Jack Art

Lyrics

Tonight it’s Candy’s birthday party
People come and go inside the house
As always Mike took care of everything
Making sure no one’s got an empty glass
Family and friends form a circle
Dancing like mad around her
And with a big bright American smile
She blows out her thirty candles
But her mind’s a thousand miles away
There’s no way that she can stay

And she walks through the door with a lump in her throat
After one long last look at the only ones she ever loved
In the chilly night, the drizzle blends into her tears
There’s some light round the corner, a new hope stronger than her fears
She no longer walks
Now she’s running for her life

He’d picked her up in a small café
Somewhere between San Fran and Monterey
She was working hard there for the season
That’s all she said ‘bout her for some reason
He instantly fell in love with her
And put her things in his yellow roadster
Along the way she told him her story
A tortuous path of love, flight and tears
From there he patiently begun
Extracting the diamond from the stone

She’s a loving wife, she’s a perfect mum
A good cook as well, she could hardly be blamed
Though she doesn’t feel to be under his thumb
She’s just getting bored
And that doesn’t cool the blood in her veins

Tonight it’s Candy’s birthday party
People come and go inside the house
As always Mike took care of everything
Making sure no one’s got an empty glass
Family and friends form a circle
Dancing like mad around her
And with a big bright American smile
She blows out her thirty candles
But her mind’s a thousand miles away
There’s no way that she can stay