Joanna
When I was young I had a friend
Father said she was make-pretend
Joanna was her name and life was innocence
Doctors tried to claw her out
And pills tried to push her down
She was part of me, she came back again
But not before long
When all was said and done
I knew that it was really her and me
The boys in the crowd
They said they’d beat her out
They’d exorcise this little witch in me
By the time that all
The teachers had arrived
It was too late
They bludgeoned her to death
Outside the gate
She slipped away
Into the summer rain
And never was the same
Oh Joanna dear
I thought this song would make you disappear
And banish you somehow
Though as I sing it now
I hear your voice so loud
So there can be no doubt
That somehow you crept out
Joanna
Quando eu era jovem, tinha um amigo
Pai disse que ela era fingida
Joanna era o nome dela e a vida era inocência
Os médicos tentaram arrancá-la
E pílulas tentaram empurrá-la para baixo
Ela fazia parte de mim, voltou novamente
Mas não demorou muito
Quando tudo foi dito e feito
Eu sabia que éramos realmente ela e eu
Os meninos na multidão
Eles disseram que a espancariam
Eles exorcizariam essa bruxinha em mim
No momento em que todos
Os professores chegaram
Era tarde demais
Eles a espancaram até a morte
Fora do portão
Ela se afastou
Na chuva de verão
E nunca foi o mesmo
Oh Joanna querida
Eu pensei que essa música faria você desaparecer
E bani-lo de alguma forma
Embora enquanto eu canto agora
Eu ouço sua voz tão alta
Portanto, não há dúvida
Que de alguma forma você rastejou