She made a last-second decision
To step left instead of right
And she hit a slick of anti-freeze
Left by a crash last night
Her name was apparently Lulu
It rang like a bell
Came up from behind just in time
And caught her as she fell
Apparently Lulu had just fled the scene
Of a terrible crisis of epic proportions it seems
They say “Plus ça change, plus ç’est la meme chose”
But apparently Lulu, that’s only half true
The sign said, “Come in, we’re open”
At the all-night laundromat
So they got a cup of hot chocolate
From a vending machine in the back
He said, “Apparently Lulu,
You are in some distress.”
And she said, “My dear, as long as we’re here,
We might as well wash this dress.”
Apparently Lulu had turned down a ring
And the second biggest house in Kapuskasing
And the gossip-mongers made a killing that day
But apparently Lulu, they misconstrued you
She said, “These walls are load-bearing
And I need an engineer.”
She wiped her eyes, he sympathized
And said “That’s not my chosen career”
Then it was just like their first dance
“Beth” by Peter Criss
Homecoming queen, forever sixteen
Running out on a kiss
The day of the wedding I remember well
Cause down at the church it was me who was ringin’ the bell
And I stayed behind, stacking chairs, as they drove away
Apparently Lulu, apparently Lulu
credits
from Victorian Poison,
released October 20, 2022
Words and music by Darin Barney and Hard Red Spring
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