Alligator Purse
Chely Wright Lyrics

I called him for days, he didn't answer the phone
I tried to reach out to him but he didn't respond to my calls.

I drove by his house, I knew he was home
I went to his house and saw that he was there.

A week's worth of papers and mail in the box
His mailbox was overflowing with letters and newspapers from the past week.

I thought he was dead, I picked the lock
I was so scared that something bad had happened to him so I broke into his house to find out.

I found him in tears in the dark on his knees
I found him crying on the floor in a dark room, down on his knees.

With a hole in his chest where his heart used to be
He had gone through some terrible heartache that had left him feeling empty inside.

Don't call the doctor, don't call the nurse
He didn't need medical help, he needed something else.

Call for the lady with the alligator purse
He believed that a special woman could heal his broken heart.

She knows the spell to lift this curse
The lady with the alligator purse had the power to heal his emotional wounds.

Go find the lady with the alligator purse
He was convinced that this woman could help him and wanted me to seek her out.

In an old stone house off 21st
I went to an old house on the 21st street.

I found the lady with the alligator purse
I found the woman who could help my friend heal.

She answered the door, said I know who you are
The woman knew who I was when she opened the door.

She lit a candle, consulted the stars
She performed a mystical ritual to find out how she could help my friend.

When I saw her closing that reptile's hide
I watched her as she closed the clasp of her alligator purse.

I asked her point-blank, is my friend going to die
I asked her straight up if my friend was going to survive his broken heart.

I'm not a doctor, I'm not a nurse
She wasn't a medical professional who could cure physical ailments.

I'm just the lady with the alligator purse
She was just a woman who carried a special bag that symbolized something powerful.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
She couldn't guarantee that everything would turn out okay but we should hope for the best and be ready to face whatever happens.

She said, look at what happened to Cleopatra
She gave examples of people who didn't listen to her advice and suffered because of it, like Cleopatra.

When she didn't take my advice
Cleopatra didn't listen to the lady and faced unfortunate consequences.

And Romeo, Juliet, they didn't get it
Even fictional characters like Romeo and Juliet suffered because they didn't take her advice either.

Too bad, those kids were so nice
It's unfortunate that even good people can make the wrong decisions and suffer as a result.

By the time we got back to my pitiful pal
When we returned to my broken-hearted friend.

There was no sign of life till he saw the alligator
My friend had lost all hope until he saw the lady's alligator purse.

Purse on her arm, the gleam in her eyes
The purse on her arm was a symbol of the hope she brought to my friend.

She opened the bag, there was nothing inside
The contents of the purse didn't matter; it was the symbolism that mattered.

She said, there's no secret, it's love that I use
The lady didn't use a magic spell or trick, she simply used love to heal people.

I just carry this bag because it matches my shoes
The alligator purse was just an accessory for the lady, but to my friend, it symbolized hope and healing.

Love is the magic of the universe
Love is a powerful force that can heal broken hearts and souls.

Take it from the lady with the alligator purse
The lady's alligator purse was a symbol of the power of love to overcome pain and suffering.

The lady with the alligator purse
The woman who carried the special bag that symbolized hope and healing.