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 dressTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
