The Entertainer

The Entertainer

(From "Lessons Learned")

The entertainer 

In the south where she was reared 

we called her a sanger

Cause she sang those 

hymn's in church,

so well

She'd even make the devil 

reject hell

Yeah, that's what they'd say

You know, when she was growing up

back in the day

And now, she's on Broadway

Entertaining the masses

From Dixie cups and 

kool aid

to Cristal in Champaign

glasses

 Oh yeah, she works 

harder than anyone

who've ever met

Acts and dances too

I think that's 

called a triple

threat

Only thing is,

We haven't heard

much from 

her any more

You know her daddy

worked

two jobs,

Her mama

scrubbed floors

just to get that girl her lessons

The whole town pitched in

it was really

a blessing

And then last T.V

appearance

she didn't

look like herself

especially for someone

so young and with

all that wealth

Well, they say that

kind of life can

wear you 

down

I just hope she has 

good people 

around

Cause at

the top it can be

lonely and cold

And what would it profit 

her to gain all that fame

and lose her own soul

T.C