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little women

by The Histry Channel

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I don't know what Polly wanted, but I know she loved to act, her favorite color was purple, and her favorite book was Little Women. This song is a work of fiction, and though this song is about and for her, it's also very much about and for you, to whoever's listening.
Rest in peace, and happy birthday.

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1981
born and raised in california
dreaming 'bout the movies
what's the first one you saw that made you wanna be
an actress
no, an artist
prancing onto the center stage in the dress you made
at summer camp repertory
what's the first role that made the theater scream your name

the school plays and workshops
some things you don't grow out of
it's much more than playing pretend
this is the life that you lead, it ain't a means to an end

you work hard, and don't stop
'til your name's on hollywood boulevard
or your face
on broadway
illuminates the marquee in the city that don't sleep

and you don't sleep either
Polly you're a dreamer
got your head in the clouds, you keep drifting off somewhere else
I know how you're feeling, why you need to leave
don't you come back to this town

you ought to be famous
cast next to Geena Davis
but don't think we won't miss you
our hearts skip when we catch glimpses of you
on the silver screen, on tv
in ads for milk, and perfume, and denim jeans
how do your parents feel
what do your friends think
driving past billboards
flipping through magazines

you were never cut out to working nine to five, were you
you were always searching for some other kind of life for you

with set lights and headshots
callbacks and makeup
between catwalks and crossovers
this is the stuff that dreams are made of

well at least yours were
now you don't get much sleep
too busy with your work onto the real thing
little miss hollywood
the best that you could be
put on your dancing shoes, thank the academy

then maybe you'll come back home, just like you never left
maybe you'll come back and everything's different
but some things stay the same
I see it in the way you smile just like you did back in the seventh grade
some things won't ever change
I hear it in the way we share a laugh over your old audition tapes

it's so good to see you outside the moving pictures
but sometimes I wish that you had never left
off to the city of angels
and gave it all you had to give

you work hard
and don't stop
'til your name's on hollywood boulevard
or your face
on broadway
illuminates the marquee
in the city that don't sleep

and you don't sleep either
Polly you're a dreamer

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released January 3, 2019

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hey, my name's Eddie and I sing and play guitar as/in The Histry Channel. depends on when you're reading this. thanks for stopping by.

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