Lily Lyrics - Joan Baez

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 

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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 

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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