Shoshana Bean - Other Wing (excerpt)

from The Songs of Paul Fujimoto by Paul Fujimoto

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From OTHER WING
Music & Lyrics by Paul Fujimoto
Book by Jenn Gambatese.

AN INDIAN RIGHTS LAWYER EXPLAINS WHY SHE MUST FIGHT TO RETURN AN ILLEGALLY-ADOPTED CHEROKEE CHILD TO HER TRIBE.

lyrics

They'll try their best
to teach her all the "proper" rules.
They'll try their best
to "fit her in."
But to the rest,
the bigots and the fools,
she'll always be a "guest"
with darker skin!

Right now, she's everyone's friend.
But soon, she'll hit the wall.
She can't continue pretending she's white.
They girl is certain to fall --
no way she's taking flight
without her other wing,
her other wing.

Out away at school, if I ever felt alone,
I'd dream about the fish in Tenkiller Lake.
Like a world of perch to get us through the day,
we only had to reach down and take.

But when this poor girl reaches down into the river,
when she tries to claim her rightful share,
oh, she'll realize, with a shock,
for her, the fish have never been there.

You think I'm out of my mind,
you think I'm wasting time.
But, I've devoted my life to this cause.
Our children need a protector.
I've studied all the laws --
I'll be their other wing,
their other wing.

credits

from The Songs of Paul Fujimoto, released December 20, 2020
Vocals: Shoshana Bean
Piano: Paul Fujimoto
Recorded in New York City, June 27 2011

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Paul Fujimoto New York

NYC based Composer/Lyricist of the new musical CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, based on the New York Times-Bestselling novel by Jamie Ford.

Johnny Mercer Writers Colony, BMI Workshop

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