Ultimate Questions

 "Cold was the night and hard was the ground

  They found her in a small grove of trees

  And lonesome was the place where Georgia was found

  She's too young to be out on the street

  

  Why wasn't God watching?

  Why wasn't God listening?

  Why wasn't God there

  For Georgia Lee?

  Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school

  I was doing the best that I could

  Oh, but she just kept running away from this world

  These children are so hard to raise good

  Why wasn't God watching?

  Why wasn't God listening?

  Why wasn't God there

  For Georgia Lee?

  Close your eyes and count to ten

  I will go and hide but then

  Be sure to find me, I want you to find me

  And we'll play all over

  We'll play all over

  We'll play all over

  Again

  There's a toad in the witch grass, there's a crow in the corn

  Wild flowers on a cross by the road

  And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom

  As the hills turn from green back to gold

  

  And why wasn't God watching?

  Why wasn't God listening?

  Why wasn't God there

  For Georgia Lee?

  Why wasn't God watching?

  Why wasn't God listening?

  And why wasn't God there

  For Georgia Lee?

"Georgia Lee",  Tom Waits