Hannah
by Ray LaMontagne
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I lost all of my vanity
When I peered into the pool
I lost all of my innocence
When I fell in love with you
I never knew a man fall so far
Until´ I landed here
Where all of my wounds that turn into gold
When I kissed your hair
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you to come on to me?
And I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
Ask her why she cries so loud?
She will not say a word
Eyes like ice and hands that shake
She takes what she deserves
To celebrate her emptiness
In a cold and lonely room
Sweep the floor with your long flowered dress
If you cannot find a broom
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
That I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
She´s got hair that flows right down
Right down to the backs of her knees
Her papa he was a preachin´ man
And the Lord is hard to please
So she comes down from the Ozark hills
To these very streets to roam
With a banjo and a Bible
And a fine tooth comb
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
That I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
I´d walk one mile on this broken glass
To fall down at your feet
Oh Hannah you´re the queen of the street
I climb the tree with my Hannah Lee
My intentions they were pure
Oh the breeze did whip and I lost my grip
I tumbled towards the earth
Where you never would guess who it was that stood below
His name I would never tell
But his eyes were clear and his arms were strong
And caught me as I fell
Now come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
And I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´d just be kind to me
I´d walk one mile on just broken glass
To fall down at your feet
Hannah you´re the queen of the street
The queen of the street
When I peered into the pool
I lost all of my innocence
When I fell in love with you
I never knew a man fall so far
Until´ I landed here
Where all of my wounds that turn into gold
When I kissed your hair
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you to come on to me?
And I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
Ask her why she cries so loud?
She will not say a word
Eyes like ice and hands that shake
She takes what she deserves
To celebrate her emptiness
In a cold and lonely room
Sweep the floor with your long flowered dress
If you cannot find a broom
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
That I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
She´s got hair that flows right down
Right down to the backs of her knees
Her papa he was a preachin´ man
And the Lord is hard to please
So she comes down from the Ozark hills
To these very streets to roam
With a banjo and a Bible
And a fine tooth comb
Come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
That I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´ll just be kind to me
I´d walk one mile on this broken glass
To fall down at your feet
Oh Hannah you´re the queen of the street
I climb the tree with my Hannah Lee
My intentions they were pure
Oh the breeze did whip and I lost my grip
I tumbled towards the earth
Where you never would guess who it was that stood below
His name I would never tell
But his eyes were clear and his arms were strong
And caught me as I fell
Now come to me Hannah
Hannah won´t you come on to me?
And I´ll lay down this bottle of wine
If you´d just be kind to me
I´d walk one mile on just broken glass
To fall down at your feet
Hannah you´re the queen of the street
The queen of the street