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[00:00.922] Yo, ask her [00:01.508] Hey, Lucy, come here [00:03.209] Lucy, how old are you? [00:09.532] Lucy, come here [00:11.472] Lucy [00:12.546] Hey, Lucy, how old are you? [00:16.215] Lucy! [00:18.662] Lucy was 7 and wore a head of blue barrettes [00:20.735] City born, into this world with no knowledge and no regrets [00:23.048] Had a piece of yellow chalk with which she'd draw upon the street [00:25.310] The many faces of the various locals that she would meet [00:27.680] There was Joshua, age 10, bully of the block [00:29.900] Who always took her milk money at the morning bus stop [00:32.341] There was Mrs. Crabtree and her poodle [00:34.031] She always gave a wave and holler [00:35.313] On her weekly trip down to the bingo parlor [00:37.044] And she drew [00:37.508] Men, women, kids, sunsets, clouds [00:39.352] And she drew [00:39.956] Skyscrapers, fruit stands, cities, towns [00:41.698] Always said hello to passersby [00:42.998] They'd ask her why she passed her time [00:44.218] Attaching lines to concrete, but she would only smile [00:46.272] Now all the other children living in or near her building [00:48.639] Ran around like tyrants, soaking up the open fire hydrants [00:50.999] They would say [00:51.531] "Hey, little Lucy, wanna come jump double dutch?" [00:53.261] Lucy would pause, look, grin and say [00:54.677] "I'm busy, thank you much" [00:55.733] Well, well, one year passed and believe it or not [00:57.836] She covered every last inch of the entire sidewalk [01:00.227] And she stopped- [01:00.819] "Lucy, after all this, you're just giving in today?" [01:02.596] She said: [01:02.948] "I'm not giving in, I'm finished," and walked away [01:05.198] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [01:07.504] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [01:09.811] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [01:11.838] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [01:14.407] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [01:16.544] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [01:19.034] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [01:21.137] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [01:23.782] Now Lucy was 37, and introverted somewhat [01:26.085] Basement apartment in the same building she grew up in [01:28.364] She traded in her blue barettes for long locks held up with a clip [01:30.997] Traded in her yellow chalk for charcoal sticks [01:33.057] And she drew [01:33.590] Little Bobby who would come to sweep the porch [01:35.287] And she drew [01:35.810] The mailman, delivered everyday at 4 [01:37.536] Lucy had very little contact with the folks outside her cubicle day [01:40.167] But she found it suitable, and she liked it that way [01:42.314] She had a man now: Rico, similar, hermit [01:44.689] They would only see each other once or twice a week on purpose [01:46.961] They appreciated space and Rico was an artist too [01:49.133] So they'd connect on Saturdays to share the pictures that they drew (Look!) [01:51.631] Now every month or so, she'd get a knock upon the front door [01:53.935] Just one of the neighbors [01:55.195] Acting nice although she was a strange girl, really [01:57.495] Say, "Lucy, wanna join me for some lunch?" [01:59.101] Lucy would smile and say "I'm busy, thank you much" [02:00.881] And they would make a weird face the second the door shut [02:03.266] And run and tell their friends how truly crazy Lucy was [02:05.471] And Lucy knew what people thought but didn't care [02:07.282] 'Cause while they spread their rumors through the street [02:08.925] She'd paint another masterpiece [02:10.322] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [02:12.756] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [02:15.069] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [02:17.036] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [02:19.767] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [02:22.052] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [02:24.279] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [02:26.340] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [02:28.988] Lucy was 87, upon her death bed [02:31.120] At the senior home, where she had previously checked in [02:33.442] Traded in the locks and clips for a head rest [02:35.782] Traded in the charcoal sticks for arthritis, it had to happen [02:38.193] And she drew no more, just sat and watched the dawn [02:40.384] Had a television in the room that she'd never turned on [02:42.794] Lucy pinned up a life's worth of pictures on the wall [02:45.031] And sat and smiled, looked each one over, just to laugh at it all [02:47.437] No Rico, he had passed about 5 years back [02:49.640] So the visiting hours pulled in a big flock of nothing [02:52.037] She'd never spoken once throughout the spanning of her life [02:54.245] Until the day she leaned forward, grinned and pulled the nurse aside [02:56.667] And she said: [02:57.068] "Look, I've never had a dream in my life [02:59.011] Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued [03:01.279] I knew what I wanted and did it till it was done [03:03.713] So I've been the dream that I wanted to be since day one!" [03:06.154] Well! The nurse jumped back [03:07.738] She'd never heard Lucy even talk [03:09.448] Especially words like that [03:10.632] She walked over to the door, and pulled it closed behind [03:12.877] Then Lucy blew a kiss to each one of her pictures [03:14.852] And she died [03:15.756] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [03:17.906] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [03:20.228] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [03:22.198] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [03:24.915] 1-2-3, that's the speed of the seed [03:27.225] A-B-C, that's the speed of the need [03:29.468] You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream [03:31.535] I'd rather live it, 'cause dreamers always chase but never get it [03:34.312] 1-2-3, A-B-C, 1-2-3, A-B-C [03:38.906] 1-2-3, A-B-C, 1-2-3, A-B-C [03:43.563] 1-2-3, A-B-C, 1-2-3, A-B-C [03:48.328] 1-2-3, A-B-C, 1-2-3, A-B-C [03:52.906] Like that, y'all, like that, y'all [03:55.149] Like that, like that, it's like that, y'all [03:57.283] Like that, y'all, like that, y'all [03:59.542] Like that, like that, it's like that, y'all...