Top Songs By Linda Thompson
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Linda Thompson
Performer
Ren Harvieu
Vocals
Richard Thompson
Electric Guitar
Zak Hobbs
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Linda Thompson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Oliver Straus
Engineer
Zak Hobbs
Engineer
Lyrics
I used to be so pretty
But now you wouldn’t know me
You’d walk by me If you passed me on the street
I’m ten miles from the city
The fare is too much for me
And the walk home is going to hurt my feet
Pretty is as pretty does
But when you have it, it’s enough
When it’s gone
You need fortitude, not pity
Oh I wish I was
I wish I was still pretty
You used to love the bones of me
When we danced so sweetly
But now you’d deny me a bed
I was always one to linger
You should have whispered timber
Before this sorry mess fell on my head
Pretty is as pretty does
And when you have it, it’s enough
When it’s gone
You need fortitude, not pity
Oh I wish I was
I wish I was still pretty
It’s a dram in the morning
A few to go to sleep
All for to dampen these memories I keep
I’ve a mailbox full of bills
And a mouth full of pills
Life was easier
So much easier
When I was still pretty
Written by: Linda Thompson