Red Velvet
by Ian Tyson
Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
I shouldâa known I couldnât hold her livinâ out so far from town
And the nights to come are long and slow to go
Well now sheâs up and left me and went walkinâ down the line
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
All dressed up in red velvet & her high-heeled shoes so fine
And the nights to come are long and slow to go
Well if Iâd only known, before we kissed, that
You canât keep red velvet on a poor dirt farm like this
So now sheâs gone and left me & went walkinâ down the line
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
Well Iâll sit & count the evening stars, as they walk around
When the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
Then Iâll call my dog & take the truck & drive on into town
âCause the nights to come are long & slow to go
Well Iâll sit & count the evening stars, as they walk around
And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow
Then Iâll call my dog & take the truck & drive on into town
âCause the nights to come are long & slow to go
And those dusty autumn winds, be - gin to blow