dress of laces

And she has a dress of laces
Its worn in many places
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharin
For someone warm and carin
And no one sees a heart thats underfed[Chorus:]
Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She hasnt seen the man she loves in years
And her mother is a waitress
At the harbour bar, good graces
Where the seamen come a fishin 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[ Chorus]
So the young girl goes to the water
And she calls out for her father
But she aint seen the old man in some time
Yes, and he was always boastin
Just a drinkin and a toastin
And one day he left his family far behind[Chorus]
So the mother comes home a drinkin
With a sailor whos a thinkin out loud
That he might stay with them awhile
So she loads her mothers pistol
And she shoots him as he whistles
A song about a sailors life in style
Young girl in love
Young girl in tears
She kills the only man shes loved in years
And with him dies her hopes, her dreams, her fears
And she has a dress of laces
Its worn in many places
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
And she has a need for sharin
For someone warm and carin
And no one sees a heart thats underfed
And no one sees a heart thats underfed