She Was Tall, She Was High

by Pretty Things

From the album: Parachute

Track 3 of 19 on Parachute (1970).

Duration: 1:36

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Lyrics for She Was Tall, She Was High

And as she weaves her way, through city streets, The dawn arrives. In concrete glades of metal grass, Steel cords are woven tight. But she is free, f ...r... double e, She was tall, she was high, Lord she almost touched the sky, Today, I said today, She was tall, she was high, Lord she almost made me cry, Today, she spends her time. Beside grey lakes of lead she's harnessed to A kneeling form, Before the storm subsides, she's flown And leaves the body torn. But she is free, f ...r... double e, She was tall, she was high ...

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  1. Scene One
  2. The Good Mr. Square
  3. She Was Tall, She Was High
  4. In the Square
  5. The Letter
  6. Rain
  7. Miss Fay Regrets
  8. Cries from the Midnight Circus
  9. Grass
  10. Sickle Clowns
  11. She's a Lover
  12. What's the Use
  13. Parachute
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  16. Cold Stone
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  18. Summer Time
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