I am P.J. Proby/In Town/Enigma

Little girl, terrified
She'd leave her room if only bruises would heal
A home is no place to hide
Her heart is breaking from the pain that she feels

Every day's the same, she fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides and tries to pray
She wonders why
Does anyone ever hear her when she cries'

Today she's turning sixteen
Everyone singing but she can't seem to smile
They never get past arms length
How could they act like everything is alright'

Pulling down her long sleeves
To cover all the memories that scars leave
She says, 'Maybe making me bleed
Will be the answer that could wash the slate clean'

Every day's the same, she fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides and tries to pray
She wonders why
Does anyone ever hear her when she cries'

This is the dark before the dawn
The storm before the peace
Don't be afraid 'cause seasons change
And God is watching over you, He hears you

And every day's the same, she fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides and tries to pray
She'll be just fine
'Cause I know He hears her when she cries

Every day's the same, she fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides and tries to pray
She'll be just fine
'Cause I know He hears her when she cries
She'll be just fine
'Cause I know He hears her when she cries

Once I had a secret love
That lived within the heart of me
All too soon my secret love
Became impatient to be free

So I told a friendly star
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are
And why I am so in love with you

Now I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils

At last my heart's an open door
And my secret love's no secret anymore

At first Mom and Poppa called the little girl a lady
They raised her on the banks of a river bed

A house boat tied to a big tall tree
A home for my poppa and my momma and me

The clock strikes three Poppa jumps to his fee
Already Moma's cookin' Poppa somethin' to eat
At half past Poppa he's a ready to go, he jumps in
His pirogue headed down the bayou

He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
Got to catch a big fish for us to eat
He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man,gotta make
A livin' he's a 'Lousiana man

Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen, even got a little bitty
Muskrat cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun, tomorrow Poppa's
Gone turn em into money

They call Moma Rita and my Daddy Jack,my little baby
Brother on the floor that's Mac,Rhett and Lynn are the
Family twins,big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishin'

On the river floats Poppa's great big boat
That's how me and Poppa get in to town
It takes every bit of a night and day to even reach
A place where the people stay

Oh I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
That's the day my Poppa takes the furs to town
Poppa done promised me that I could go
He'd even let me see a cowboy show

I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then
I told my Poppa "gotta go again" but Poppa says"Hon
We got lines to run,we'll have to come again,cause theres
Work to be done"

He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
Got a catch a big fish for us to eat
He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man-an

Poppa done promised me that I could go
He'd even let me see the cowboy show

I saw the cowboys and indians for the first time then
I told my Poppa "Gotta go again" but Poppa said "Hon,
We got lines to run,we'll have to come again cause theres
Work to be done

He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
Got to catch a big fish for us to eat
He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man,gotta make
A livin' he's a 'Lousiana man

It only takes a little girl
To make a big man cry
She only has to take his heart
Break his heart, telling him goodbye

To make a big man cry
It's easy to do
To make a big man cry
Just tell him you're through
And then, watch him cry

She's got the power to sink him
In the winking of an eye
She only has to shake it off
And break it off, for no reason why

To make a big man cry
It's easy to do
To make a big man cry
Just tell him you're through
And then, watch him cry

(Yes, boy, it's easy to do)
Watch him cry
(Yes, boy, it can happen to you)
Watch him cry
(You know what he's saying is true)

Because it happened to me
(Because it happened to me)
Just take a look, you'll see
(Just take a look and you'll see)
I'm only part of the man
Only half of the man, I used to be
I know

It only takes a little girl
To make a big man cry
She only has to lead him on
And when she's gone, he'll just wanna die

To make a big man cry
It's easy to do
To make a big man cry
Just tell him you're through
And then, watch him cry

(Watch the big man cry)
Watch the big man cry
(Watch the big man cry)
Just watch me cry
(Watch the big man cry)
Watch him cry
(Watch the big man cry)

If I loved you, time and again
I would try to say all I'd want you to know
If I loved you, words wouldn't come
In an easy way, round in circles I'd go

Chorus:

Longing to tell you but afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by
Soon you'd leave me
Off you would go in the mist of day
Never, never to know
How I love you, if I loved you

Repeat chorus