The Indelicates - I Used to Sing lyrics

I used to sing, powder and curls For the fathers, the mothers, the boys and the girls I used to sing, with the pearliest smile With my heart on my sleeve, though I knew all the while That I used to sing, as it made my heart fly Made it lift like a feather to float at my side Not heavy, not tired, not a prize, not admired Just a sweet melody that was mine I used to sing I used to sing La da da da da da da da da I used to sing I used to sing La da da da da da da da da I used to talk, and I used to cry I used to take lovers and love them, and I Used to carry my weight With saturnine grace Apply shocking pink to my unphotographed face And then I used to sing, for the weak and the ill For the browning hibiscus on the windowsill Dispersing like breath in desiccated air Barely noticed and then barely there I used to sing Ah...ah...ah...ah