child with no last name Your boyfriend runs who do you blame Oh, he lied to you He did to you things they taught you were sin He took from you the best that was within you He showed you things your eyes should never have seen And the saddest thing of all, baby you believed Yeah, yeah, the saddest thing of all, you believed Yeah mama you believed
Eleanor age, eleanor cage See california on new year's day Sun shines warm on the rose parade Eleanor ache, eleanor break Come out west with your last born child I grew up scared, weird, and wild Oh you lied to me You hid from me knowledge I should have known You kept from me the life that was my own You shielded me from things I should have seen For a very short while mama, I believed...
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