Liberty Belle Songtext
von Imelda May

She′s like no one you've met before
A rare little flower
A precious stone
Unpolished, upturned, gritty, and growing up
She′s resilient in the shade of adversity
Rebellious in the face of a threat
Amiable, changeable
You'll like her, 'til she knocks your block off

If you step on her
Once cobbled toes that they stole, that they sold
Like her rights from under her stout dipped nose
Her sons fought and died, gave their lives
As her daughters heavily bled
In backstreets from dim-lit desperate deeds
Drugs blackened her teeth
But her spirit, her mind, is blindingly bright
And a beautiful sight to behold


Her heart has been broken
Bruised, dropped, used up
She′s suffered taunts
Been ridiculed and labeled by fools
So when you pick her up
Don′t patronize her
Talk to her
Look her straight in the eye
And see her glory blind you sideways, front ways
Every bleedin' way

She′s a handsome one
But don't drench her in praise
That makes her squirm
Beyond her pale confine
Let her rise with a pride
That can only be earned from the life, she has given
To all who have lived within her

She′s in my blood
She's in my core
She is me
And I am her

She′s free, she's a fine thing
But not your thing nor my thing
Not a nun nor a moll
Between you, me, and the wall
That lady taking liberties
She's the belle of the ball