Tattletale Saints - Molly lyrics

{Verse 1} Cut me some slack boys I’m packin’ it in I gotta see that Molly again Such a long time comin’, be a rough road to ride Don’t know I’ll make it but I sure wanna try I was young, I musta been twenty Playin’ for tips at a dive in the city Strummin’ some old insignificant song She starts stompin’ and singing along She asked for a tune, I barely knew it But I told her I did and I fumbled on through it She threw down her coat, like a hero’s disguise And she danced like a flame, like a sacrifice Yeah we needn’t speak, I knew what she was sayin’ Each movement answered just what I was playin’ Every arch of her back, every sweep of my hand But the way it turned out I can’t understand {Chorus} Oh, sweet Molly My brother’s had his turn Had five good years to treat you right No more does he deserve Oh, sweet Molly, take a chance on me We’ll pick up from where we left off So get your dancing shoes {Verse 2} My brother’s got ways that I can’t fathom He seems to get women just by lookin’ at ‘em Smellin’ like Old Spice, tobacco and cider He slid on in and pushed up beside her He spoke somethin’ into her ear And with those words my love disappeared I could feel it escapin’, my broken heart beatin’ Pickin’ up pace like an army retreating Sure enough my prediction was sound Sure as a stake driven hard through the ground They left me playin’, shaken and sore Her hand cupped in his as they walked out the door {Chorus} Oh, sweet Molly My brother’s had his turn Had five good years to treat you right No more does he deserve Oh, sweet Molly, take a chance on me We’ll pick up from where we left off So get your dancing shoes {Harmonica Solo} {Verse 3} I don’t know how they lasted this long When she’s so right and he’s so wrong What she sees cripples my thinkin’ Holdin’ it together while he’s out drinkin’ We meet as a family once every year And he’s too far gone to ever appear But Molly don’t fail us and that fire in her eyes It flickers a little, but it’s still alight And each time I think about drivin’ away With Molly beside me we’ll start a new day Windows down and music loud One of these days I’ll get these words out {Chorus} Oh, sweet Molly My brother’s had his turn Had five good years to treat you right No more does he deserve Oh, sweet Molly, take a chance on me We’ll pick up from where we left off So get your dancing shoes