Linda McRae - Sidewalk Princess

Her grocery cart holds all her stuff
Cans and bottles she has so much
Turn away don’t look, turn again maybe she’s gone
She has a name she’s the homeless one

She’s rich in her mind rich in her soul
Rich with hope her cardboard box is home
Dumpster in the alley a few gifts for the night
A stranger’s handout another day she’s alright

The corners of her mouth upturned
Twinkle twinkle little star
Upturned towards her God
I wonder where you are I wonder where you are

Standing on the corner ‘neath the neon light
Church bells are ringing Silent Night
Dinner at the mission all the trimmings too
Served by three wise men dressed in blue

The corners of her mouth upturned
Twinkle twinkle little star
Upturned towards her God
I wonder where you are I wonder where you are

With a crown on her head and a twinkle in her eye
The princess laughs at passers-by
From her sidewalk throne on this Noel
She’s rules her kingdom outside the Empress Hotel

The corners of your mouth upturned
Twinkle twinkle little star
May you always be in the arms
Of an angel wherever you are