Shawn Colvin - Summer Dress lyrics

I put on my finest summer dress So light and thin it was my best I brushed my hair I held my breath I went out to face the wilderness I went out to face the wilderness The men in hats the boys on bikes The perfect girls the baby dykes The superstars the blighted ones I went out to face them one by one I went out to face them one by one Goodbye MaryAnn As you turn to watch me Don't cry MaryAnn And don't try to stop me I'm gonna go where the lights are bright Where sacred secrets sail like kites We've been sleeping girl all our lives And we never lived we just survived We never lived we just survived Are there thieves and beggars saints and liars Are there thieves and beggars saints and liars? Goodbye MaryAnn As you turn to watch me Don't cry MaryAnn And don't try to stop me I put on my finest summer dress So light and thin torn at my chest I brushed my hair I held my breath I went out to face the wilderness I went out to face the wilderness.