THE ACTRESS
Writer: Melanie
Safka
Publisher: EMI April Music Inc
(ASCAP)
Words and music to 'Bid You
Goodnight ' by the Pindar Family
Original Studio Recording from MADRUGADA
(1974)
You see she
is the actress who plays the part of snow
And when they ask her to play Jesus well she turned down the role
And when they ask her to play sunlight she gave it a try
And when they ask her to play music she'll sing till she dies
Well she
wouldn't die of pleasure, she wouldn't die from pain
She wouldn't die of starshine and she'll forgive the rain
And some say she whiles away her life in the lights that change her
She will not live for friends she'll die of strangers
She will not live for friends she's gonna die of strangers
And all her
young men told her they liked the songs they heard
They loved the melodies but they didn't understand the words
And some say she whiles away her life in the lights that change her
She will not live for friends she's gonna die of strangers
She wouldn't live for friends she'll die of strangers
Won't you lay
down children, won't you lay and take you rest
Won't you lay your head on you dear Saviour’s breast
Well I love you but Jesus loves you best
And I bid you good night, good night, good night
And I bid you good night, good night, good night, good night, good night
They're gonna eat up all the children when they wouldn't be good
Good night, good night, good night
You see she
was the actress who played the part of snow
And when they ask her to play Jesus well she turned down the role
And when they ask her to play sunlight she gave it a try
And when they ask her to play music, her own sweet music
Now they asked her to play music and she sang till she died
Well I love
you but Jesus loves you the best
And I bid you good night, good night, good night
NOTES
The song The Actress first
appeared on the double live album MELANIE AT CARNEGIE HALL recorded
February 2nd/3rd 1973. The studio version was recorded at
914 Sound Recording Studios as part of the sessions for STONEGROUND WORDS,
but did not appear on an album until MADRUGADA in 1974