Hang On Little Tomato

I sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the mirror on the door and sketched this first portrait of myself -- I was about 30.   Looks pretty serious, but it takes intense looking to get yourself flowing through your eyes, down your arm, into your hand and onto the paper.

Now, so many years later I wanted to give it a title--which is tricky business--and the song "Hang on Little Tomato" happens to be the tune that I find myself humming.  Here is a video of that song -- she begins to sing about halfway into it.  See the lyrics at the bottom.

The sun has left and forgotten me

It's dark, I cannot see

Why does this rain pour down

I'm gonna drown

In a sea

Of deep confusion

Somebody told me, I don't know who

Whenever you are sad and blue

And you're feelin' all alone and left behind

Just take a look inside and you'll find

You gotta hold on, hold on through the night

Hang on, things will be all right

Even when it's dark

And not a bit of spark

Sing-song sunshine from above

Spreading rays of sunny love

Just hang on, hang on to the vine

Stay on, soon you'll be divine

If you start to cry, look up to the sky

Something's coming up ahead

To turn your tears to dew instead

And so I hold on to his advice

When change is hard and not so nice

You listen to your heart the whole night through

Your sunny someday will come one day soon to you

 

 

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