JUST AN ORDINARY WOMAN
She goes by the name of sexy Sue,
but in the morning she’s just like you.
But at night she has to walk the streets,
just to make those ends meet.
She goes by the name of sultry Sam,
but she’s always had problems with her men.
Her father sneaked in and abused her at night,
and the man she married beat her to an inch of her life.
She’s a street girl.
Standing on the corner.
Waiting for a punter.
Hoping for some money.
To feed her kids.
She goes by the name of delicious Denise,
but walking the street is no novelty.
Hounded by police in the dead of night,
hassled by drunks, oh what a life!
She goes by the name of baby Beth,
avoiding attachment as she's seen so much death.
Her brother was knifed by a gang over drugs,
and her best friend was murdered after learning too much.
She goes by the name of little Louise,
raped by a ‘punter’ and left in the street.
After finding the courage to report the attack,
the case was abandoned due to ‘evidence’ lack!
She's a street girl.
Risking life on the corner.
Hoping that her ‘punters’,
will let her live.
She goes by the name of cute Caroline,
drugged out of her mind to keep her in line.
No family, no friends, a slave to her pimp.
Becoming more numb and emptier
after every sad ‘trick’.
She’s a street girl.
Just an ordinary woman.
Making ends meet,
in this land of unemployment.
She’s a street girl.
Doing the best for her children.
Not giving up under pressure.
Just trying to live.
Copyright: Gordon Warren (1987/2014)
She goes by the name of sexy Sue,
but in the morning she’s just like you.
But at night she has to walk the streets,
just to make those ends meet.
She goes by the name of sultry Sam,
but she’s always had problems with her men.
Her father sneaked in and abused her at night,
and the man she married beat her to an inch of her life.
She’s a street girl.
Standing on the corner.
Waiting for a punter.
Hoping for some money.
To feed her kids.
She goes by the name of delicious Denise,
but walking the street is no novelty.
Hounded by police in the dead of night,
hassled by drunks, oh what a life!
She goes by the name of baby Beth,
avoiding attachment as she's seen so much death.
Her brother was knifed by a gang over drugs,
and her best friend was murdered after learning too much.
She goes by the name of little Louise,
raped by a ‘punter’ and left in the street.
After finding the courage to report the attack,
the case was abandoned due to ‘evidence’ lack!
She's a street girl.
Risking life on the corner.
Hoping that her ‘punters’,
will let her live.
She goes by the name of cute Caroline,
drugged out of her mind to keep her in line.
No family, no friends, a slave to her pimp.
Becoming more numb and emptier
after every sad ‘trick’.
She’s a street girl.
Just an ordinary woman.
Making ends meet,
in this land of unemployment.
She’s a street girl.
Doing the best for her children.
Not giving up under pressure.
Just trying to live.
Copyright: Gordon Warren (1987/2014)
