summer dress (by shawn colvin)
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put on my fine summer dress
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so light and thin, it was my best
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i brushed my hair, held my breath
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i went out to face the wilderness
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i went out to face the wilderness
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men in hats, boys on bikes
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perfect girls, baby dykes
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superstars, blighted ones
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i went out to face one by one
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i went out to face them one by one
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i said goodbye mary ann, as you turned to watch me
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don't try, mary ann, don't try to stop me
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'cause i'm gonna go where flights are bright
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where sacred secrets sail like kites
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we've been sleeping girl all our lives
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and we never lived, we just survived
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we never lived, we just survived
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i'll take my heart, take my key
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i'll find out who could care for me
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are there pots of gold, are there floods and fires
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are there thieves and beggars, saints and liars
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are there thieves and beggars, saints and liars
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and so goodbye, mary ann, as you turn to watch me
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don't try, mary ann, don't try to stop me
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i put on my fine summer dress
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so light and thin, torn up the chest
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i brushed my hair, held my breath
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i went out to face the wilderness
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i went out to face the wilderness
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mary ann, mary ann, don't cry, don't cry
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mary ann
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Summer Dress
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Shawn Colvin |