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RE: SteemitCentral Lyrics Challenge – Day 23 / 60 – “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” by Tom Waits
She may still be dreaming, but the fact is, her future does not look any brighter than either her present or her past.
That's a perfect summary of the lines of this great song. I love the ending because it resolves the whole suspense that started building up from the beginning of the verse.
Thanks for sharing.
Good point. From the start, we wonder why she's writing to him. And even thought her current situation sounds rosy, we wonder if she really doing that well.
Turns out she's not. The end. No more use for words, only for tacit sympathy.