Lyrics

VERSE: My daddy beat me bad one time and I ain't seen my mother since
And my little sister works the bars but my brother he's a prince
He sends me money every week or so that I wonder where he gets
And he remembers that my favorite flower is the violet

CHORUS: And he will take me away when he comes back
He will take me away when he comes back
I don't have to worry bout this life of mine
He will take me away when he comes back

VERSE: I worked two years in a factory placing bottles on a belt
I lasted two weeks in a laundry cause the owner thought I'd melt
Digger he comes by Saturday but I hate to see him drink
And sometimes when the men walk by well I feel my spirit sink

VERSE: I take a course or two in evening school and I'm gonna learn to dance
But for a girl it seems that all you do is wait for that big romance
There were sixes in my mail today like Janie read last night
But in the daytime it don't ever seem to cause you such a fright

VERSE: I have a friend who used to live with me but she's married now and gone
And she's invited me to spend a week on her husband's father's farm
In late July I'll see the stars and the corn so neat and new
And perhaps I'll find a special place to think my troubles through


Karl Williams (ASCAP)

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