Sandy Denny - Painted Ladies Lyrics
Its a grey, grey morning, the rain it do fallIm feeling hungry and lowMy beds so empty, how I wish I could callOn the painted ladies I knowWhen youve got no credit, dont hold no swayWith the painted ladies I knowIts a ``thank you for nothing, well see you somedayThe painted ladies I knowLeave at home what you value enoughAnd laugh all your senses awayWhen you want to love everyone, how can you loveThe painted ladies all sayThose film stars and beauties will please you tonightIf you go to bed with a bookBut they cant hold a candle to something that tremblesIf you need to do more than lookThey come from rich fathers and twinkle their eyesAnd youre begging them please not to goWhen youre starved for some loving, they can make you feel specialThe painted ladies I knowIf youre seeking fortune, if youre seeking fameAnd youre 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 awayIts time to move on or go down with the shipThe painted ladies all say
