Annie Songtext

von Judy Small

Annie's up at seven on a work day
Brews herself a cup of peppermint tea
Gathering her papers and lesson plans
She grabs her keys
Teaching arithmetic and Africa
Geology and girls basketball
All the kids in her class will tell you she's the best
But she's heard other teachers in the hall
Saying
What are we going to do about Annie
Pretty girl like her shouldn't be alone
If she took our advice dressed up real nice
She could find a man to take her home.

Mondays come questionsofcouples
Where and with whom did you go
Avoding the personal pronoun
She hopesit doesn't show
Shopping with her lover in the ckity
Two women holding hands don't get a stare
But what if the kids knew what would they do
Would they hate her why should they care.
Singing
Never getting too close to her students
Never letting out too much of her life
Keeping her delights and disappointments
Tucked out of sight
Annie takes herself to the Christmas party
The principal whispers with a smile
You're vivacious and bring, if you play your cards right
There's some men here tonight worth your while
Thinking
Work that you love is hard to come by
The kids shhe could never bear to lose
So she makes conversation out of
Silences and half truths
But at night by the fire with her lover
She looks out the wind driven snow
And dreams of the day when she'll look in their faces
And tell everyone she knows
She'll say
Last
Don't you worry about Annie
She don't lie awake and pine
She's got love to fill her heart
Flowers growing in her garden
Annie's doing just fine (repeat)