astro motel
she moved into the astro
it was a second class motel
where the owner was well adapted
at how to put her through hell
walls paper thin
the neighbors often yelled
you'd have been better off
half a mile down the street
at a place called the wishing well
down the avenue santa rosa
she got a job cuttin' hair
times were tight
most of the time she
was sittin' in the ez chair
after bout a week she wanted
to get get out of there
when antonia told her the news
she acted like she didn't even care.
funny how,
She said, i used to be the one to scoff
at the lady who i look like today
better watch out who you're laughing at honey
just might be you
some day.
Used to think that i was invincible
Some misplaced joan of ark-
here i am now with a baby by my side
and i'm living in juilliard park.
me and burpo were laughing
we didn't get to where we were going to
he stopped laughing, looked me in the eye.
What are you lookin' at? man?
he said, you.
ya think you're pretty
clever, you think you're pretty smart
better watch out if
you wanna be a work of art
walkin' and i'm walkin' and i'm waitin'
watchin' and i'm watchin' hesitatin 2x
She's doin' a little better now
got a house down on grand avenue
She doesn't have
the same kind of problems
she used to have
a year ago or two.
She works down at the center
She's helpin' the strong
she's helpin' the weak
i got one goal, she said,
gonna try to be good to
everyone i meet.
walkin' and i'm walkin' and i'm waitin'
watchin' and i'm watchin' hesitatin 2x
