Sally Simpson

Outside the house

Mr Simpson announced

That Sally couldn't

Go to the meeting

You went on cleaning

His blue Rolls Royce

And she ran inside weeping

She got to her room and

Tears splashed the picture

Of the new Messiah

She picked up a book

Of her fathers life

And threw it on the fire

She knew from the start

Deep down in her heart

That she and Tommy

Were worlds apart

But her Mother said

Never mind your part

Is to be what you'll be

The theme of the

Sermon was come unto me

Love will find a way

So Sally decided to ignore her dad

And sneak out anyway

She spent all afternoon

Getting ready

And decided she'd try to touch him

Maybe he'd see that she was free

And talk to her this Sunday

She knew from the start

Deep down in her heart

That she and Tommy

Were worlds apart

But her Mother said

Never mind your part

Is to be what you'll be

She arrived at six and

The place was swinging

To gospel music by nine

Group after group

Appeared on the stage

And Sally just sat there crying

She bit her nails looking

Pretty as a picture

Right in the very front row

And then a DJ wearing a

Blazer with a badge

Ran on and said 'here we go '

The crowd went crazy

As Tommy hit the stage

Little Sally got lost as

The police bossed

The crowd back in a rage

But soon the atmosphere was cooler

As Tommy gave a lesson

Sally just had to let him

Know she loved him

And leapt up on the rostrum

She ran cross stage

To the spotlit figure

And touched him on the face

Tommy whirled around

As a uniformed man

Threw her of the stage

She knew from the start

Deep down in her heart

That she and Tommy

Were worlds apart

But her Mother said

Never mind your part

Is to be what you'll be

Her cheek hit a chair and

Blood trickled down

Mingling with her tears

Tommy carried on preaching

And his voice filled Sally's ear

She caught his eye

She had to try

But couldn't see through the lights

Her face was gashed

And the ambulance men

Had to carry her out that night

The crowd went crazy

As Tommy left the stage

Little Sally was lost for

The price of a touch

And a gash across her face OOoooh

Sixteen stitches put her

Right and her Dad said

Don't say I didn't warn yer'

Sally got married to a

Rock musician

She met in California

Tommy always talks about the day

The disciples all went wild

Sally still carries a scar on her cheek

To remind her of his smile

She knew from the start

Deep down in her heart

That she and Tommy

Were worlds apart

But her Mother said

Never mind your part

Is to be what you'll be