From the recording THE CROP
Lyrics
NOW YOU SEE HER, NOW I DON’T<br />
<br />
It all started with those playing cards<br />
That weren’t made in these United States.<br />
Second dealt yourself the queen of hearts;<br />
Bottom dealt me those aces and eights.<br />
<br />
Fifty-two weeks in every year;<br />
Fifty-two cards in every deck.<br />
You discarded me, the joker here; <br />
Left me a 52-pick-up wreck. <br />
<br />
Sorcery on demand,<br />
Some subtle sleight of hand,<br />
Some smoke and mirrors,<br />
Slight smell of brimstone …<br />
Now you see her –<br />
Now I don’t.<br />
<br />
Put me in that substitution trunk<br />
Where we were supposed to change places,<br />
But I’m still tangled in chains and junk;<br />
You and she are off to the races.<br />
<br />
Yeah, I’m locked in while you’re running free;<br />
You think you’ll end up better than me.<br />
I guess your guess is as good as mine<br />
If you’ll ever reach that finish line.<br />
<br />
Sorcery on demand,<br />
Some subtle sleight of hand,<br />
Some smoke and mirrors,<br />
Slight smell of brimstone,<br />
Now you see her –<br />
Now I don’t.<br />
<br />
You were the one who sawed us in two<br />
And never put us back together.<br />
A neat new trick created by you,<br />
And you couldn’t have done it better.<br />
<br />
Pulling a rabbit out of a hat, <br />
Great balls of fire from your fingertips -<br />
Opening night’s gonna feel like that<br />
When you hold her close and kiss her lips.<br />
<br />
Sorcery on demand,<br />
Some subtle sleight of hand,<br />
Some smoke and mirrors,<br />
Slight smell of brimstone,<br />
Now you see her –<br />
Now I don’t.<br />
<br />
You came on all tall, dark, and mannish;<br />
Did some heart-to-heart levitation.<br />
Can’t believe how quick love can vanish.<br />
You deserve a standing ovation.<br />
<br />
Some smoke and mirrors,<br />
Slight smell of brimstone,<br />
Now you see her –<br />
Now I don’t.<br />
Now you see her …<br />
<br />
Copyright © 2007 Lex Zaleta<br />