Janis Ian Tea & Sympathy 1976

For the last hour plus, I have been downloading songs from YouTube to increase the number of songs I have on my USB Drive for my car... I currently have roughly 2500 songs on my 32 GB USB so it gives me a great repertoire of songs to choose from. I do have 12 file folders dedicated with just compilations of 65-70 songs from many artists in each file so I don't just hear a multiplicity of songs from the same singer/artist. It's pretty cool...

For my last Official Music Interlude for today, I selected another song by a young Janis Ian, titled "Tea and Sympathy" from 1976... I hope you enjoy it...

LYRICS:

"Tea And Sympathy" by Janis Ian

I don't want to ride
The milk train anymore
I'll go to bed at nine
And waken with the dawn
Have lunch at half passed noon
Dinner prompt at five
The comfort of a few old friends
Long passed their prime

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ol' days long gone
Let's drink a toast to those who most
Believe in what they want
It's a long, long time till mornin'
Lays wasted on the dawn
I'll not write another line
For my true love is gone

When the guest have done
I'll tidy up the room
I'll turn the covers down
And gazing at the moon
I'll pray to go quite mad
And live in long ago
Where you and I were once
So very long ago

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ole'days long gone
Let's drink a toast
To those who most
Believe in what they want
It's a long, long time till morning
Lays wasted on the dawn
I'll not write another line
For my true love is gone

When I have no dreams
To give you anymore
I'll light a blazing fire
And wait within the door
And throw my life away
"I wonder why?", they all will say
Now I lay me down to sleep
Forever and a day

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ol' days are dead
Let's drink a toast to those who best
Surrvived the life they've led
It's a long, long time till mornin'
So build your fires high
Now I lay me down to sleep
Forever by your side

Writer(s): Janis Ian