Steph Anne Best wrote this song immediately after finishing, "I'll Cry Tomorrow," the autobiography of Lillian Roth. This version recorded in 2010.
lyrics
Cry Tomorrow by Steph Anne Best
I was born with a mic stand above me
Mama said make it work and they'll love me
All future sorrows borrow from the past and
Can't find a guy who's built to last
Oh, you love me when I'm up there
In the terror and the despair
And, oh, you cling so to your torch song
I'm only the singer; I will never belong
(to anyone)
Like Lillian... I will cry tomorrow
Like Lillian... I will cry
Like Lillian... I will bust and borrow
Like Lillian... I won't cry
(for anyone)
I was born on a stage in the South Seas
Daddy said make it work or they'll drown me
All future sorrows barter with the past and
Can't make a love that's built to stay put
Oh... you need me when I'm up there
In the terror you find everywhere
And, oh, I ought to know your torch song
For I am the singer; I will never belong
(to anyone)
Like Lillian... I will cry tomorrow
Like Lillian... I will cry
Like Lillian... I will bust and borrow
Like Lillian... I won't cry
(for anyone)
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