Georgy Walking Home

[Verse 1] Georgy walks past the bakery window Silver in her hair catching afternoon light She remembers the girl who kept lowering her eyes Any time the world looked too bright Now she laughs with the florist on Main Street Carries pears in a canvas bag And the ghosts that once rode on her shoulders Don’t follow her home like that [Chorus] Georgy, keep walking The years didn’t break your flame They just taught your hands How to carry the weight Georgy, sweet Georgy The world called you late But some hearts only bloom After the hard rain [Verse 2] She once loved a man who spoke in promises Thin as smoke in a winter room Now she waters the plants by the back steps And lets silence flower too There’s a photograph tucked in her dresser Of a girl in a borrowed blue dress She doesn’t mourn her anymore now She just whispers: you did your best [Chorus] Georgy, keep walking The years didn’t steal your light They just carved deep rivers Where the truth could survive Georgy, sweet Georgy Look how far you came Still carrying music Nobody could name [Bridge] [soft strings rise] Some women arrive like fireworks Some arrive slow as spring But every lonely mile she traveled Taught her how to sing [Final Chorus] Georgy, keep walking Evening gold in your hair There’s a peace in the way You breathe the cold air Georgy, dear Georgy You were never small The world just took too long To see you at all [Outro] [soft harmony] Georgy walks home smiling Streetlights coming on And somewhere in the distance Some old radio plays on