Story:

Lydia - fall 2006

Waldport, Oregon

Dan came over to rehearse the Recovery Zone songs and told a story about a woman he had met. I just happened to be playing the pattern that is the chord foundation for this song and started singing and laughing as we put together this song based on the real story Dan was telling.

 Dan, Vallorie, and I wrote the first three verses before we moved on to other work.

The next time we got together Dan continued the story with new adventures of a man she met and the events that followed. We wrote the next two verses based on that.

Finally, a few weeks later, we heard she had disappeared so we wrote the final verse in hopes it would be positive energy directed her way.

We had fun with this song and hope it shines through to you, and her, and him.

MP3:  Stream: Lydia

Lyrics:

10-Lydia

Went down to a meeting earlier today

Met a little girl there kept looking my way

Told her I been coming here for recovery

She said I’m just coming here

To finish off a spree

chorus:

Her name was Marie

But we all did agree to call her Lydia

Lydia walked in brushing back her hair

Sat herself down she had no underwear!

I turned away real fast

Don’t want none of that

Decided I would leave grabbed my coat and hat

 chorus

Now I said honestly I don’t understand

She replied to me just looking for a man

Thank you pretty lady for knocking on my door

I’ve had my share of your kind before

 chorus

She finally took a man available and free

Promised him a life of love for eternity

Hook line and sinker

You know that man was caught

He took the bait but how much will it cost?

 chorus

Lost all his money nearly lost his soul

That young woman really took a toll

Lost his home most all of his friends

Now he knows he owes amends

But what’s he gonna do About Marie?

 chorus

She is still out there

We hope she’s coming back

When she doesn’t need a man

To show her where it’s at

Where it’s at is deep inside

That’s where love and peace reside

Hiding from tomorrows filled with sorrows

chorus

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