The Last To Know Lyrics

The newlyweds came to the Capitol by train Franklin found a companion for his shy, awkward wife Lucy was pretty as Eleanor was plain She knew all the right people in Washington life She bought Eleanor's clothes, made over her hair Chose emerald stones to highlight her ears Soon Lucy and Franklin began their affair An affair that would last for 29 years Eleanor, Eleanor America cheers wherever you go First in our hearts, First Lady of the land You were the last to know You were the last to know Two friends sat by the fire and sewed Socks for our boys off fighting the war When Eleanor dozed, Lucy ran through the snow To mail her love notes to FDR The Cabinet, the press corps, the White House team None of them told what most of them knew They kept his dark secret, they proved their esteem For the President, and the First Lady, too Eleanor, Eleanor Crusading for rights on the radio First in our hearts, First Lady of the land You were the last to know You were the last to know At Yalta, three leaders divided the world The one in the wheelchair was pining for home No, not for his wife, he loved another girl "Operator, get me Lucy Mercer on the phone" When Eleanor heard Franklin might die She rushed down to Warm Springs from Washington Only to learn, when her night train arrived That Franklin had died in Lucy's arms Eleanor, Eleanor Where does love come from? Where does love go? First in our hearts, First Lady of the land You were the last to know Eleanor, Eleanor Smile for the country, on with the show First in our hearts, First Lady of the land You were the last to know