Somehow I Never Could Believe (Live)-Cecile McLorin Salvant

[ti:Somehow I Never Could Believe] [ar:Cecile McLorin Salvant] [al:Dreams and Daggers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Somehow I Never Could Believe (Live) - Cecile McLorin Salvant [01:29.31]Somehow I never could believe [01:35.22] [01:37.98]That life was meant to be all dull and gray [01:43.93] [01:47.31]Somehow I always will believe [01:53.65] [01:57.32]There'll be a brighter day [02:04.51] [02:06.33]Folks should try to find a way to get along together [02:10.56]A way to make the world a singing happy place [02:13.94] [02:15.15]Full of laughter and kind words [02:17.77]And friendliness on everybody's face [02:21.87] [02:24.98]But somehow in the world that I grew up in [02:31.95] [02:34.54]The streets were dark with misery and distress [02:41.95] [02:44.29]The endless daily grind was too much for them [02:52.25] [02:53.59]It took away all hope of happiness [03:02.66] [03:15.42]When I was a girl I remember [03:19.32] [03:20.36]I used to dream about a party dress to wear [03:25.11] [03:26.15]But I never had a party dress [03:29.57]And I guess my dreams got lost somewhere [03:34.59]No one seemed to care [03:36.72] [03:46.97]But when I grew up I said I'll make it [03:50.40] [03:51.53]For I believed there'd be a lucky star above me [03:56.93] [03:58.32]In the fairy tales I read [04:03.27] [04:04.77]The maiden always said [04:08.54] [04:09.68]I know I'll find a fairy prince to love me [04:22.23] [04:30.44]So I went wandering down the pavements of New York [04:32.39] [04:33.71]And through the subways roaring tunnels underground [04:36.25] [04:37.55]Hoping I would discover some wonderful lover [04:44.61] [04:57.85]Frank was the one that I found [05:02.17] [05:06.72]Oh on the day that we were married [05:11.04] [05:12.03]I took a flower from my bouquet [05:16.65] [05:17.38]And I pressed it in a book [05:20.65] [05:21.82]And put the book away [05:24.69] [05:28.45]Sometimes now I go and take a look [05:34.39] [05:38.55]The flowers dry the perfumes gone the petals all turned gray [05:48.24] [05:51.02]Oh dream of love [05:58.87] [06:01.43]Should love turn out that way [06:12.11] [06:15.23]Should love turn out that way [06:23.53] [06:31.11]But then the babies came [06:33.81] [06:36.84]Their little arms made a ring around a rosy about me [06:40.71] [06:42.48]Yet as they grew older [06:46.08] [06:47.94]They too seemed to grow away [06:53.50] [06:55.27]Until even Willy my little boy Willy [07:02.06] [07:06.24]Seems he can get along without me [07:19.72] [07:31.56]I don't know [07:32.17] [07:34.57]It looks like something awful happens [07:37.04] [07:38.08]In the kitchens where women wash their dishes [07:41.09] [07:42.31]Days turns to months months turn to years [07:45.69] [07:46.73]The greasy soap suds drown our wishes [07:52.05] [07:54.62]There's got to be a little happiness somewhere [08:04.11] [08:04.71]Some hand to touch that's warm and kind [08:12.35] [08:12.94]And there must be two smiling eyes somewhere [08:20.78] [08:22.29]That will smile back into mine [08:31.05] [08:52.12]I never could believe [08:55.59] [08:57.60]That life was meant to be all dull and gray [09:06.44] [09:08.64]I always will believe [09:15.85] [09:17.11]There'll be a brighter day