Isabella Lyrics - Singles - Jerry Leger

Let's drink to Isabella 

In a room full of repairs 

Covering the bruises and scratches 

From the wild and restless years 

By the time those glasses reach our lips 

She'll be wondering why we're here 

Confusion works through her mind 

Like the light shines through her hair 

"I'm beautiful and wonderful" she says 

In a fragile voice well aged 

"I've lived and learned every word 

On ever worn out page 

I was once the one you worried about 

I was once the girl you craved 

Now I'm standing here all by myself 

And I don't need to be saved. 

Life's long dirty road loved me 

And broke this heart in two 

I smiled and frowned up and down the town 

And hurt my eyes with truth 

I found the places where you meet 

People who never leave too soon 

They wait 'til you're weak, sick 

And you sleep in their cold, cold room 

I was young when I left home 

I wrestled with the winds 

I panicked in the nighttime glare 

And preyed I'd find a friend 

Someone to take me out of this life 

Out of these puddles of rain 

I trusted anyone in any old slum 

Who remembered my name 

And I fell for a cold hearted stranger 

In May of '59 

He pounded on my frail emotions 

Oh, he battered up my mind 

But I left him stronger than before 

In a pale blue summer dress 

And a coat for the cold summer nights 

With a "born and die Canadian" crest 

I begged for a few whole dollars 

Just to get me on a Northland bus 

And I traveled as long as I could 

Through the greens and rocky rust 

And I fell asleep for a long long time 

Just hoping for something else 

I'd rather be a bum than a slave 

In some rich man's rattling house 

I lived from couch to couch 

Floor to covered porch 

I built my life back up 

I knew what I was looking for 

Some peace and quiet you get from living a certain way 

Not saying much, giving just enough 

Taking it day by day" 

Happy birthday, Isabella 

My sister of the west 

I never meant to criticize you 

Just to give you all my best 

I know you're happy, I know you're free 

Midnight still gives you its glare 

I can learn from your twists and turns 

I'll tell you when I'm getting there