she springs awake,
and the levees break,
and the rain pours down,
and the wind will shake,
her mind.
come storm, come shine
on the parish lines,
and the folks line up
like dollar signs,
enshrined.
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl,
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl
she went wandering
to tame her pain,
and the bars fell down
like the pouring rain
from lies.
scripts in store,
now, praise the lord.
half the town fell down,
the death rate soared.
up high.
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl,
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl
trapped in a cage,
for to call her rage,
and she's all run out,
had to turn the page.
good bye.
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl,
don't you know, girl,
that you can't say 'no', girl
you can't so 'no.'
Photo by Amanda Martin @lifeforcephotography