Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Paula Cole
Canonical path: /paula-cole/dear-gertrude
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Dear Gertrude
Read Dear Gertrude lyrics by Paula Cole on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dear Gertrude
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Tell me how the story will unfold
I know you see everything
Tell me all about the torch and scroll
I know you know everything
So why do you come to me?
Why when I'm sleeping?
Why am I the only one who knows you're there?
Why, why?
My dear, my dear Gertrude
My dear, lonely soul
My dear, my dear Gertrude
My dear, my dear, my dear
Tell me all about your history
Tell me all about your pains
Try to contact all your lost loved ones
Try to speak to them through me
So why do you come to me?
Why when I'm sleeping?
Why am I the only one
Who knows you're there?
Why, why?
Chorus
You're so lonely in my body
I can sympathize your pain
But the secret is too much
For me to hold
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Paula Cole performs "Dear Gertrude", and this lyric page sits inside the Paula Cole catalog on LyroVerse.
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