She Was a Lady

[Verse 1]
She was a lady, it's easy to see
With rings on her fingers she used to be
Queen of the mansion, belle of the ball
Now, she just sits here, nobody calls

[Verse 2]
The bottle before her, the glass in her hand
Wearied and wasted through nothing she'd planned
Rags on her shoulders tell their own tale
She rests on her memories, lonely and frail

[Chorus]
She was a lady, don't call her names
Lady of yesterday
Ah, lady in chains, lady in chains
See how it rains, see how it rains

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
There once was a sailor came over from France
Could play any music, could sing and could dance
Taught her to love him, then left her alone
Forsaken by family turned from her home

[Verse 4]
She was a lady, she lived in style
They travelled to see her for many miles
Ah, but now she just sits here drinking her wine
If you buy her a glass or two, she won't think you unkind

[Chorus]
She was a lady, don't call her names
Lady of yesterday
Ah, lady in chains, lady in chains
See how it rains, see how it rains