Nellie Takes Her Bow - 2001 Remastered Version

Who thanked the Lord for the clothes that she wore and mended?
Nellie, with the big old fashioned eyes
Who won the heart of a crowd, tore apart, took a bow?
Nellie, there's a different world backstage

I see the flood lights burning
I hear the band play on
Now Nellie takes her bow

She said she really could not stay
Nellie, she had a brand new play to play
And so she paints her face and smiles
And she'll be someone else in a while

I see the flood lights burning
I hear the band play on
Now Nellie takes her bow

Just a lonely girl who could not face a broken world
And so she acts out all her dreams
And wishes that's how it had been
But when the audience is near
It seems as though she doesn't even care

Nellie just sent me a line to tell me she was doing fine
She got the lead and on Broadway
They're really digging her today
So she turns another page
Living someone's life upon the stage

I see the flood lights burning
I hear the band play on
Now Nellie takes her bow



Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Lynne
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