Video Painted Lady On The Stage de Abbey Lincoln 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Abbey Lincoln - Painted Lady On The Stage Lyrics

[Intro]
There are many styles of livin' for the many ways to be
'Cause life is an expression and we're livin' to be free
But for the painted lady there is a pointed stare
And eyes that ask a question: "Is she old anywhere?"

[Verse 1]
I travel 'cause I have somewhere to go
A song to sing, a thing to do, to show
And conversation's easy to engage
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage

[Verse 2]
A spectacle the pеople come to see
And centеr stage is where you look for me
Sometimes my picture's featured on a page
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage

[Bridge]
A common garden flower child
With hopes and dreams to share
And visions of another world
I can take you there

[Verse 3]
I live a public life, a life I choose
A song of love, sometimes I sing the blues
And sometimes I can hear the rivers rage
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage
[Tenor Saxophone Solo]

[Bridge]
A common garden flower child
With hopes and dreams to share
And visions of another world
I am gonna take you there

[Verse 4]
I go the way the optics of disguise
Reflected in the gains of stranger's eyes
And there are many battles that I've waged
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage

[Verse 5]
I travel here and there to foreign lands
I've seen some setting suns, some shifting sands
Sometimes I play the fool, sometimes the sage
'Cause I'm a painted lady, I'm a painted lady
I'm a painted lady on the stage