Alicia Ross


I am a girl with a forgettable face
No matter my color, no matter my name
At work there is a boy and he treats me well
My old friends from high school,
I see them around
August is here I can't believe how fast
Soon there will be winter and snow on the ground
Maybe by then I could get my own place
Closer to the city if that's ok

But Mamma, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day's last cigarette
He pulled me so hard off my
very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I've watched him tend
And then he took me, Mamma
So I could never tell you about it

Inside of this moment there are
things I wish I could know
Like my ring size, your ring size,
and the hour I was born
My dad's middle name, your favorite song
Was your darkest day as dark as this one?

Mamma, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day's last cigarette
He pulled me so hard off my
very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I've watched him tend
He took me, Mamma
So I could never tell you about it
Now I'm a girl who's face they'll never forget


Lyrics from the 2005-11-21 performance here.

 

Gary Craig Drums
Paul Bryan Bass
Benmont Tench Piano
Colin Cripps Electric Guitar
Kathleen Edwards Electric Guitar, Violin 2
Paul Reddick Harmonica
Anne Lindsay Violin 1
Johann Lotter Viola
Kevin Fox Cello

 

Written by
Kathleen Edwards

BMI NR -

Comment
"I had just gotten off tour and the story of this missing woman [Ross, a 25-year-old who was brutally murdered by her next door neighbor] was all over the news. I really felt for her mother, knowing that with each passing day, it's less likely her daughter is alive." All royalties from the song will be donated to Project Canoe, a charity for at-risk youth founded by Ross' parents. [rounder.com]


Availability
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