Joan Chandos Báez - Lily

Lily lived in a farmhouse at the edge of town
Long black braids like anchor chains
How they weighed her down
Dark eyes, pale skin
Mean dad, she was my second grade friend
My very best friend

She had four older brothers that I sometimes dreamed about
Mennonite children like wild indians
In a one room schoolhouse
At sixteen she ran away
Married, her first chance to escape

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily

A lifetime later I passed through Buffalo and found her house
Same sweet Lily was looking through the eyes
Of the woman I was talking to now
She gave me a rose she made
Of silk and memories of a lost yesterday

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily

Two silhouettes in the afternoon
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily

Lily

Lily kasabanin kiyisinda bir ciftlik evinde yasardi
uzun siyah sac orguleri demir zincirler gibi
onu asagiya dogri nasil da cekerlerdi
kara gozler, solgun bir ten
yoksul baba, ikinci siniftan arkadasimdi
en iyi arkadasim

bazen hayallerini kurdugum dort abisi vardi
vahsi kizilderililer gibi mennocu cocuklar
tek odali okul binasindan
on altisinda kacti
evlendi, kacmak icin ilk sansiydi

ah Lily, nicin sacini kesmek zorundaydin
ah Lily, seviyordum ben bizim arkadasligimizi
tarlalarin prensesi ve ayin kizi
ah Lily

bir omur sonra Buffoladan gectim ve onun evini buldum
ayni tatli Lily su anda konustugum kadinin
gozleriyle bakiyordu
bana ipekten ve yitik bir gecmisin anilarindan
yaptigi bir gul verdi

ah Lily, nicin sacini kesmek zorundaydin
ah Lily, seviyordum ben bizim arkadasligimizi
tarlalarin prensesi ve ayin kizi
ah Lily

ogleden sonra iki belirsiz iz
tarlalarin prensesi ve ayin kizi

ah Lily, nicin sacini kesmek zorundaydin
ah Lily, seviyordum ben bizim arkadasligimizi
tarlalarin prensesi ve ayin kizi
ah Lily

ah Lily, nicin sacini kesmek zorundaydin
ah Lily, seviyordum ben bizim arkadasligimizi
tarlalarin prensesi ve ayin kizi
ah Lily