She’s been singing on the corner
Loud against the buses and the trains
Sweetest sound the city never heard
While they were rushing to get in and out again
Oh sometimes I feel for her soul
And I’m hoping they wont break her
Take her dreams and shut her down
Coins in a case are sitting at her feet
She’s counting on these streets to get her start
Its gonna take time and a lot of songs to see
If it’ll buy her Emmylou’s guitar
I sometimes throw another dollar
Stopping only for the changing lights
Thought I caught a line of Auld Lang Syne
And one day Love is like a Butterfly
Today she wore a dandelion chain
So I figure she’s still smiling
And I kind of hope she gets to have her way
Coins in a case are sitting at her feet
Man she’s counting on these streets to get her start
Its gonna take time and a lot of songs to see
If it’ll buy her Emmylou’s guitar
Two at a time up the railway steps
Coal dust marks on the hem of her dress
She’ll fire up that old farm truck and head back
To God knows where
Coins in a case were sitting at her feet
Man she’s counting on these streets to get a start
Oh it’s gonna take time and a lot of songs to see
If it’ll buy her, I hope that it buys her
Someday she’ll find her Emmylou’s guitar