Carolann Solebello Alice lyrics

Alice was the kind of girl who always got her way
Sharp of tongue and sharp of eye – she knew what to say
Didn't need a man to hold the door or walk her home
Sometimes she'd ask one for a light just to throw a bone

Alice knew her way around the back room of a tavern
Any man can't hold his drink was simply not worth havin'
Slick-haired boys would fall in line with roses at her feet
She just tossed them off to lead parades down Jersey Street

Alice, pride of East New Brighton
Alice, always came out fightin'

Alice spent her days behind the factory line at Gypsum
Foreman pinched her bottom half so she hauls off and hits him
Alice thought she lost her job till he got on one knee
Spit his teeth into her hand – said, “Will you marry me?”

Alice, pride of East New Brighton

Alice, the noose began to tighten

Alice moved into his house up on the hill
Nursing drinks and babies never broke her will
Foreman George worked hard and stayed out nights ‘til three
She just laughed and told him, “Don't wait up for me”

Alice found herself alone again at fifty-nine
Surrounded with her children's children – she was doing fine
But somehow she remained the girl who always got her way
No matter what we wanted she just had to slip away

Alice, pride of East New Brighton
Alice, always came out fightin'
Alice, pride of East New Brighton
Alice, why were you so frightened?