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The O'Jays - Wildflower (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - December 1973)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The O'Jays
The O'Jays
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
D. Edwards
D. Edwards
Composer
D. Richardson
D. Richardson
Composer
Dennis Williams
Dennis Williams
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bobby Martin
Bobby Martin
Producer
Jay Mark
Jay Mark
Mixing Engineer
Bob Hall
Bob Hall
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, oh, yeah
What a song, what a song to sing
And I'm singin' my song, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing a song, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
She faced the hardest times you would imagine
And many times, her eyes fought back the tears, yeah, yeah
And when her youthful world was about to fall in
[Verse 2]
Each time her slender shoulders
Bore the weight of all her fears, and a sorrow no one hears
Still rings in midnight silence in her ear
[Chorus]
Let her cry, for she's a lady
Let her dream, she's a child
Let the rain fall down upon her
She's a free and gentle flower growin' wild
And if by chance I should hold her
Let me, let me hold her for a little while
And if I had but one possession
I would take her from the garden to be mine, oh, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
Be careful how you touch her, for she might awaken
And sleep is the only freedom that the little girl knows
And when you walk into her eyes, you won't believe
[Verse 4]
The way she's always payin'
For a debt she never, never owed
And the silent wind still blows
But only she can hear, and so she goes
[Chorus]
Let her cry, oh, for she's a lady
Let her dream, she is a child
Let the rain fall down upon her
She's a free and gentle flower growin' wild
Let her cry, cry, for she's a lady
Let her dream and dream and dream and dream, she's a child
Let the rain fall down upon her
She's a free and gentle flower growin' wild
[Bridge]
She's, she's, she's a free and gentle flower, yeah, yeah
I'ma tell the world about my wildflower, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Growin', growin', growin', yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh, yeah, yeah
Growin', growin', growin', yeah, growin' wild
[Refrain]
She's a flower growin', growin' wild
She's a flower growin', growin' wild
She's a flower growin', growin' wild
She's a flower growin' wild
[Outro]
Wild, wild, la-la, growin' wild
Wild, wild, la-la, growin' wild
Wild, wild, la-la, growin' wild
Wild, wild, la-la, growin' wild
Written by: D. Edwards, D. Richardson

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