Black Dresses

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
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 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 (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 (black dresses)
 And she never smiled in the morning
 She's got a bottle in paper
 So she can forget her name
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 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
 And she wore black dresses (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 (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, 'cause 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, 'cause I'm a boy who was born the victim of a name
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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
 She wore black dresses (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 (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