I Wish

i can hardly move
and i sure can't groove
and i can hardly see why I'm so afraid
and the days are long
i can't get rid of what's wrong
it's plain to see
but the problem is, is, is in me

i wish i were
a singer
a dancer
dancing for your love

am i somewhere in the middle
do i count at being special
is there a sincerity in anything i say
do i know what anything means
can i see

I Were

i listen to the radio
not music but the talk shows
i watch a lot of pbs and bbc
i don't want to meet the press
i'm scared, i'm scared of what i see
the only thing i recognize
is the pain in my side
and the hunger that i feel
is the only thing that is real

i wish i were
a singer
a dancer
dancing for your love

Martha Wainwright /// *

See Emily

emily tries but misunderstands
she's often inclined
to borrow somebody's dreams
till tomorrow

there is no other day
let's try it another way
you'll lose your mind and play
free games for may
see emily play

soon after dark emily cries
gazing through trees
in sorrow hardly a sound
till tomorrow

Play

there is no other day
let's try it another way
you'll lose your mind and play
free games for may
see emily play
see emily play
see emily play
emily play, emily

put on a gown
that touches the ground
float on a river
forever and ever, emily

there is no other day
let's try it another way
you'll lose your mind and play
free games for may
see emily play
free games for may
see emily play
free games for may
see emily play

Martha Wainwright /// *