Jackie Greene Gracie lyrics

Gracie had a baby, she grew up, she was only seventeen
Something like a stranger and no one can recall the way she used to smile
'Cause in a one-horse town, no one ever seem to give a damn
But she could feel the fingers pointing
Eyes like knives and needles on her back

Oh Grace, Grace is gone
Oh Grace, Grace

Gracie told the taxi, "Take me as far as I can go"
She said, "I'm tired of this town
And I'm sure this town is tired of me"
She bought a one way ticket with a newborn and a suitcase by her side
There ain't nothing like it
The Kansas City Mainline moving down the track

Oh Grace is gone


Gracie found a job, typing for important businessmen
But sometimes all she could do was stare
Out of the windows at the wildflowers
Gracie cries at night, she looks upon the stars out in the sky
She sings to herself softly
Sitting in a bathrobe on her windowsill

Oh Grace, Grace is gone
Oh Grace, Grace is gone

Gracie had a baby, she grew up, she was only seventeen
Something like a stranger and no one can recall the way she used to smile