"Dear Patti" lyrics

Patti, I didn't get to hear you play
I was making sure my kids didn't fall in the lake
I was trying to make myself so small
In that space, I had no place being at all

Out by the national semis, I was
On tiptoes, spying on your long grey hair
The back of your head as powerful as your face
Your hands, two mouths

Maybe I should've gone up to you
But what would've been my proof?
The pyramid, such a steep shape to climb
When you know your rank
And you've got your file
So you just stay in line
Dreaming of getting higher

Only two women on the stage that day
Only two women, anyway, on any day
Only two women on the stage that day
Still, Patti, I didn't get to hear you play

Patti, I didn't get to hear you play
I was making sure my kids didn't fall in the lake
I was trying to make myself so small
In that space, I had no place being at all

It's all my fault, it's all my fault
It's all my fault, it's all my fault

Patti, I didn't get to hear you play
Patti, I didn't get to hear you play
Patti, I didn't get to hear you play
Patti, I didn't get to hear you play