Dresses

I've found friends in alleys, & I've made friends with thieves. So, I've got time to spare if you'll take a walk with me. I'll tell you all my stories 'Til we have to make our own. I think we'd be better off together than alone. Two life-times full of lessons, & we've heard our share of lies. You don't bring me no excuses & I don't bring you mine. Bring me no excuses & I don't tell you lies. It's just dresses on a clothesline - A quiet valley where... I swear I dreamed this day before & you were standing there. Light fell on your shoulders - I drew a thankful breath. There were times I could've settled down, but I'm glad I didn't yet. Crazy on the midnight, coming on like a mirage. She's an open-ended question when the conversation drops. There's a sweetness & a sorrow in the iris of her eye. & after seeing quite a lot of her, I still get surprised. I'm not always in my element walking through downtown. I was raised where there were fewer bright distractions to be found. It's the smell of watered asphalt in the heavy Houston air... & I'd be lying if I told you that was all that keeps me here. It's just dresses on a clothesline - A quiet valley where... I swear I dreamed this day before & you were standing there. Light fell on your shoulders - I drew a thankful breath. There were times I could've settled down, but I'm glad I didn't yet.