She lived in a trailer out eastern road
Her loneliness was a disease
But my daddy couldn't see it though
Her name was linda her smile was forced
And folks 'round town say she dressed like a divorce
My daddy had a son by her
'though she wasn't supposed to be able
I was eight years old when they told me 'round the table
I looked at my daddy, he looked to the ground

I guessed that we'd be stickin' round ahwile
Might as well smile cause there's no point in being mean
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream

Got called to the principal's office
Did I do something wrong?
Doctor on the telephone said,
Congratulations, you've got a baby brother born.
Got sent to a psychiatrist in case I resented their child.
I was bitter in my anguish but my manner was mild.
My daddy got excommunicated from the mormon church.
Guess an illegitimate son in god's eye has no worth
He tried to stick around but he flew the coop in spring.
He loved that baby just not linda it seemed
But still I know we'd be stickin' round awhile
Might as well smile cause there's no point in bein' mean.
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream.
So linda got remarried now my brother called that new man dad
But it didn't last long I hear his temper was bad
So she said that we could see him on every other saturday.
We all were shocked when he called my daddy uncle
She said it was better that way.
They tried to get back together but it was off and on
One day she disappeared, I hear to oregon.
I haven't seen him since. I guess I'm supposed to forget.
That he was my brother too and not just their legal mess

I thought that we'd be stickin' 'round awhile
Might as well smile 'cause there's no point in bein' mean.
I guess that's just what you get when you forget to dream.

This song is for nikos wherever you may be
I know things were tough but you're okay by me
And your momma ain't a bad person, my daddy's ain't no fool
Sometimes parents just need forgiving too.
Ps, I love you, your sister jewel.
Ps, I love you, your sister jewel.

• 1,000 Miles Away
• 501 Beauty Queen
• A Housewife's Revenge
• A Very Big Girl
• Abcd
• Afraid It's Too Late
• Ain't No Lookin Back
• All by Myself
• All The Animals
• Angel Needs a Ride
• Be Still My Little Heart
• Because I Love You
• Been Down So Long
• Behind The Wall
• Billy
• Boy Needs a Bike
• Breaking Up
• Buttercup
• Can't Take My Soul
• Carnivore
• Chime Bells
• Circle Song
• Closer to Fine
• Cold Song
• Comfortably Numb
• Cruise Control
• Daddy She's a Goddess
• Dance Between Two Women
• Dancing Barefoot
• Down
• Down at The Bridge
• Electric Fan
• Emily
• Everything Breaks Sometime
• Fade Away
• Flower
• Fly to Me Angel
• Food Stamp Love
• Fragile Flame
• Fragile Heart
• God's Gift to Women
• Goodwill Store
• Have a Little Faith in Me
• Here when Gone
• His Pleasure is My Pain
• Hotel Angel
• I Don't Care
• I Hate Valentine's Day
• I Thought I Saw You Last Night
• I've Got The Blues More Than You Do Blues
• If This is What Love Is
• Impala
• In a Woman's Life
• Intro
• Jessica
• Just Passing Time
• Just So Happens
• Kiss Your Ass
• Lasciatemi Morire
• Last Dance Rodeo
• Let It Rip, Let It Fly
• Let Them In
• Life's a Great Big Mystery Show
• Little Bird Song
• Louisa & Her Blue Guitar
• Making Me Blue
• Mamma's Little Hero
• Marital Carnival
• Memoirs of a Housewife
• Money
• Moon Over Austin
• My Fish Family
• My Own Private God's Gift to Women
• Need a Piece of Your Love Machine
• Nicotine Love
• Nikos
• No More Heartaches
• One Left Shoe
• Poem Song
• Quiet Warrior
• Race Car Driver
• Rocker Girl
• Run Tonto Run
• See Sassy
• She Cries
• Silver Lining
• Silver Satin Wings
• Spivy Leeks
• Star Child
• Stranger Enter from The East
• Studies in Love #12
• Styrofoam Dream
• Summer Home in Your Arms
• Summertime
• Sunshine Superman
• Swedish Song
• The Man Who's Already Gone
• The Water is Wide
• Tiny Love Spaces
• Too Darn Hot
• Train Song
• Under The Water
• Unsung in Your Eyes
• V-12 Cadillac
• Walk Away
• Weeping Tree
• What Matters is The Heart
• When I Was With You
• Winter Song
• Without You by My Side
• Yo
• You Make Lovin' Fun
• You're in Cleveland Today