She Made Herself A Promise-Jerry Jeff Walker

[ti:She Made Herself A Promise] [ar:Jerry Jeff Walker] [al:Gonzo Stew] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]She Made Herself A Promise - Jerry Jeff Walker (杰里·杰夫·沃克) [00:09.88]As a teenage girl in Texas [00:12.08] [00:13.51]Raised on dust and weeds and cactus [00:15.85] [00:17.97]She first saw pictures of the river Seine [00:22.17] [00:25.12]From her window late at night [00:27.43] [00:29.01]She'd pretend the stars were lights [00:31.59] [00:33.60]Of the cafes in the St Germain des Pres [00:38.04] [00:41.05]And she longed to see the world [00:43.11] [00:44.99]And converse with other girls [00:46.93] [00:48.90]As they laughed and talked and walked along the boulevard [00:53.35] [00:56.52]To float to Paris and the lights in a taxi late at night [01:02.74] [01:04.32]Seems like a leap of faith to make from this old farm [01:08.82] [01:12.39]But she made herself a promise that someday she'd celebrate [01:18.48] [01:21.89]Her birthday in the St Germain des Pres [01:24.78] [01:28.09]After college she got married [01:30.83] [01:31.80]She worked in theatre and had some babies [01:34.42] [01:36.11]Her life took on directions of its own [01:40.57] [01:44.20]She became a working mother [01:45.82] [01:47.53]She lived her life for others [01:49.85] [01:51.59]For her husband for the children and her home [01:56.24] [01:59.57]Then one day her grown daughter said [02:01.95] [02:03.51]She was off to Europe and [02:06.52] [02:07.78]Have you ever thought about it Mom [02:11.48] [02:14.48]She said of course I used to honey [02:17.36] [02:19.19]A lot when I was your age [02:21.13] [02:22.45]But I hadn't thought about it much until right now [02:27.09] [02:30.34]She remembered the promise [02:33.02] [02:34.64]That someday she's celebrate [02:37.44] [02:38.56]Her birthday in the St Germain des Pres [02:42.72] [03:01.65]She sees how quickly life can pass by [03:04.35] [03:05.78]How easily a dream dies [03:08.42] [03:09.74]You can't just live your life for someone else [03:13.32] [03:16.90]So she boards the plane for Paris [03:19.72] [03:21.09]She thinks she'll need a new dress [03:23.73] [03:24.99]As she keeps that birthday promise to herself [03:29.31] [03:32.51]Oh she thought she'd do it sooner [03:34.77] [03:36.59]Seems so important to her [03:38.99] [03:40.42]But life moves on when you're off making plans [03:44.36] [03:47.69]But every now and then it happens [03:50.44] [03:51.39]A chance appears for you to grab it [03:54.94] [03:55.76]That's why this time she just couldn't let it pass [04:00.06] [04:03.26]Cause she made herself a promise that someday she'd celebrate [04:09.90] [04:11.21]Her birthday in the St Germain des Pres [04:15.47] [04:19.00]And later take a walk beside the Seine