Judy Collins - Elena

      Judy Collins - Elena



[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Elena is working on Lorimer Street
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Directing the traffic in the sweltering heat
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She winds through the motions, a tape on repeat
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She's there until moonlight, making ends meet


[Verse 2]
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Two kids in school, another dropped out
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All drawn to darkness, futures in doubt
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Mama's heart beating on their whereabouts
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And how they'll find water in the merciless drought


[Chorus]
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And she prays to you
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Your boundless light
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That one day you'll come to make things right
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Sprinkling skies of falling stars
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Where she dreams of flying
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Another day's gone by


[Verse 3]
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Quietly humming a spiritual song
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The lilt of each melody keeping her strong
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Where all dreams are possible, all doubt is gone
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Where instead of darkness she sees only dawn


[Chorus]
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And she prays for you
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Every waking night
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To dance the breezes as a kite
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The endless seas surround her now
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And she drifts away
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How she'd love to stay


[Verse 4]
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Elena is working on Lorimer Street
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The pavement beneath her abusing her feet
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She winds through the motions, a tape on repeat
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She's there until moonlight, making ends meet
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She winds through the motions, a tape on repeat
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She's there until moonlight, making ends meet