well there never was a girl like lily
she was a pretty little heartbreak machine
she had a way to part a fool and his money
she was a lucky litte gambler's dream
and she promised up the world and whatever
and she could get a man to do anything
and by the morning he'd be cleaned out and crawling on his knees
but every night he let some poor fool sing
he said i may not be a rich man baby
but i'll tell you what i'm gonna do
i'm gonna take you out tonight in the city
i'm gonna spend all my money on you
she'll take a seat up at the bar at around 7
and wait for some poor sucker stumbling by
yea and she'll pull him in and drag him on under
and then she'll drown him in thoose big dark eyes
and with the moonlight breaking through a litte crack in the sky
well he was broken and the damage is done
he'd give up everything he had for a love that could never be
yea he'd be screaming at the top of his lungs
he said i may not be a rich man baby
but i'll tell you what i'm gonna do
i'm gonna take you out tonight in the city
i'm gonna spend all my money on you
one day what came in to town some kind of big shot man
all full of swagger like some hollywood scene
i tried to tell him stay away from miss lily
that woman's trouble if you know what i mean
well he just laughed and said i think i can take care of myself
i said well don't pretend you haven't been warned
they found him walking in the morning by the side of the road
yea he was naked as the day he was born
he said i may not be a rich man baby
but i'll tell you what i'm gonna do
i'm gonna take you out tonight in the city
i'm gonna spend all my money on you
The Ballad of Miss Lily
David Ford
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... And So You Fell ...And So You Fell 2 Lovers Driving For Another Place A Long Time Ago A Short Song About Shoes A Short Song About Stars A Short Song of Apology …And So You Fell Almost Like Being in Love Call To Arms Can't Go Back Cheer Up (You Miserable Fuck) Decimate Demons (Piano version) Don't Tell Me Elizabeth Every Time (from Austerity Measures EP, 2012) Everybody Knows Give Me Strength (Alright Now) Go To Hell Have Yourself A Bitter Little Christmas Hurricane I Don't Care What You Call Me I Don't Expect You To Notice I Don't Care What You Call Me I'm Alright Now I'm Alright Now If You Only Knew Katie Laughing Aloud Let It Burn Love Like You Never Been Wounded Making Up For Lost Time Missouri New York Nobody Nobody Tells Me What To Do Nothing At All Of Whoredom And Falconry Our Love Is Here to Stay Panic Panic (Dirt & Matchwood) Perfect Soul Pour A Little Poison Requiem Scream Down St. Peter Shame Not Regret She's Not The One Song For The Road Songs For The Road St Peter St. Peter State Of The Union Stephen Surfin' Guantanamo Bay Sylvia The Ballad of Miss Lily (from Austerity Measures E... There Is A Light This Is Not Desire Throwaway To Hell With The World Train Trying To Find My Feet What Would You Have Me Do? What's Not to Love? You Are The Love Of My Sorry Little Life
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