Dress of Laces Songtext
von Lyle Lovett

And she has a dress of laces
It′s worn in many places
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharing
With someone warm and caring
But no one sees the heart that's underfed

Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She hasn′t seen the man she loves in years

And her mother is a waitress
At the harbor bar Good Graces
Where seamen come from fishing with their lines
And it was one of them that caught her
And left her with a daughter
Who lives with hate and loving him in mind

Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years


So the young girl goes to the water
She calls out for her father
But she ain't seen her old man in some time
Yes, and he was always boating
Just a-drinking and a-toasting
And one day he left his family far behind

Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She hasn′t seen the man she loves in years

So her mother comes home a-drinking
With some sailor who′s a-thinking
Out loud that he might stay with them a while
And so she loads her mother's pistol
And she shoots him as he whistles
A song about a sailor′s life and style

Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She kills the only man she's loved in years

And with him dies her hopes, her dreams, her fears


And she has a dress of laces
It′s worn in many places
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharing
With someone warm and caring
But no one sees the heart that's underfed
No one sees the heart that′s underfed