Tess's Torch Song - Audra McDonald

Here is a story 'bout a gal

Folks called her Torchy Tess

Because she trusted, her heart got busted

Love made her life a mess

It evidently was an awful blow

For this is, word for word, poor Tess’s tale of woe

I had a man

He was a good man

That is, you see, what I mean is

I thought he was a good man

I had a friend

She was a good friend

I told my friend 'bout my man 'cause

I thought she was a good friend

Life was sweet, didn’t I have my man?

World complete, then the fireworks began

Ain’t got no man, ain’t got no friend

Well, I bet you can guess just exactly what happened

That was the end, the end of my friend

The end of my man and almost the end of me

Life was sweet, didn’t I have, didn’t I have my man?

World complete, then the fireworks began

Ain’t got no man, ain’t got no friend

Well, I bet you can guess just exactly what happened

That was the end, the end of my friend

The end of my man, and darn near the end of me

Yeah