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Lily
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Alternative Folk
Lily was released on September 23, 1997 by Razor & Tie as a part of the album Gone From Danger
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Release DateSeptember 23, 1997
LabelRazor & Tie
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM90

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Percussion
Walter Henry Wilson
Walter Henry Wilson
Percussion
Kenny Greenberg
Kenny Greenberg
Electric Guitar
Sharon Rice
Sharon Rice
Background Vocals
Chad Cromwell
Chad Cromwell
Drums
Dan Dugmore
Dan Dugmore
Dobro
Ellie Wilson
Ellie Wilson
Vocals
Marabeth Jordan
Marabeth Jordan
Background Vocals
Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes
Bass
Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson
Vocals
Tim Lauer
Tim Lauer
Harmonium
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Songwriter
Walter Henry Wilson
Walter Henry Wilson
Songwriter
Kenny Greenberg
Kenny Greenberg
Songwriter
Sharon Rice
Sharon Rice
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Walter Henry Wilson
Walter Henry Wilson
Producer
Kenny Greenberg
Kenny Greenberg
Producer

Lyrics

Lily lived in a farmhouse at the edge of town
Long black braids like anchor chains
How they weighed her down
Dark eyes, pale skin
Mean dad, she was my second grade friend
My very best friend
She had four older brothers that I sometimes dreamed about
Mennonite children like wild indians
In a one room schoolhouse
At sixteen she ran away
Married, her first chance to escape
Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily
A lifetime later I passed through Buffalo and found her house
Same sweet Lily was looking through the eyes
Of the woman I was talking to now
She gave me a rose she made
Of silk and memories of a lost yesterday
Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily
Two silhouettes in the afternoon
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily
Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair
Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
Oh Lily
Written by: Joan Baez, Kenny Greenberg, Sharon Rice, Walter Henry Wilson
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