White Dress
Kenny Marks
She wore a white dress and a rainbow ribbon in her hair One candle burned on her birthday cake Mum and Dad were there Wishing they could be like her without a care She wore a pink dress to her school on her very first day Mum and Dad drove her there and they cried as they drove away Tears for her but more tears for yesterday She wore a blue dress and rode her bike to the corner store Daddy said now he’s leaving for good And he slammed the door No Goodbyes, no more Daddy any more As she grew up they grew apart It’ll never be the same How they watched love go with a heavy heart And they wonder who’s to blame “It’s not your fault that he went away He went walking out the door And it’s not your fault that he had to say He didn’t love me any more” She wore a red dress and her mother’s single strand of pearls Dressed and ready for the senior prom What a lovely girl “You’re a woman now and it’s time I said A certain thing or two Have the time of your life and remember dear I’m so very proud of you It’s not your fault that he went away There was nothing you could do And please believe me when I say There’s nothing wrong with you” She wore a white dress One candle burned as it did before The baby smiles at the sad old man standing at the door “I don’t know what I ever left here for” “Well I can’t stay long but I have to say A certain thing or two Since I’ve been gone my world’s been grey But the colors stayed with you” And before he left he laid a gift On baby’s little bed Inside they found a rainbow dress Of white, pink, blue and red Of white, pink, blue and red
