Blue Dress

Like an old blue dress

Did someone hold you up

And look you over

Then with an easy heart

Did they turn and toss you out

Found you wanting

And it got you thinking

In your mid-air flying

This has happened all before

And you land in your blue folds

And your cotton youth

Knew too much

Did your tears fail to wash you

Or tumble dry low you in the lonely

Blue dress

Old blue dress

Did you wait through

The winter

For someone in springtime

To find you

Bathe your cold rigid folds

In a warm water bowl

In the kitchen

To hear somebody laughing

And somebody singing

And wonder

Blue dress

Old blue dress

Did someone find you there

Just as the earth opened up

To take you under

And with a heavy heart

Did they see the work of art

In all your stitching

And did they wash you gently

And iron you kindly and listen

To all of your stories

As you hung by your shoulders

In the sunrise

And the morning air moved you

And whispered and sung to you something

You forgot

Old blue dress

And did they wash you gently

And iron you kindly and listen

To all of your stories

As you hung by your shoulders

In the sunset

And the evening air moved you

Held you and heard you

Waltzing and dancing

And singing to whisper you something

You forgot

Old blue dress

Blue dress

Old blue dress