The Builders And The Butchers

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Black Dresses

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Black Dresses

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Little sister, there's blood on the tracks

And a lit cigarette but you're not comin' 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

They'll string you up when you're tryin' to fall fast asleep

She wore black dresses

And she never cried in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

She wore black dresses

And she never smiled in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

Well her home town was built by a few greedy men

And people tell me she was descended from them

She's been playin' in the darkness ever since she was a kid

And she doesn't mourn for her man's come and gone

She's worn the color of black all along

And she was born with a stone where there shoulda been a heart

She wore black dresses

And she never cried in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

She wore black dresses

And she never smiled in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

Did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?

I know, 'cuz 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, 'cuz 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 comin' back

To a town that was built on black gold and iron ore

She wore black dresses

And she never cried in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

She wore black dresses

And she never smiled in the morning

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

She's got a bottle in paper

So she can forget her name

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