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| Throwaway Woman Copyright 2007 I was at the grocery store You'd probably know the name One stop shopping round the clock A big national chain There among beans and corn An old woman stole a glance As she shoved a can of tuna In the pocket of her pants When she saw that I had seen her She seemed frozen where she stood Then she looked at me and whispered Can't always do what we should And who are you to judge me You've never had to be afraid How can you begrudge me A life that I never made And she said Guess I'm a throwaway woman I've done the best I could God saw me too you know And God believes I'm good I got home from work in time Caught the evening news Poured myself a glass of wine Sat down and kicked off my shoes A bewildered young woman Appeared upon the screen Barefoot and handcuffed A Hooters tee shirt and old jeans The cops said while she took a nap Her child played with fire He'd go into foster care It's what the law required As she was led away she sobbed she wasn't bad She'd worked 2 shifts today And the boy didn't have a dad And she said (Chorus) Bridge All the throwaway women Trade their mistakes for their lives They must have someone somewhere These moms, daughters, sisters and wives Guess they're throwaway women They've done the best that they could God sees them too, you know And God believes they're good |
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| Description | ||
| Short Song Description: It's about the uneasy feeling you get when you realize that "there but for the grace of God go I." |
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| Long Song Description: It's about the uneasy feeling you get when you understand that the person whom you were about to judge, may be a little more like you then you'd want to believe. |
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| Story Behind the Song: On the news there was a woman who was arrested for child neglect, and I realized I was judging her as a bad mom, instead of thinking "where is this kid's dad?" |
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| Credits | ||
| Lyric Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Music Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Producer Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Publisher Credits: Buffalo Kitten | ||
| Performance Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Label Credits: Buffalo Kitten | ||
| Metadata | ||
| Song Length: 4:43 | ||
| Primary Genre: Folk-Rock | ||
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Contemporary | ||
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) | ||
| Lead Vocal: Female Vocal | ||
| Subject Matter 1: Girls, Women | ||
| Subject Matter 2: Economics | ||
| Mood 1: Moving | ||
| Mood 2: Poignant | ||
| Similar Artist 1: Neil Young | ||
| Similar Artist 2: Shawn Colvin | ||
| Language: English | ||
