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Nanci Griffith( Nanci Caroline Griffith )
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Love at the Five and Dime
Lyricist:Nanci Griffith
Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair She made the Woolworth counter shine And Eddie was a sweet romancer and a darn good dancer They'd waltz the aisles of the Five and Dime
And they'd sing, 'Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now, dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this Five and Dime'
Eddie played the steel guitar and his mama cried 'Cuz he played in the bars and kept young Rita out late at night So they married up in Abilene, lost a child in Tennessee But still that love survived
'Cause they'd sing, 'Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now, dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this Five and Dime'
One of the boys in Eddie's band took a shine to Rita's hands So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife Oh, but he was back by June singin' a different tune And sportin' Miss Rita back by his side
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com He sang, 'Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now, dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this Five and Dime'
Eddie traveled with the barroom band till arthritis took his hands Now he sells insurance on the side And Rita's got a house to keep She writes dime store novels of a love so sweet They dance to the radio late at night
They still sing, 'Dance a little closer to me Dance a little closer now, dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me, it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this Five and Dime'
This Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair She really made the Woolworth counter shine And Eddie was a sweet romancer and a darn good dancer And they'd waltz the aisles of the Five and Dime And they lived a mighty simple life
They said, 'Who waltzed the aisles of the Five and Dime Who waltzed the aisles of the Five and Dime'
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