I Fly-Carrie Newcomer

[ti:I Fly] [ar:Carrie Newcomer] [al:Regulars And Refugees] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Fly - Carrie Newcomer [00:11.39]The women from the PTA whisper [00:14.33] [00:16.26]They sideways glace when I walk by [00:18.64] [00:20.39]They say look how far she's fallen [00:22.90]And anit it just appallin' [00:25.57]While they gossip grocery line [00:28.73] [00:30.00]But a woman's gotta do [00:32.73]What a woman's gotta do [00:34.22] [00:35.28]Cause there's always rent to pay [00:37.73] [00:39.85]But when your kids need new shoes [00:42.54]There's nothin' left to do [00:44.91]But to put my pride away [00:48.07] [00:52.98]But I I fly over this town [00:57.79]When the sky bleeds [01:00.14]And the bars all close down [01:02.48]But I still hope and I pray [01:07.16] [01:07.87]For something someday [01:12.43] [01:14.13]I tried cleanin' houses [01:16.52] [01:18.34]And worked at the dollar mart [01:20.60] [01:22.31]But to see my baby boys go hungry [01:26.91] [01:28.17]It very nearly broke my heart [01:30.63] [01:31.86]I'm not eap and I'm not easy [01:35.53] [01:36.86]I'm just paradin' my groceries [01:40.53] [01:41.91]And I can handle calls and stares [01:45.58]For just a few more years [01:47.89]'Til no one wants to look at me [01:50.63] [01:55.13]But I I fly over this town [01:59.93]When the sky bleeds [02:02.57]And the bars all close down [02:04.57]But I still hope and I pray [02:09.43] [02:09.97]For something someday [02:24.22] [02:38.47]I like to stop in after workin [02:40.67] [02:42.09]For little kindness and a cup of joe [02:44.94] [02:47.01]And the waitress is always nice to me [02:51.16] [02:52.84]Even though I think she knows [02:54.76] [02:56.49]She always asks me how I doin [02:59.97] [03:01.37]If my kids caught that awful flu [03:04.80] [03:07.12]Once she put her hand on my hand [03:10.63]And said [03:11.25]“Honey you just do whata gotta do ” [03:15.64] [03:19.85]But I I fly over this town [03:24.53]When the sky bleeds [03:27.15]And the bars all close down [03:29.39]But I still hope and I pray [03:33.86] [03:34.61]For something someday