Lyrics
Cotton Dress
Andrea C. & Peter A. Renfree - 2011
It was a cotton dress she was wearing
Falling off a shoulder she was barin’ her heart to a boy
on the banks of the Rio Grande
She said I loved you since the second grade
And to tell you the truth
I’m tired of waitin’ around for you,
Boy you better make your stand
Next thing you know he was popping the question
And all it took was a little suggestion from a pretty girl
by the river on a moonlit night
It didn’t matter how young they were
‘Cos she loved him; he loved her
And love’s enough to make everything all right
Some things are meant to be, I guess
And it all started with a cotton dress
They got married at the Church of Christ
Standing on the corner of 12th and rice was fallin’ all around them as they took off in the car
Bought a little house with a big live oak
They were sitting on the porch when her water broke
She said Honey better get me down to the ER
Next thing you know they were holdin’ a girl
With her momma’s eyes and her daddy’s curls singing lullabies
in the middle of a moonlit night
It didn’t matter how young they were
‘Cos she loved them; they loved her
And love’s enough to make everything all right
The rest is History, I guess
And it all started with a cotton dress
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, the years went flyin’ by and then
Ooh-ooh next thing you know, that old circle is comin’ around again
It was a cotton dress she was wearing
Fallin’ off a shoulder she was barin’ her heart
To a boy on the banks of the Rio Grande
She said my parents sat in this same place
And I bet you got the same look on your face
My daddy did when he asked for Momma’s hand
But let me make a little suggestion
Before you think about poppin’ the question be sure about
what you’re feelin’ here tonight
Cos’ I’ve seen life from every angle
The twists and turns and snarls and tangles
And I know true love makes everything all right
So I won’t settle for nothin’ less
And if you feel the same, I guess
You can have the girl in the cotton dress