Columbia Law Revue

Don't Cry for Me Harlene Katzman

to "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I took your H-RIP and now I am gone
You'll think you lost me
All you will see is a girl so naive
Accepting a law firm's cash bribe
Abandoning all she believed

I had to let it happen, it was the debt
Couldn't stay all my life in a hole
Eating nothing but ramen, buying ten dollar shoes
So I chose money
Giving up on public interest ideals
And so far it seems a good choice
I've eaten so many great meals!

Don't cry for me, Harlene Katzman
The truth is I always planned this
All through my do-good days, I was just scheming
I took your H-RIP, kept cashflow teeming

And as for working for human rights
I never in fact gave a care
Though I tricked you to give me the two thousand bucks
There were no firm jobs
For 1Ls like me with an English degree
The H-RIP was just for the cash
I just want to be bourgeoisie

Don't cry for me, Harlene Katzman
The truth is I always planned this
All through my do-good days. I was just plotting
I took your H-RIP, now I go yachting

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise, don't keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise, don't keep your distance

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