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No rEgrets

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No rEgrets was released on September 18, 2001 by Rhymesayers as a part of the album Labor Days

Song Details

AlbumLabor Days

Release DateSeptember 18, 2001

LabelRhymesayers

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM103

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Aesop Rock

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ian Bavitz

Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Lucy was seven and wore a head of blue barrettes

City born, into this world with no knowledge and no regrets

Had a piece of yellow chalk with which she'd draw upon the street

The many faces of the various locals that she would meet

There was Joshua, age ten, bully up the block

Who always took her milk money at the morning bus stop

There was Mrs. Crabtree and her poodle

She always gave a wave and holler

On her weekly trip down to the bingo parlor

And she drew men, women, kids, sunsets, clouds

And she drew skyscrapers, fruit stands, cities, towns

Always said hello to passers-by

They'd ask her why she passed the time

Attachin' lines to concrete, but she would only smile

Now all the other children living in or near her building

Ran around like tyrants, soakin' up the open fire hydrants

They would say, "Hey, little Lucy, wanna come jump double dutch?"

Lucy would pause, look, grin and say, "I'm busy, thank you much"

Well, well, one year passed, and believe it or not

She covered every last inch of the entire sidewalk

And she stopped, "Lucy, after all this, you're just giving in today?"

She said, "I'm not giving in, I'm finished," and walked away, way

[Verse 2]

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

You can dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

You can dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

[Verse 3]

Lucy was thirty-seven, and introverted somewhat

Basement apartment in the same building she grew up in

She traded in her blue barrettes for long locks held up with a clip

Traded in her yellow chalk for charcoal sticks

And she drew little Bobby who would come to sweep the porch

And she drew the mailman, delivered every day at 4:00

Lucy had very little contact with the folks outside her cubicle day

But found it suitable, and she liked it that way

She had a man now, Rico, similar, hermit

They would only see each other once or twice a week on purpose

They appreciated space, and Rico was an artist too

So they'd connect on Saturdays

To share the pictures that they drew (Look)

Now every month or so, she'd get a knock upon the front door

Just one of the neighbors, actin' nice

But thought she was a strange girl, really

Say, "Hey, Lucy, wanna join me for some lunch?"

Lucy would smile and say, "I'm busy, thank you much"

The neighbor'd make a weird face the second the door shut

And run and tell their friends how truly crazy Lucy was

And Lucy knew what people thought, but didn't care

'Cause while they spread their rumors through the street

She'd paint another masterpiece

[Verse 4]

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

You can dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

You can dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

[Verse 5]

Lucy was eighty-seven, upon her deathbed

At the senior home, where she had previously checked in

Traded in the locks and clip for a head rest

Traded in the charcoal sticks for arthritis, it had to happen

And she drew no more, just sat and watched the dawn

Had a television in the room that she'd never turned on

Lucy pinned up a life's worth of pictures on the wall

And sat and smiled and looked each one over, just to laugh at it all

Now Rico, he had passed about five years back

So the visiting hours pulled in a big flock of nothin'

She'd never spoken much throughout the spanning of her life

Until the day she leaned forward, grinned and pulled the nurse aside

And she said, "Look, I've never had a dream in my life

Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued

I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done

So I've been the dream that I wanted to be since day one"

Well, the nurse jumped back

She'd never heard Lucy even talk, 'specially words like that

She walked over to the door, and pulled it closed behind

And Lucy blew a kiss to each one of her pictures, and she died

[Verse 6]

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

You can dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

One, two, three, that's the speed of the seed

A, B, C, that's the speed of the need

Dream a little dream, or you can live a little dream

I'd rather live it

'Cause dreamers always chase, but never get it

[Verse 7]

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

One, two, three, A, B, C

[Verse 8]

Like that y'all, like that y'all

It's like tha-tha-tha-that, it's like that y'all

It's like that y'all, it's like that y'all

It's like tha-tha-tha-that, it's like that y'all

It's like this y'all, it's like this y'all

It's like thi-thi-thi-this, it's like this y'all

It's like this y'all, it's like this y'all

It's like thi-thi-thi-thi-thi-thi-thi-thi-this y'all

Check, uh

Written by: Ian Bavitz

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