Key: A
Introduction:
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Presenting Lily Mars
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Tap dancer, a soon-to-be star
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She'll beat your heart so fast
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Spotlight's on Lily tonight
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She's on Channel One's late-night show
C Em F
She's watching people come and go
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Producer says "You've got it made, girl"
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And when she's lying sleepless in his arms
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The frost paints roses on poor Lily's window pane
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Presenting Lily's mum
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She still lives on in Lily's mind
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Stopped ageing years ago
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Now she's gone, but left her dreams in Lily's eyes
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Lily's wondering if mummy's watching her tonight
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"Good morning!" says father Mars
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Presenting a salesman's cheerful face
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His mouth is never shut!
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As he strides from door to door to door
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Watch his face as he puts his foot in my door
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Presenting Lily Mars
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She's sensing moons and stars
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The pills that Doc subscribed
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Will keep the sleepless, dreamless nights away
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Oh maj7, now you're sleeping day by day
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By day by day by day by day bye, bye
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Poor Lily, mummy's watching you to..ni.. ght.