COMMUNIST CASINO

MONOCHROME COMRADE
XXVIII

My baby looks the same as he did when I met him
I’d know that laugh anywhere
It was so foolish of me to think I’d forget him
That’s him over there

I wish I could be the girl at his side
The one who has taken my place
Can everyone see what I’m trying to hide?
Isn’t it written all over my face?

Oh I guess that you know what extremes I have gone to
To prove that I didn’t care
You were so anxious to meet the dream that I’ve hung onto
Well, that’s him, that’s my Jim, over there

Nina Simone, 1970



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