Richard Thompson - Painted Ladies Lyrics
It's a grey, grey morning, the rain it do fallI'm feeling hungry and lowMy bed's so empty, I wish I could callOn the painted ladies I knowWhen you've got no credit, don't hold no swayWith the painted ladies I knowIt's a "Thank you for calling, we'll see you someday"The painted ladies I knowLeave at home what you value enoughAnd laugh your senses awayWhen you want to love everyone, how can you loveThe painted ladies all say"Us film stars and beauties will please you tonightIf you go to bed with a book"But they can't hold a candle to something that tremblesIf you need to do more than lookThey come from rich fathers and twinkle their eyesAnd you're begging them please not to goAnd you're starved for some loving, they can make you feel specialThe painted ladies I knowIf you're seeking fortune, if you're seeking fameAnd you're looking yourself in the eyeAnd God help the children, playing their gameThe end of the game is goodbyeThey pass through your vision like thoughts in a dreamYour good times are slipping awayIt's time to move on or go down with the shipThe painted ladies all say
