Long Daddy Green Songtext

von Blossom Dearie

Long daddy green is an old old friend
He hangs around the rainbow's end
Dealing out dreams from a pot full of fortune and fame,
Fanning the flame
Hear him calling your name.

Long daddy green is a fly by night
You turn around he's out of sight,
Seems he's your fair weather friend
And your foul weather foe;
The wind starts to blow
Daddy green starts to go;
The lies he tells aren't new to you
You're not naive
You know he won't be true to you,
Still you believe,
You believe.

Long daddy green chops you down to size
With slow hellos and fast goodbyes,
He comes around when you feel about ten ft tall,
To make you feel small,
Just like nothing at all

Long daddy green is a heartless host,
Ignores you when you need him most,
Likes to pretend he's a hard to get next to guy.
He'll give you the eye
While he's waving goodbye

Long daddy green likes to hypnotize,
He'll melt you with his magic eyes;
Knows he can make you believe you're the only one, he'll show you the sun
Then he'll grab it and run
You'll try to grab his sleeve some day
Your hopes are high
He'll turn around and walk away
But still you try;
Still you try
Long daddy green likes to disappear
Pretend that he is nowhere near,
Then he'll come tap at your window
And scratch at your screen
He sure can be mean
Long daddy green