2002-07-16 - Seven Years

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(Lee Alexander)
Fumblethumbs Music (BMI)

Norah Jones - vocals
Lee Alexander - bass
Jesse Harris - acoustic guitar, National guitar
Dan Rieser - drums, percussion

Spinning, laughing, dancing to
her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
Is all alone

Eyes wide open
Always hoping for the sun
And she'll sing her song to anyone
that comes along

Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just fallin' to the ground
Without a sound

Crooked little smile on her face
Tells a tale of grace
That's all her own

Spinning, laughing, dancing to
her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
And she's all alone

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2008-08-16 - guge

I think this song it´s about life, about how lonely we field, ´cause we can have a lot of friends, and a very close family but the reality is that every body is alone... and every body is like a child, trayng to found the happiness... i don´t know, it´s just a thought...

2008-03-15 - sweet_sensations1

this tune is just magical to me. the way she sings it makes me practically cry. you know how some singers voices just hit you in that special place in your heart? shes one of them

2005-10-05 - Hart_2_Hart

I love this song very much, it means alot more to me than just a song when I befor got sick with J.I.A I had a lot of friends but when I was going to the Dr. alot and couldent play I did'ent hear from my ( friends ). When I got my first Norah cd, the song that jumped out at me was * seven years * Because I would be all alone, it was hard for me and my mom both.
I know it by heart now and I sang it at Boggy creek . . . . .
Now I'm Happy to say that I'm doing GREAT and working hard to become a singer like you Norah !! !! !! !!

2005-08-30 - Shansy

A la première note cette chanson m'a touchée. Elle me rend nostalgique. Quand je l'écoute je me revois à cinq ans toute seule dans cette grande place de jeux toute seule. Je m'amusais toute seule en tournant sur moi-même très vite sur le doux gazon vert. J'étais seule mais je pouvais pas m'empêcher de rire. C'est l'insouciance de l'enfant que j'étais qui remonte. Et je verse une larme à chaque fois. Très belle chanson c'est ma préférée!

2005-03-17 - andie

one of my best friends told me that this song reminded her of me. i didnt understand it at the time....but now that me and my boyfriend just broke up, i can see it. i go to my own tune...and even if im alone, i can do it...ive done nothing wrong, but no one can see what i truely am. until someone can understand me and my own tunes...i will be alone...

2005-03-17 - tmbenites

This song reminds me of my 6-year old daughter. The lyrics to the song fit her personality perfectly. I don't know what situation the song was written about but to me it means that the little girl is happy doing what ever she pleases, she's having fun enjoying life but is lonely for what ever reason. Maybe an only child longing for someone to play with. The song touches me deeply, I cry every time I listen to it. Such a beautiful song and voice.

2004-11-26 - Olféa

The first time i've heard this song i wondered if Norah and I have already met ...
"Fragile as a leaf in autumn,
just falling to the ground
without a sound.."
And I'm feeling so good to know that there is another leaf on Earth who falls like me...

2004-09-21 - jennifer bishop

God this song stirs me up inside i love it so much. It brings out the little girl in all of us i bet.

2004-07-28 - megan

i recently wwent to visit my mom out of state. she played this song for me and said that she sang along with it for me. it made me cry to listen to her sing it tpo me. i am the little girl. my mom left when i was 7 or 8 and i had to grow up on my own with out a woman around. but i have still always given people the impression that i am a normal content little girl but i do feel alone and i will always talk to whoever listen singing them the song of things ive gone through. this song means so much to me. it makes me sad but keeps me spinning laughing and dancing alone

2004-05-01 - ÇÄLVÏN

I agree with cat woman. when I heard this song I just feel that norah was talking ´bout herself a time before, waiting for the love, knowing that she´s ok, but she does not understand why she is alone. I imagine myself finding her, passing by, how can I let this girl go??, I think norah is my kind of woman, white, soft n delicate skin, a tender n beautiful face, black hair, amazing, outstanding piano player and the best romantic singer. I just love her!

2004-04-27 - W84meee

For a while, this song was how I pictured who my daughter would be after she was born. Sadly, I listened to it during the trial of the man who took Danielle Van Damme's little life. Now, I can only picture that precious little girl, and the home movies of her dancing, smiling (crookedly), and looking every bit an innicent, sweet little angel. For a long time, I was so disappointed that her image came to me EVERY time I hear the song, instead of my own little dancer, but lately I am grateful, because it means that she is not forgotten. Beautiful lyrics, lovely melody. Thanks Norah!

2004-04-24 - thockley

I've never seen this as a sad song. For me it's always been a snapshot in time. This girl isn't alone in a general sense. She could be from any background. If this song was a painting she could be dressed in any social or economic style from any time in history. It's a child who likes to sing and is happy in her own company. It's a song of innocence and hope to me and a graphic and brilliant demonstration of how less is more.

2004-04-24 - alissa1

i absolutely love this song. whenever i'm with my baby sister and she's having trouble sleeping, i put this song on and she just falls asleep in my arms. she reminda me so much of this little girl that norah sings about. i love my little sister and this song. thank you for expressing feelings that are shared throughout...

2004-04-14 - comeaway

when i hear this song, i picture in my mind my 8 year-old neighbor. her mother is of low mentaility and her father was forced to marry her after getting her pregnent. her mother leaves her to go on trips that can last up to 10 months long and her father works 24/7 to care for the family's finances. she can sometimes be left outside for hours waiting for her father to return home and she just sings and dances like there isn't a single care in the world. she loves when i come over to play with her. she's the most sweetest girl.

2004-03-20 - AJoXtQ1mC

this song reminds me of my playful happy 7 years old sister. SHe always loved to smile and dance. This song reminds me of her.

2004-03-20 - AJoXtQ1mC

this song reminds me of my playful happy 7 years old sister. SHe always loved to smile and dance. This song reminds me of her.

2004-03-01 - kattrivers

My daughter was born with a rare condition known as facial paralysis on the right side of her face. She can never express a full facial expression, whether it is a frown or a smile, it’s always crooked. But, this has never affected her spirit, she is the first to dance, sing, smile, laugh – her spirit is so rich. When I heard this song, all I could think about was my little girl, spinning, laughing and dancing.

Thank you Norah, through your music, you truly have brought so many smiles and tears to our lives!

2004-01-20 - Meg_pie

I absolutely LOVE this song. Since the first time I heard this CD this song has been the one that has stuck with me. Although the lyrics are sad, they paint a beautiful picture. It makes you realize how vulnerable you can be, "and she'll sing her song to anyone that comes along..."
Very beautiful...

2004-01-08 - Tessaria

Although many people view this song as sad, I would perhaps like to offer another view. As said by linsey before, the writer was inspired by Norah Jones herself. I sometimes think of this song more as about the happiest this little girl could be. She's alone, but i think that maybe is just putting her in her own little wonderful world, full of dance, smiles, and the hope of a beautiful day. Maybe "a little girl with nothing wrong" can be taken literally- her world is perfect now, nothing is wrong in life. This little girl isn't shy at all, she'll open up and sing to any ear that will listen. She's an independant girl who can just be happy with a song. Simplicity at it's best.
But don't get me wrong, this song does have a sad part to it. I think it has both sides mixed together, and what the listeners mood is looking for is the deciding factor to how it sounds.

2003-08-31 - Abby_Jazz

This song makes me think of myself. When I was little I was kind of growing up without parents because mine were divorced and my mom was working, taking college classes to get her masters, and had to take care of my other sister. Even though I am the younger one I matured better than my older sister and I was always able to take care of myself. This song makes me think that I was okay being by myself, but I would have loved to have any company with me. I could always sing my little song and be in my own little world.

2003-08-28 - EmmasMom

I bought this CD yesterday and haven't been able to listen to anything else since. The more I listen, the more of a fan I become. This song just absolutely breaks my heart. When I listen, I imagine a little girl, with no family, waiting to be adopted. Even without a family to love her, even though she's all alone, she's still happy and carefree. It's her innocence and her unknowing...she's fragile to us because we know she's alone, but she's happy enough to sing to anyone, and do all of the things little ones do, because she knows no other way. This song makes my heart so completely sad...I can't even imagine a child being so alone. It makes me want to hold my daughter so tight and never let go...

2003-08-10 - linsey

This was my anthem when I was single! Because I flet like that little girl with nothing wrong who was all alone!! I met Norah and Lee after the concert in Christchurch New Zealand, and Lee told me that he wrote the song about Norah. He was watching a home video of her and was inspired!!

2003-07-18 - cat woman

i think this is such a sad song, and i love it so beacuse of it. i always find myself lissening to it when im sad or depressed. lets break it down verse by verse: "Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song a little girl with nothing wrong is all alone." In other words, this girl, who isnt little at all, seems happy, seems normal, but is empty, alone. "Eyes wide open always hoping for the sun" shes looking for a real joy or happiness to enter her life. "and she'll sing a song to anyone who comes along". anyone who seems interested in her, anyone who wants a relationship she'll sing a song, she'll respond. "Fragile as a leaf in autumn Just fallin' to the ground Without a sound" theres nothing to say but that verse is reffering to her heart...or perhaps, her soul. "Crooked little smile on her face Tells a tale of grace That's all her own" shes unique yet graceful still and beautiful all in her own way. "Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song A little girl with nothing wrong And she's all alone." again, simply stating that she'd be great for someone, but still, shes all alone.

2003-07-16 - ImaSk8rH8r1

This song to me is just a reminder of how fragile children really are, and sadly how prevelant child abuse is in today's society. When you hear this song, please say a prayer for the children in this world being abused.

2003-07-08 - bojo*D+A*

{riecent} You said it all....I am very fond of this song

2003-07-05 - riecent

I love the whole album, but I especially love this song... I guess it brings me back to a time of innocence when all I had to worry about was "spinning, laughing, dancing"... It's my escape from reality. Norah Jones and her band's music have a special way of lifting me up

2003-06-15 - yasashii_tsubasa

heh.....i write fanfiction too!

anyhow, i think this song is about simplicity and innocence in times of complication and turmoil. children still believe that there is good, even when everything is terrible, and this song captures that perfectly. a wonderful track on the album!

2003-06-10 - loopy_flea

This song is soo sad, yet it is soo, tranquil, almost like it is magic. Everytime I hear this song, It reminds me of a friend I used to know. Me and my friends sing and dance to this song alot!

2003-06-09 - Ruthie

i love this song, its so sad and beautiful, its one of my favorites. i love to sing this song, when your singing it, it's like you've got a secret that no-one else can know, its just magic.

2003-03-27 - linerds

This song reminds me so much of myself as a child. I was an only child until I was seven and my mom worked full time so I was alone a lot, but I never let it bother me. I still played and would sing for anyone who would listen.

2003-02-27 - SunKrux

You are all going to think I'm crazy (and I am) but I used this song to kick of a fan fiction {yes, I write fan fiction, got a problem? ;) } I wrote for the series "The Lost World". It just reminded me so much of what one of the female characters would have been like as a small child. This is by far, my favorite song. I was so jazzed when it was used at the end of a "Judging Amy" episode. :D

Norah, love, you ROCK!

2003-01-25 - shorty53118

this song sadly reminds me of my friend and I.. in our gym class we use to sing whenever we saw this boy that we liked.. now she has left and went to Germany for 6 months with the school and now I am all alone when I havent done a thing..

2002-12-16 - Ditte

This song really gets right to my heart. It reminds my of a very good friend I have. She has recent tried to kill herself - And in someway this song really makes me keep up the hope for her. She is going to be allright. Thank you.

2002-11-25 - no_poet2002

even the "crooked little smile"reference cathches your essence Jenna.

2002-09-23 - angus

my children love to sing and dance to this tune...what a wonderful and talented artist

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