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For Bethany

from Let Me Love You by BettySoo

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When he died, there was no need for sympathy
She felt brave for the first time in years
And when they put him in the ground
It was more of a relief than a tragedy
She waved goodbye to Daddy

From the windows of the car
Taking her far from the tall pine trees
That recorded every bad memory
And she drove out till she found herself
Surrounded by nothing but the grass upon the hills
And the orange of the flowers by the road

Well she tried to live a different life
She had a new name and a new town all her own
But as she fell down to the ground
She knew that it was just the same as before
And she saw her mother in the mirror in the hall
She had the same small cheek
Of pink and red that pushed her left eye shut
So she ran until till she found herself
Surrounded by nothing but the grass upon the hills
And the orange of the flowers by the road

And she imagined a life that looked
Much different than this
Where a man could love her
And she would not want to resist him
And she was dreaming, lying, looking up at the sky
And every storm cloud coming in
Seemed to sympathize

So she laid there in the rain
Ready to be washed away
To the river’s edge and swept into the ocean
So there she lay and prayed but found
Herself still there
Surrounded by nothing but the grass upon the hills
And the orange of the flowers by the road

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from Let Me Love You, released May 31, 2005
Words & music by BettySoo, (c) 2005 BettySoo/Sweet Papaya Music, BMI. Produced by Stephen Doster, Recorded by James Stevens, Bridge Studio, Austin, TX

BettySoo: vocals, acoustic guitar. Stephen Doster: electric guitar. Todd Wilson: keys. Paul Prestridge: bass. Jim Echels: drums.

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In the past ten years, BettySoo zigzagged her way across the North American and European continents dozens of times. The Austin American-Statesman says BettySoo has "exceptionally well-arranged songs, as easily equal in precision to, say, Patty Griffin or Alison Krauss…a confidence that speaks volumes,” and KUT praises her "beautiful, heart-wrenching songs that are also edgy and unwavering." ... more

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