Lucero — Cass — makeitpersonal

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Five sisters [2] and she's the one
More beauty than the setting sun
But she was much more than she showed
Something her form could not hold [3]

She'd dance and flirt with all the boys
But all her beauty she would sooner destroy

The anchor of a soul cut loose to drift
The anchor of a soul cut loose to drift
The diffrence what was and what is
I ain't exactly sure
Think how young our fathers were

Indian and Irish blood [4]
Long dark hair and an angels touch
A beauty no man could control
And something her form could not hold

Think how young our fathers were
And that same night sky
Offers no answers why
Think how young our fathers were

[1] This song is inspired by a story from Charles Bukowski called The Most Beautiful Woman In Town.

[2] Cass was the youngest and most beautiful of the five sisters. Her father died of alcoholism and her mother ran off, leaving the girls alone.

[3] She was not only pretty but crazy too (and that's how I like 'em!). She enjoyed inserting pins in her nose and eyes. She also cut her throat twice. A real sweetie.

[4] In Bukowski’s words: "1/2 Indian with a supple and strange body, a snake-like and fiery body with eyes to go with it. Cass was fluid moving fire".

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