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Thread #92984 Message #1783783
Posted By: breezy
14-Jul-06 - 06:26 PM
Thread Name: Meaning of 'Holler'
Subject: Lyr Add: A TOAST TO THE WOMAN IN THE HOLLER
is it possible the song is about characters who are living in the country as opposed to town?
here is the song
A TOAST TO THE WOMAN IN THE HOLLER
Catherine's boyfriend played saxophone - Catherine wanted a flute There was one in the window of the music store - that happened to be a real beaut But Mummy couldn't afford it - this much Catherine knew Still, she stood there a few minutes dreaming - knowing it wouldn't come true
Christmas time was coming - and Catherine had the blues Her Mummy asked her what she wanted - Catherine didn't tell the truth She knew there wasn't the money - not even for one to rent The only thing Catherine really wanted - was to play an instrument
Catherine cried for a month in her bedroom - when she had to quit the school band The woman who lived in the holler - heard about this secondhand And the goodness gathered within her - and fluttered like butterflies She in a vision released them - and she watched them take to the skies
And on a very cold night in December - maybe the coldest night of the year The woman who lives in the holler - cried a few secret tears For the last few moments of glory - and the glories that had been before And the times it had been there to rescue her - she set her flute down by the door
People whisper about her - the locals say she's a witch Though she'd be the first to come help them - if they ended up in a ditch The candles she lights at her altar - they burn as a gesture of love The kind they talk about in the churches - yet they know so little of
It was one day just after Christmas - and Catherine wore her new hat Her mom brought her out to the holler - the woman was there with her cats Catherine had no idea - but someday maybe she would That what she would soon be receiving - was being given for a greater good
So here's to the future of music. - and here's to the power of song And here's a toast to the woman in the holler - for passing these things along
The case was covered with stickers - and words that this woman had scrawled From the magic places she'd been to - trinkets from her own Mardi Gras And it all meant nothing to Catherine - it wasn't her story to tell She'll have her own words and stickers - should she ever fall under the spell
So it's Catherine's turn now to hold her - here's hoping she'll learn how to play Maybe she'll drop by the holler - to visit this woman some day Maybe she'll come with her boyfriend - the one who plays saxophone Maybe they'll play for the woman - a few things they made up on their own
So here's to the sweet gift of music - here's to the power of song And a toast to the woman in the holler - for passing these things along