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From Kelli:
This was an easily forgotten little murder ballad until the magic touch of Jim Bouchard.
The Amazing Jim Bouchard. Words will never express my gratitude.
From Jim:
Kelli was looking for a guitar player for
this song she sang to GB loops and I volunteered. I ended up replacing
the loops in the first version with a fairly thorough real instrument backing and I was really happy to work with her on this song. It's a real life modern murder ballad... chilling, and thought-provoking, and one of the most satisfying collaborations I've had the pleasure of taking part in since I got Garageband.
This was an easily forgotten little murder ballad until the magic touch of Jim Bouchard.
The Amazing Jim Bouchard. Words will never express my gratitude.
From Jim:
Kelli was looking for a guitar player for
this song she sang to GB loops and I volunteered. I ended up replacing
the loops in the first version with a fairly thorough real instrument backing and I was really happy to work with her on this song. It's a real life modern murder ballad... chilling, and thought-provoking, and one of the most satisfying collaborations I've had the pleasure of taking part in since I got Garageband.
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Lyrics
In eight years of marriage
the Yates had five children
four boys and one little girl.
Times were hard
nothing was easy down
in seminole florida
In 97' they left the travel trailer
and went back to Texas
lived in a 350 sq ft renovated bus
No one can tell you
how four walls can close in
for years they lived
light and followed God.
But when I was just seventeen
a valedictorian
captain of the swim team
Don't forget
I was a member
of the National Honor Society
June '99
after the fourth child
she started seeing things
hearing things, listening
to a preacher his words
salvation surely bring.
Michael Woronecki
a traveling minister
preached a sermon
about women made
Andrea see the role
of wife and mother
is derived from
the original sin of eve
I was a good girl
I studied nursing
graduated from UT
An RN at the cancer center
When I met Rusty
when we married I was 23.
One day with a sharp knife
at her throat pointed
she threatened suicide
she cried and she pleaded
with rusty to let that day
be their last goodbye.
Catatonic for ten days
Docs said no more babies
haldol they gave her
soon she was feeling well
Rusty would move
them into a real home
November 2000
brought a baby girl.
I prayed and I prayed
I read the bible
sometimes frantically
a better wife?
a better mother?
Lord, can you make out of me?
Desperate days
homeschooling the children
after her dad died
she went spiraling
One by one
took them to the water
held them under
until they stayed
Andrea Yates sits in
harris county prison
Michael's still preaching
under east texas pines.
I saw Rusty on Larry King
the other day
If you ask me
he looked just fine.
But wen I was just seventeen
a valedictorian
captain of the swim team
Don't forget
I was a member
of the National Honor Society.
© kelli king & jim bouchard 2005
the Yates had five children
four boys and one little girl.
Times were hard
nothing was easy down
in seminole florida
In 97' they left the travel trailer
and went back to Texas
lived in a 350 sq ft renovated bus
No one can tell you
how four walls can close in
for years they lived
light and followed God.
But when I was just seventeen
a valedictorian
captain of the swim team
Don't forget
I was a member
of the National Honor Society
June '99
after the fourth child
she started seeing things
hearing things, listening
to a preacher his words
salvation surely bring.
Michael Woronecki
a traveling minister
preached a sermon
about women made
Andrea see the role
of wife and mother
is derived from
the original sin of eve
I was a good girl
I studied nursing
graduated from UT
An RN at the cancer center
When I met Rusty
when we married I was 23.
One day with a sharp knife
at her throat pointed
she threatened suicide
she cried and she pleaded
with rusty to let that day
be their last goodbye.
Catatonic for ten days
Docs said no more babies
haldol they gave her
soon she was feeling well
Rusty would move
them into a real home
November 2000
brought a baby girl.
I prayed and I prayed
I read the bible
sometimes frantically
a better wife?
a better mother?
Lord, can you make out of me?
Desperate days
homeschooling the children
after her dad died
she went spiraling
One by one
took them to the water
held them under
until they stayed
Andrea Yates sits in
harris county prison
Michael's still preaching
under east texas pines.
I saw Rusty on Larry King
the other day
If you ask me
he looked just fine.
But wen I was just seventeen
a valedictorian
captain of the swim team
Don't forget
I was a member
of the National Honor Society.
© kelli king & jim bouchard 2005
ragurner
This song captures the sense of hopelessness of a woman trapped within
a circle of people using her as a breeder. Excellent job!