Song Description
Story revolves around a girl who is somewhat ragged and tattered like her clothes and it's implied she was in an unhealthy relationship due to drug use (again implied). She's numb to a degree but she feels the loss of her only friend, her lover and now she's running without knowing where she's going.
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Country |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
| Subject |
Lost Love, Loneliness |
Similar Artists |
The Beatles, Bob Dylan |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Your ragged red dress
is the best that you can do
for the funeral of a friend
They?re gonna stare at you
because you?re who you are
and for what you meant to him
You left the front door open
Hoping you?d forget to find
your way back home
The last few years
have been a blur
and where you were
won?t mean a thing
where you are going
You?re showing signs
of breaking like a china cup
blowing lines that you rehearsed
when you woke up
this morning
Your tired eyes
cannot be read
they?re dead
your ragged red dress
is the best that you can do
Fill her up
the gasoline is sweet perfume
when there?s nowhere left to turn
Check your bag for evidence
that you exist
light it up and watch it burn
You?re going through the motions
oceans flowing through your head
and that?s the only sound you hear
You grabbed his coat
to keep you warm
but the memories will leave you cold
where you are going
You?re showing signs
of breaking like a china cup
blowing lines that you rehearsed
when you woke up
this morning
Your tired eyes
cannot be read
they?re dead
your ragged red dress
is the best that you can do