Duchess

Times were good, she never thought about the future

She just did what she would

Oh, but she really cared about her music

It all seemed so important then

And she dreamed that every time that she performed

Everyone would cry for more

That all she had to do was step into the light

And everyone would start to roar

And on the road where all but a few fall by the wayside

On the grassier verge

She battled through against the others in her world

And the sleep, and the odds

But now every time that she performed

Oh, everybody cried for more

Soon, all she had to do was step into the light

For everyone to start to roar

And all the people cried

"You're the one we've waited for"

Oh, but time went by, it wasn't so easy now, all uphill

And not feeling so strong

Yes, times were hard, too much thinking 'bout the future

And what people might want

And then there was the time that she performed

When nobody called for more

And soon every time she stepped into the light

They really let her know the score

But she dreamed of the time when she sang her songs

And everybody cried for more

When all she had to do was step into the light

For everyone to start to roar

And all the people cried

"You're the one we've waited for"