Adela Songtext
von Michael John LaChiusa

I won′t be locked away like you

My skin won't turn to gray like yours
I want to know desire
I want to know what passion is while I′m young
I want to feel a fire
Between my legs and on my lips
And on my tongue
I won't give up and die like you

My heart can't hold a lie like yours
I′ll wear my green dress
And I′ll step outside
I will dance in the streets
In the arms of my love
For the world to see


I'll wear my green dress
I′ll have nothing to hide
I will love while I can
In the time that I have
I will dance with the man
Who loves me

I'll wear my green dress
I′ll have nothing to hide

I will love while I can
In the time that I have
I will dance with the man
Who loves me

My pains, Mother
Are not pains of hunger
And I should be a happy woman
I deserve my love
My pains, Mother
Are not pains of hunger
My pains, Mother
Are the pains of...