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The Girl and the Cat

from THE GIRL AND THE CAT by Lori Lieberman

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Written by Lori Lieberman
strings arranged by L. Lieberman, S.Fife

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Along with the cat, went the girl
How silly of me to think I could keep her
I walk past her room and cover my eyes
Put in the trash, her needles and lies

And along with the trash went my world
How silly I looked crying there at the curb
The cat’s heart gave out, the girl went away
In my mind, it was one and the same

In a dream she comes to me
Puts her arms around me once again
She is happy, she is whole
She’s my girl and she is home at last
Reminds me it’s my birthday, “I’ll get you anything you want”, she says
“Just tell me what you want”



I want you back, I want it back
Give back the past, let’s start again
I want you, I want you
Sitting on the sofa watching Oprah when it sort of was our thing
The girl, the cat, and me

Months go by and the years they go
I hear that she’s clean now and starting to show
I hope that she’s found somebody to love
Who’ll make her feel she’s good enough

In a dream she comes to me
Puts her arms around me once again
She is happy, I am whole
She’s my girl and I am home at last
Reminds me it’s my birthday and she’ll get me anything I want, she says
“Just tell me what you want”

I want you back, I want it back
Bring back the past, love me again
I want you, I want you
Sitting on the sofa watching Oprah pull a wagon full of fat
Me, the girl and the cat

Get out of bed, it’s time to go
Time to move on
Get out of bed, it’s time to go
Time to move on
She’s not coming back
She’s not coming back...

Sitting on the sofa, even Oprah’s moving on to other things
Gave all her cars away for free
And I’ve got her list of books to read
The chair, the lamp, and me

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from THE GIRL AND THE CAT, released September 6, 2019
Piano, Lori Lieberman, Matangi Quartet, upright bass Trey Henry, percussion Brian Kilgore
strings arranged by Lori Lieberman and Stefanie Fife

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Lori Lieberman California

Best known for "Killing Me Softly", Lori has released 19 LPs and performed worldwide, including two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. Her newest LP, "Truly", is a welcome departure as she re-imagines the American Songbook, recorded live with stellar musicians, and engineered by Bob Clearmountain. ... more

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