FOR KAREN CARPENTER

For Karen Carpenter I keep a special place
Where all my hopes and dreams of love are pure
For Karen Carpenter I would have found a way
To sing in tune, to dance, and smile for her
Poor little drummer girl has come too far to cry
Our little drummer girl, I suppose that we shouldn’t ask you why

“We’ve only just begun,” sang Karen Carpenter
It’s true, at thirty-two she came undone
Karen was too big. Or was she too small?
But she was perfect for all those who sang along
Poor little drummer girl has come too far to cry
Our little drummer girl, I suppose that we shouldn’t ask you why

With Karen Carpenter we’ll forever sing along
With a song that never, ever can go wrong
For Karen Carpenter a song was like a dream
While life itself was never what it seemed
Poor little drummer girl has come too far to cry
Our little drummer girl, I suppose that we shouldn’t ask you why

Here’s a little song for those who disappear before our very eyes
Who knew? We’d be here, but not you

Here’s a little song for those who stay behind and wonder why you’re gone
Who knew? We’d be singing for you

For Karen Carpenter

A Song Can Tell A Story

When words leave off, music begins.

FOR KAREN CARPENTER