The Rose Of Laura Nyro

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A single stem It's 6 a.m. And foggy on the Hudson Thorns adorn her baby grand From Stoney End to London Words unfold Hair black as coal Sweet blindness in her eyes Stoned souls perform at Central Park In masks of her disguise A sign inside the times It's a poison pen they're pushing Lay your head to rest upon The pale and purple cushions Like Virginia to the lighthouse See the songbirds in their cages The rose of Laura Nyro Shed its petals on the pages Eli's coming Eli's coming Ticking clocks The orthodox Tell 'em Eli's coming Italian girls in Market Square Where Catholic fears are running Beads of sweat On Lafayette Christmas Eve is melting Dumb as rocks on Monterey Down Gibson Street, they're yelling A sign inside the times It's a poison pen they're pushing Lay your head to rest upon The pale and purple cushions Like Virginia to the lighthouse See the songbirds in their cages The rose of Laura Nyro Shed its petals on the pages Eli's coming Eli's coming Eli's coming A single stem It's 6 a.m. And foggy on the Hudson Thorns adorn her baby grand From Stoney End to London Words unfold Hair black as coal Sweet blindness in her eyes Stoned souls perform at Central Park In masks of her disguise A sign inside the times It's a poison pen they're pushing Lay your head to rest upon The pale and purple cushion Like Virginia to the lighthouse See the songbirds in their cages The rose of Laura Nyro Shed its petals on the pages The rose of Laura Nyro Shed its petals on the pages Eli's coming Eli's coming Eli's coming Eli's coming Better hide your heart, girl Eli's coming Eli's coming Eli, oh, Eli's a-coming Eli's a-coming, yeah Eli's coming Eli's a-coming, yeah, yeah, yeah Eli's a-coming Eli's a-coming, oh Eli's a-coming Eli's a-coming, I said, Eli, Eli Eli's coming You better hide your heart, girl Hide your heart, girl Eli's coming, yeah