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Black Dresses Lyrics
little sister there's blood on the tracks
and a lit cigarette but you're not coming back
to a town that was built on black gold and iron ore
and the kettle got hot and it boiled and it steamed
and you can't run away from the worst of your dreams
we'll string you up when you're trying to fall fast asleep
she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
well her hometown was built by a few greedy men
people tell me she was descended from them
she's a claim in the darkness ever since she was a kid
and she doesn't mourn for a man's come and gone
she's worn the color of black all along
she was born with a stone where there shoulda been a heart
and she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?
i know 'cause i'm a boy who was born the victim of a name
did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?
i know 'cause i'm a boy who was born the victim of a name
little sister there's blood on the tracks
and a lit cigarette but you're not coming back
to a town that was built on black gold and iron ore
she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she wore black dresses
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
and a lit cigarette but you're not coming back
to a town that was built on black gold and iron ore
and you can't run away from the worst of your dreams
we'll string you up when you're trying to fall fast asleep
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
people tell me she was descended from them
she's a claim in the darkness ever since she was a kid
she's worn the color of black all along
she was born with a stone where there shoulda been a heart
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
i know 'cause i'm a boy who was born the victim of a name
did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?
i know 'cause i'm a boy who was born the victim of a name
and a lit cigarette but you're not coming back
to a town that was built on black gold and iron ore
(black dresses)
and she never cried in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
(black dresses)
and she never smiled in the morning
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
she's got a bottle and a paper
so she can forget her name
Song Info
Submitted by
hellomagda On Sep 02, 2008
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I think "to a town that was built on black gold and iron hearts" should be "to a town that was build on black gold and iron ore." it would make sense from a geological standpoint, and i don't hear "hearts" when he sings that line.