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Hannah’s Secrets, One to Ten

hannahs secret number 1

hannah has a secret valley

a grassy place where no one goes

a mossy lair beneath the tree trunks

where the river used to flow

hannahs secret number 2

hannah has a secret treasure

a transistor radio from her dad

keeps it stashed beneath a tree root

wrapped inside a plastic bag

hannahs secret number 3

hannah has a secret story

as she was born her mother died

and her mother was a singer

the finest singer of her tribe

hannahs secret number 4

hannah has a secret daddy

abandoned her one winters day

hannahs dad became a junkie

gave her a radio gave her away

hannahs secret number 5

hannah has a secret pleasure

holds the radio to her ear

then she hears her mother calling

in a voice thats sweet and clear

hannahs secret number 6

hannah has a secret talent

when she hears those lovely songs

making sure no one is spying

hannah loves to sing along

hannahs secret number 7

hannah has a secret admirer

with hands as big as dinner plates

erwin gropes her in the kitchen

leaves her with a bitter hate

hannahs secret number 8

hannah takes a secret vengeance

when hes gone all buttoned up

hannah spits into his dinner

pisses in his coffee cup

hannahs secret number 9

hannah makes a secret promise

if he comes up to her bed

hannahs silence will be over

she will kill that monster dead

hannahs secret number 10

hannah has a secret dream

like a mighty roaring sea

one day the world will hear her singing

one day hannah will be free