Beauty Mark

I never had it

I never wanted it

I never had your beauty mark

Nor did I have your black hair and hazel eyes

My early childhood

Was not as simple

As yours set in the country

No, I did not have a fear of nuns who dressed in black

But I do have your taste

I had no radio show

Nor did I have homemade clothes

Homemade curtains of the same material

I never had it

I never wanted it

I never had your beauty mark

Beauty mark

But I do have your taste

And I do have your red face

And long hands

I think Callas sang a lovely Norma

You prefer Robeson in Deep River

I may not be so manly

But still, I know you love me

Even if I don't have your beauty mark

Beauty mark