There once was a girl
Who could talk to the dead
She lived all alone
Where no one dare tread
The townsfolk all feared her
The poor, quiet thing
And when she walked by
The children would sing:
"There goes the witch
From up on the hill
Don't look in her eyes
Or she might steal your will"
"Watch out, watch out,"
The children all cry
"Don't speak her name
Or else you might die."
The truth is, she wasn't
A witch like they said
She was just a young girl
who conversed with the dead
All night she spent there
From sundown, 'til dawn
Amongst the old gravestones
Just tending the lawn
The young girl would talk
Nonstop it would seem
With long lonely spirits
Who's lost smiles beam
They'd felt forgotten
And alone for so long
The living just passed by
Until she came along
The girl was content there
At peace and at home
So, despite the town's protest
The girl did not roam
In fact, one night
If you can believe
She fell for a boy
With his heart on his sleeve
Not literally, no
Though the boy was quite dead
He'd taken a bullet
In war, to his head
But, oh, how she loved him
And he her, in return
When she left in the morning
For her touch, he would yearn
The townsfolk all gathered
With one reason in mind
Both angry and scared
The hate made them blind
They plotted against her
The love stricken maid
"Since she loves it so much
The graveyard's where she'll lay"
Just before sunset
She heard a loud chatter
She sped to her window
To see the great clatter
The people all jeered
They threw rocks and stones
She felt a cold knowing
Deep down in her bones
The Mayor yelled harshly
"This ends tonight, heathen"
In his eyes she saw loathing
In his words she heard seething
With nowhere to hide
With nowhere to turn
They trapped her inside
Her own house to burn
She was suddenly woken
By sounds of soft whispers
And when she opened her eyes
Her love leaned and kissed her
It was the first time she felt
His loving embrace
She suddenly knew
That this was the place
Yes, she was dead
But it wasn't so bad
The last thing she'd want
Is for you to be sad
Now the girl that used
To talk to the dead
Is happy for once
And that's enough said
