Dancing Girl

from Light in My Eyes by Troubadour

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It’s hard to think when watching her dance
It’s all smiles and winks as she pours me a glass
And it seems to cause a pain in my chest
You know pounds of weight, slowing my breath
Silhouettes, their eyes on her waist
They’re all placing bets, “How’re her lips going to taste?”
So I’ll watch her dance, even though she can’t sing
All the guys in the room they are after other things

It’s getting old, all the wanting
Please Sarah Lyn know I can take you away
I’m lost and I’m old, don’t have to tell me
But one thing I know, I’d die for you babe

For thirty years, my home was the sea
I saw ports and piers as I served my country
But I’d trade it all, the booze and cheap thrills
My sweet Sarah Lyn, you know I brought dollar bills
If you’d seen me then, all strapping and strong
I might stand a chance with the guys at the bar
Then the pain again, it’s making me cough
So I smoke, and I drink, and I drink, ‘til I drop

It’s getting old, all the wanting
Please Sarah Lyn know I can take you away
I’m lost and I’m old, don’t have to tell me
But one thing I know, I’d die for you babe
And it’s getting old, this rotten whiskey
But darling please know I can take you away
I’m lost and I’m old, don’t have to tell me
But one thing I know, I’d die for you babe

Though all of us are brothers, we still scrap and fight each other
Our loneliness the same, we share in the same pain
We squander love for booze and fame, make devil deals a sweet cocaine
Our hearts cannot contain the weight of so much pain

Heart attack, can’t go back
Lungs collapse, fools die alone

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from Light in My Eyes, released February 16, 2013
Lyrics: Rob Ernst
Music: Troubadour

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