Rachel Delevoryas by Randy Stonehill

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This is one of those songs that come on and my kids give me the "what the hell are you listening to" looks. I got one of those today since my daughter was in the car. I had a couple of Randy Stonehill albums back in the day, I usually like his oddball songs more than anything else. While Googling the song I read where this was based on an actual person named Rachel Delevoryas.

This song is listed on the Memories page.

Rachel Delevoryas

With her thick eye glasses and her plain Jane face

Sat beside me in her fifth grade class

Looking so terribly out of place

Rachel played the violin

And classical music was out of style

She couldn't control all her wild brown hair

Her nervous laughter and her awkward smile and

It was clear that she'd never be

one of us

With her dowdy clothes

And her violin

And a name like Rachel Delevoryas

But I'd pass by her house in the evening

Going to play with my best friend Ray

And the music floating from her window

Spoke the things that Rachel could never say

Rachel Delevoryas

Was eating her lunch as the boys walked by

"Rachel is ugly" she heard them shout

She sat on the schoolyard bench and cried and

CHORUS

And every year the hedge got higher

As it grew around Rachel's house

Like the secret wall inside her

That she built to keep all the heartache out

Rachel Delevoryas

Moved back east with her family

Now she's dressed in a beautiful gown

Standing on stage with the symphony

Rachel plays the violin

But every night when the lights go down

I wonder if she still remembers those days

And cruel little boys in this one horse town and

CHORUS

• This is the first song from Randy Stonehill on the blog.
• This is the third song from 1991 on the blog.
• This is the fifth Christian song, tying it with the Rock genre as most on the blog.
• I will be adding this album cover to the Albums I've Owned page.