Song Description
A neo-traditional country/Americana heartbreak song.
| Song Length |
2:54 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Calico Sundown
Well, I walk out when the day is done
And I hitch my heartache to the sun
Time will fingerpaint the edge of town
In a fading calico sundown
My true love showed me what sadness means
When my foolish heart ignored her dreams
Cos I watched her twilight train leave town
Heading for a calico sundown
She had ruby lips and golden hair
A deep blue ribbon she'd always wear
Now I see those colors in the evening chill
My teardrops burned, they're burning still
The sun returns but she never will
No, my lover never will
Maybe if I'd seen her lonely eyes
Then she wouldn't haunt the western skies
Cos her memory is reflected now
In another calico sundown
She had ruby lips and golden hair
A deep blue sun dress she'd always wear
Now I see those colors in the evening chill
My teardrops burned, they're burning still
The sun returns but she never will
No, my lover never will
Time will fingerpaint the edge of town
In a fading calico sundown...
In a fading calico sundown...
©2011 by Robert George & Cameron Earnshaw