Lacy Rose - The Ballad of Polly Peachum lyrics

Here stands the bride A porcelain figure in the window shop Her husband bought her just last night She's young and she's reckless Madded for a bargained life Once I dreamt of a man like you A scar-faced criminal, a two-bit crook But now I'm married in a stolen room To a groom leaving soon Look in the mirror The gla** cracks, the innocent reflection fades How quickly some of those can change Ah Mack, since you left Your bloody knife is all that remains Once I dreamt of a man like you A scar-faced criminal, a two-bit crook But now the wedding bells chime out of tune You're my groom, left too soon What made me think that a sailing ship Is better even if it's broken I should have kept, should have kept My wooden boat tied to the golden harbor Once I dreamt of a man like you A scar-faced criminal, a two-bit crook But now my only light's a paper moon You're my groom, left too soon What did I learn Lead not with a heart, but always with a mind My father warned me, "love is blind" Oh God, if I'd listened maybe I would be all right Once I dreamt of a man like you A scar-faced criminal, a two-bit crook But ever since I spent a year a wife in ruin I was shied, never known, my cruel life I had hoped for