’Red Dress’ by John Haydock.

Written, performed and produced by John Haydock. For those that like Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Chris Rea, John Illsley LYRICS: Candy says she is a child of the night When the wind gets high she gets second sight Drives to the river when the waters rise Talks to the shadows on the other side They says there’s a fire that burns this town And it starts to leave when the sun goes down Lights on the highway going slowly South Any road baby can take you out Put the red dress on Put the red dress on We can go out dancing when the wind gets high Talk to the spirits on the other side Put the red dress on Some nights her eyes get far away She turns from the window and she pulls the shade Some things you see just can’t be named A heart like that just won’t be tame When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose So untie the ribbons on your Sunday shoes Unwrap that dress with the long white bow Tell me the secrets only
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