Snow White

I figured it wasn't cool to tantalize you with "Snow White" without actually letting you read it properly.

The only way to do the song justice is to not put anything before the introduction, so I'll save that for another post.

I was inspired by the Dixie Chicks' "Travelin' Soldier" to write this song. That's all the introduction you're gonna get because the song is self-explanatory.

Snow White

when she first started feeling sore
having bad headaches and blurry vision
she put it down to insomnia but wasn't too sure
as it all got worse she told her mother
who gave her some pills and took her to the doctor
the x-rays were taken and they sat down in the room
the doctor said it showed up snow white
he looked them in the eyes and told them the news

CHORUS:
she put her arms around me
and whispered "I love you
if that's the last chance I'll get to tell you I'll say it again."
there's so many things she'll never get to do
I lie awake at night, listening to her breathe
and I wish she would never stop

the doctor said it could extend her life but not mend
because sooner or later it would have to end
she got weaker and sicker as the liquid dripped into her arm
she would empty her stomach and then sleep
chatting with those who came to visit
though some would have to leave to weep

for fun she would plan the rest of her life
lying there on the hospital bed
too weak to laugh, she named the kids she'd never have
she pictured weeknights in Paris in May
imagined college and the courses she'd take
and she thought she'd at least see her fourteenth birthday
though food made her sick she could almost taste the cake

CHORUS:
she put her arms around me
and whispered "I love you
if that's the last chance I'll get to tell you I'll say it again."
there's so many things she'll never get to do
I lie awake at night, listening to her breathe
and I wish she would never stop

all wearing black, friends and family gathered at noon
they cried together and shared fond stories
time ran out much too soon
for a little girl two weeks shy of fourteen
she lasted longer than they had thought
but they wish she could've stayed
her baby brother will grow up knowing naught
thanks for the memories

Keep in mind that I wrote that before I knew what I was doing. The syntax and rhymes are a bit off, but I don't really want to change it. It's the oldest song I have that I haven't changed ("Zach is Looking Hot Tonight" was written earlier but I edited that heavily not long ago).

To all those who lost a loved one to cancer, I'm sorry.

Much love, and thank you for the musik.

NBK

p.s. In the last post, you can click on the pictures to enlarge them.