A Girl and a Guitar

She stood all alone in the spotlight Just a girl and her guitar Though she was only the warm up act She deserved to be the star She stood there and played and sang With a voice so pure and clear Songs of love and songs of loss Sweet music to my ear Some of her songs were ages old But she made them seem quite new Her voice and her music filled the room The notes just soared and flew Some songs she sang made us laugh Some brought a tear to the eye Some made us want to sing along Some just made us sigh She sang us gentle songs of love Songs of peace and war She held us all right through to the end Then we all yelled for more She may have been just starting out But I think that she'll go far I will always remember her Just a girl and a guitar