Phoebe Snow – Harpo's Blues lyrics

Phoebe Snow – Harpo's Blues lyrics

I wish I was a willow
And I could sway to the music in the wind
And I wish I was a lover
I wouldn't need my costumes and pretend
I wish I was a mountain
I'd pass boldly thru the clouds and never end
I wish I was a soft refrain
When the lights were out I'd play
And be your friend
I strut and fret my hour upon the stage
The hour is up
I have to run and hide my rage
I'm lost again
I think I'm really scared
I won't be back at all this time
And have my deepest secrets shared

I'd like to be a willow
A lover, a mountain or a soft refrain
But I'd hate to be a grown-up
And have to try to bear my life in pain

I wish I was a soft refrain
When the lights were out I'd play
And be your friend
I strut and fret my hour upon the stage
The hour is up
I have to run and hide my rage
I'm lost again
I think I'm really scared
I won't be back at all this time
And have my deepest secrets shared

I'd like to be a willow
A lover, a mountain or a soft refrain
But I'd hate to be a grown-up
And have to try to bear my life in pain

Lyrics taken from /lyrics/p/phoebe_snow/harpos_blues.html

Songwriters: PHOEBE SNOW

Harpo's Blues lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Unregistered 2020-11-10 03:05:47

When a person’s on stage they can be awhomevever their words represent. Deep inside they still hold the shame that grew within them with their bodies, upbringing, teasing they may have experienced. Just because Phoebe has an exceptional voive and is an outstanding songwriter doesn’t mean that performance is less than terrifying for her. This song represents her fears, her wishes her dreams that things were different. She wants to stand bold like a mountain but instead struts and frets like MacBeth and has to run to hide her rage.
Ah! To wish to be a willow, to sway,, gently, How many have not realized their gifts because because of these same fears . She did it! How delightlful and lucky for us.No wonder this is my favorite song.

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Unregistered 2021-05-23 19:12:16

I had heard that this song was about a friend of Phoebe's who was a performer but had a great fear of life and committed suicide. I can't find any support for this on the 'net, but it seems to me to be a melancholy song. It is also a SUPERB A++ song, perfectly crafted in both melody and lyrics, with two jazz greats, Teddy Wilson and Zoot Sims, accompanying.

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