Ann Vriend in the studio of RTV-Noord, Groningen, the Netherlands, playing in a radio program.
From her fifth (live) album 'Closer Encounters' the song 'A Dollar and a Suitcase'
Lyrics Copyright © Ann Vriend
Stands at the end of the lane
Waves goodbye in her plain Jane
Says "you'll get a dollar if you don't cry"
But it never works, does it
The dusty car rumbles,
she becomes a smaller dot
Tears run down, no surprise
Reach for a tissue in the pocket of your jeans
Already not very brave it seems
What else is there -- a dollar bill
She's got her ways; she's with you still
You might go, yes, you might leave
Over land and over seas
But you will always carry
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
She left her home country
Married a man who made her leave against her will
Five kids, one on the way
Two suitcases, fourteen days at sea
I use one of those suitcases still
Cooked three meals a day for ten
All the laundry done by hand
No plumbing till 1963
But tears and laughter endlessly
You might go, yes, you might leave
Over land and over seas
But you will always carry
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
You be brave, yes, you be tough
Don't you cry; you'll have enough
If you always carry
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
The years go by
Everyone waves goodbye
Following their dreams
And she stands at the end of the lane
Waits until they reach into the pockets of their jeans
You might go, yes, you might leave
Over land and over seas
If you always carry
Oh, you be brave, yes, you be tough
Don't you cry; you'll have enough
If you always carry
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
A dollar and a suitcase
I love this song do you have a sheet to play it?
capitancronos 1 year ago
@capitancronos
No, I'm sorry.
drennorg 1 year ago