La muta richiesta d’aiuto di una donna che osserva le vite degli altri, da cui si sente esclusa. Da questo suo punto di osservazione vede una madre che accompagna la figlia a scuola tenendola per mano quando attraversa la strada. Nel finale (strumentale) si consola in un’improbabile illusione: «Careful crossing — maybe one day / I’ll walk among them too».
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Today the little girl wears a dress
with flowers and gaudy gym shoes yellow
Her mother holds her hand so tight
I hear her speak, “Careful crossing my tiny sweetheart”
I watch them every morning
Careful crossing, I tell myself
I see their lives unfolding
But they never see me
The old woman with the shopping bag
Passes every day at the very same hour
She buys bread and milk at the corner store
Careful crossing… Mama, help me too
Hold me close and take my hand
Don’t let me walk alone
I see your live unfolding
But you never see me
Careful crossing, even for me
A bus goes by at sunset
windows full of faces
I wonder where they’re all going
Careful crossing – maybe one day
I’ll walk among them too
I’ll walk among them too
