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Where is that basket of pearls
my mother promised me?
She said I'd be rewarded if my heart
if my heart was strong and free
She said to me that if I loved
love would come to me
I don't believe a word of it
now that I can see
This is the biggest lie of all
ever told to me
diving for pearls
Who was there to hold her tight?
who dimmed the lamp last thing at night?
Who was there to warm her bed
and plan the day ahead?
Who put a bottle in her sheets?
passed tissues when she'd weep?
Who laughed at all her anecdotes
and nourished all her hopes?
Who held on to her in the night?
who switched on her light?
and who dived for her pearls?
Her heart's worn out
she's closed the door
She's given till she can't no more
and she can never dive for pearls anymore
She walked for miles along
the shore
until her feet could walk no more
And even though the light had gone
her little steps still struggled on
They said that if she dived for pearls
she could not be sad
They said that if she gave her heart
love would make her glad
They never said that no-one gives
what they've never had
and cannot dive for pearls
Her heart's worn out
she's closed the door
She's given till she can't no more
and she can never dive for pearls anymore
She's given till can't no more
and she can never dive for pearls anymore
no more
no more
no more
Written by
Allie Fox. Published by fox & fox music international
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