Flowered Dresses - Slaid Cleaves

She was leaning long legged

'neath a bottle cap sign

Of a country store with a coke and a smile

The coolest place to linger

On an Arkansas day

When she saw him passing by

He said «I'll take you back to Texas»

Said «my name is Ray»

Where the stars are bigger than the Hit Parade

And she stopped dreamin' her dream

And she started dreamin' his

Traded in her childhood

She wore flowered dresses for him

Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin

On the chance that they were goin' out tonight

Catch a show, maybe grab a bite

And she looked real nice, She looked real nice

Sometimes I think about my daddy

And his old spice grin

Cleaned pressed shirts, and a farmers tan

She never asked him questions

So he never told her lies

But I heard my mama cry some

And I was sitting in the hallway on the night he left

Huggin my knees, holding my breath

I never knew why but he was damn sure gone

Thought it was maybe my fault

'Cause She wore flowered dresses for him

Rolled her hair, scrubbed her freckled skin

On the chance that they were goin' out tonight

Catch a show, maybe grab a bite

And she looked real nice, she looked real nice

And she looked real nice, she looked real nice