DESMORANDA
By: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1:
IN HER FIRST LIFE, BORN A LADY
IN A PALACE NEAR LONDON TOWNE
WHERE HER SERVANTS BROUGHT HER FLOWERS
DRESSED HER IN THE FINEST GOWNS
BUT SHE SAID THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING
IN THIS LIFE WITHOUT A CARE
FROM A WINDOW OF THE CASTLE
SHE HEARD MUSIC IN THE AIR
CHORUS: IS IT MUSIC DESMARANDA
IS THE STAGE WHERE YOU BELONG
IS IT MUSIC THAT YOU ARE NEEDING
ARE YOU ALL ABOUT A SONG
(MODULATE)

VERSE 2:
IN HER NEXT LIFE SHE WAS A SISTER
IN A CONVENT IN A CHURCH
HELPED THE POOR AND FED THE CHILDREN
FOR SO MANY YEARS SHE WORKED
NIGHT AND DAY SHE TOILED AND STRUGGLED
SAVING SOULS AND FIGHTING SIN
AS THE MUSIC OF THE CHURCH BELL
STIRRED HER LONELY HEART AGAIN
(REPEAT CHORUS)

VERSE 3:
IN HER NEXT LIFE SHE WAS A SERVANT
FOR A WOMAN RICH AND PROUD
SCRUBBED THE FLOORS AND DID THE COOKING
NEVER ONCE DID SHE GO OUT
IN THE NIGHT SHE DREAMED UP MUSIC
SWEET REFRAINS AND MELODIES
DREAMED ABOUT HER LIFE IN MUSIC
WITH HER OWN SWEET SELF TO PLEASE
(REPEAT CHORUS)

VERSE 4:
NOW IN THIS LIFE SHE IS A BIG STAR
AND THE PEOPLE GATHER ROUND
GOT A BIG BAND AND A BIG BUS
THAT SHE RIDES FROM TOWN TO TOWN
KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S DOING
ON THE STAGE WHERE SHE BELONGS
FOUND THE ANSWER SHE WAS SEEKING
AND SHE FOUND IT IN A SONG