Deb Seymour - La Violetta

La Violetta
© 2022 Deborah B. Seymour & Kelly A. Armantage
debseymourmusic.com / 833-503-1331
La Violetta strolls down the lane
That’s what the locals call her, but they don’t know her name
She dazzles in a rainbow shawl, blond hair down her back
Streaked with dreams, purple strings, and chocolate tracks

She lays down the cards, are you ready, one…two…three…
Who of you wants to see your future, come to me
Her fingers start to fumble as her heart flips and jumps
It’s the man with the moon in his eyes who steps right up and he says

CHORUS: It’s a lonely life, Violetta, why do you roam
What are you running from, where is your home
Don’t you feel raw and worn, traveling from place to place
When will you stop and taste a drop of life’s sweet grace

She said you don’t know my story, he said but I think I do
What gives you the right? He said I was once like you
I wandered through the world, trying to numb the pain
But every place I went it just was more of the same

CHORUS: Until they said it’s a lonely life, my son, why do you roam
What are you running from, where is your home
Don’t you feel raw and worn, traveling from place to place
When will you stop and taste a drop of life’s sweet grace
BRIDGE:
She said OK, cut the deck and I’ll draw a card
I will follow where it leads, no matter how hard
He leaned in as she made the pull
And when she saw the ace of hearts, her eyes and tears were full

CHORUS No more lonely life, Violetta, no need to roam
You can stop your running, I think you’ve found a home
No more feeling raw and worn, you’ve found your place
Here you stop and taste a drop of life’s sweet grace