Imelda May - Liberty Belle lyrics
[Imelda May - Liberty Belle lyrics]
She's like no one you've met before
A rare little flower a precious stone
Unpolished, upturned, gritty and growing up
She's resilient in the shade of adversity
Rebellious in the face of a threat
Amiable, changeable you'll like her 'til she
Knocks your block off if you step on her
Once cobbled toes that they stole
That they sold like her rights from under
Hеr stout dipped nose
Her sons fought and diеd gave their lives
As her daughters heavily bled
In backstreets from dim lit desperate deeds
Drugs blackened her teeth
But her spirit, her mind
Is blindingly bright
And a beautiful sight to behold
Her heart has been broken
Bruised, dropped, used up
She's suffered taunts, been ridiculed
And labelled by fools
So when you pick her up don't patronise her
Talk to her look her straight in the eye
And see her glory blind you sideways
Frontways every bleedin' way
She's a handsome one
But don't drench her in praise
That makes her squirm
Beyond her pale confine
Let her rise with a pride
That can only be earned
From the life she has given
To all who have lived within her
She's in my blood she's in my core
She is me and I am her
She's free, she's a fine thing
But not your thing nor my thing
Not a nun nor a moll
Between you, me and the wall
That lady taking liberties
She's the belle of the ball
A rare little flower a precious stone
Unpolished, upturned, gritty and growing up
She's resilient in the shade of adversity
Rebellious in the face of a threat
Amiable, changeable you'll like her 'til she
Knocks your block off if you step on her
Once cobbled toes that they stole
That they sold like her rights from under
Hеr stout dipped nose
Her sons fought and diеd gave their lives
As her daughters heavily bled
In backstreets from dim lit desperate deeds
Drugs blackened her teeth
But her spirit, her mind
Is blindingly bright
And a beautiful sight to behold
Her heart has been broken
Bruised, dropped, used up
She's suffered taunts, been ridiculed
And labelled by fools
So when you pick her up don't patronise her
Talk to her look her straight in the eye
And see her glory blind you sideways
Frontways every bleedin' way
She's a handsome one
But don't drench her in praise
That makes her squirm
Beyond her pale confine
Let her rise with a pride
That can only be earned
From the life she has given
To all who have lived within her
She's in my blood she's in my core
She is me and I am her
She's free, she's a fine thing
But not your thing nor my thing
Not a nun nor a moll
Between you, me and the wall
That lady taking liberties
She's the belle of the ball