[Originally by Nanci Griffith]
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And she has a dress of laces
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It's worn in many places
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The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
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And she has a need for sharin'
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For someone warm and carin'
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And no one sees a heart that's underfed
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[Chorus:]
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Young girl in love
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Young girl in tears
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She hasn't seen the man she loves in years
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And her mother is a waitress
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At the harbour bar, good graces
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Where the seamen come a fishin' with their lines
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And it was one of them that caught her
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And left her with a daughter
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Who lives with hate and loving him in mind
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[Chorus]
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So the young girl goes to the water
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And she calls out for her father
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But she ain't seen the old man in some time
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Yes, and he was always boastin'
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Just a drinkin' and a toastin'
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And one day he left his family far behind
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[Chorus]
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So the mother comes home a drinkin'
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With a sailor who's a thinkin' out loud
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That he might stay with them awhile
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So she loads her mother's pistol
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And she shoots him as he whistles
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A song about a sailor's life in style
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Young girl in love
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Young girl in tears
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She kills the only man she's loved in years
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And with him dies her hopes, her dreams, her fears
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And she has a dress of laces
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It's worn in many places
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The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
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And she has a need for sharin'
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For someone warm and carin'
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And no one sees a heart that's underfed
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And no one sees a heart that's underfed
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Dress of Laces
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| Lyle Lovett |
