Addey

Addey's a cat, she's a fool She's a star, she's a queen She lives in a trap down on third Never heard, never seen She's desperate for a way to get out But she don't know what out means Ah, Addey, don't you be so afraid, It's not as bad as it seems She walks cross the floor, toward the door, To stairs, to the street She calls up a cab for downtown There's a man she must meet Ah, the thought that she's got to go through Makes her cry to be free Addey, wipe those tears form your eyes You wouldn't want him to see She puts on a face with a smile As she walks through the door She thinks of her folks, and her home And what she came there for Ah, she tells the man that after this time She won't be back for more But he says; Huh, Addey don't you be a fool You've said that, time and time before She runs down the street, in the heat Down past Nowhere café She drops to her knees neath a tree But she don't know how to pray Oh Addey, there's no life in that rig Why don't you pack it away Trust in God for a new kind of life Honey, He won't lead you astray, Oh