Addey's a cat, she's a fool
She's a star, she's a queen
She lives in a trap down on third
Never heard, never seen
She's desperate for a way to get out
But she don't know what out means
Ah, Addey, don't you be so afraid,
It's not as bad as it seems
She walks cross the floor, toward the door,
To stairs, to the street
She calls up a cab for downtown
There's a man she must meet
Ah, the thought that she's got to go through
Makes her cry to be free
Addey, wipe those tears form your eyes
You wouldn't want him to see
She puts on a face with a smile
As she walks through the door
She thinks of her folks, and her home
And what she came there for
Ah, she tells the man that after this time
She won't be back for more
But he says; Huh, Addey don't you be a fool
You've said that, time and time before
She runs down the street, in the heat
Down past Nowhere café
She drops to her knees neath a tree
But she don't know how to pray
Oh Addey, there's no life in that rig
Why don't you pack it away
Trust in God for a new kind of life
Honey, He won't lead you astray, Oh