Wrote after I saw a homeless man downtown in Nashville. Talked to him for awhile and he asked me to take his picture (I was on a photo shoot for school) under the Planet Hollywood sign so that he could send it to his mom and she'd know he was being successful. I developed my film and sent the picture to the rescue mission where he was staying. I never knew if he got it or not and always wonder.
Anyway, that always made me think of this man out on the streets just hoping to someday impress his mother. It made me think of how many people are on the streets right now with no home. Children and mothers and fathers and sons and daughters. Just lost. So I wrote this the day I mailed off his picture. I wish I could find my copy of the picture. If I do I'll share it in a later post.
Lyrics:
Little boy Blue why are you crying?
You look as though your heart has fallen down.
Little boy Blue why aren't you standing?
Who left you here to tremble on the ground?
Look, here's a sparrow come to comfort you
she's left a broken feather she can't use
she said that it has always been her favorite
and hey maybe you can make it fly for you
Oh, sweet broken baby
don't you cry tonight
Cause my arms were made to hold you
And my heart was sent to love you
Oh, sweet baby blue, don't cry
Oh, sweet baby, don't be baby blue
Oh, sweet baby, don't be baby blue
Little boy blue, where is your sister?
Well I heard that she was taking care of you.
Little boy blue where is your shoe?
Who left you here so heartlessly
So blue
Oh sweet broken baby
dont you cry tonight
Cause my arms were made to hold you
and my heart was sent to love to you
Oh, sweet baby blue
don't cry
here comes and angel just for you
And she told me that she's taking you home
Oh sweet baby, you are finally going home
There the trees they are filled with candy
and your sister, she's there true
And I'll miss you but I know that you are
going home
Well I know that you are going
You're going home.
(i keep singing just for the longest time, you can stop early it's okay)
©serena matthews
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