I'm just a poor girl trying to be free
Can you follow me?
I'm just a poor girl trying to be free
I'm not made of rags and bone
I want my soul and spirit flown
And the glory that's a morning of our own
Closer to the people
Bring me
Closer to the people
Gotta get
To the Be-Bop
Playing with my mind
I was hip
Like O'Day
Haunted by a Lullaby
Closer to the people
Bring me
Closer to the people
Gotta get
To the living
On the other side
When they shout
When they holler
Don't leave me in this double night
Closer to the people
Bring me
Closer to the people
When I look up to heaven
And I see the climb
Every step
I dance brightly
"La Pas Ma La" of old Ragtime
Closer to the people
Bring me
Closer to the people
Bring me
Closer to the people