Down From Dover - Jon Langford

I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret I have tried concealing When he left he promised me that he'd be back by the time it was revealing The sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow o'er the fields of clover And the time is running out for me I wish that he would hurry down from Dover He's been gone so long when he left the show was deep upon the ground And I have seen a spring and summer pass and now the leaves are turning brown And any time a tiny face will show itself 'cause waiting's almost over But I won't have a name to give it if he doesn't hurry down from Dover My folks weren't understanding when they found out they sent me from the home place My daddy if folks found out he'd be ashamed to ever show his face My mamma said I was a fool and she did not believe it when I told her That everything would be all right 'cause soon he would be coming down from Dover I loved him more than anything and I could not refuse him when he needed me He was the only one I'd loved and I just can't believe that he was using me He couldn't leave me here like this I know it can't be so it can't be over He wouldn't make me go through this so long, oh he'll be coming down from Dover My body aches the time is here it's lonely in this place where I'm lyin' Out baby has been born but something's wrong it's much too still I hear no cryin' I guess in some strange way she knew she'd never have a father's arms to hold her And dying was her way of telling me he wasn't coming down from Dover

I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret I have tried concealing When he left he promised me he'd be back By the time it was revealing The sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow Over the fields of clover And time is running out for me I wish That he would hurry down from Dover He's been gone so long When he left the snow was deep upon the ground And I have seen a spring and summer pass And now the leaves are turning brown And any time a tiny face will show itself 'Cause waiting's almost over But I won't have a name to give it If he doesn't hurry down from Dover From Dover From Dover My folks weren't understanding when they found out They sent me from the home place My daddy said if folks found out He'd be ashamed to ever show his face My mamma said I was a fool She did not believe it when I told her Mamma everything would be all right Soon he will be coming down from Dover I found a place to stay out On a farm takin' care of that old lady She never asked me nothin' So I never talked to her about my baby I sent a messgae to my mom With a name and address of Miss. Ol' Grover And to make sure he got that information When he came down from Dover I loved him more than anything And I could not refuse him when he needed me He was the only one I'd loved And I just can't believe that he was using me He wouldn't leave me here like this I know it can't be so, it can't be over He wouldn't make me go through this alone He'll be coming down from Dover My body aches the time is here It's lonely in this place where I'm lying Our baby has been born but something's wrong It's too still I hear no crying I guess in some strange way she knew She'd never have a father's arms to hold her So dying was her way of telling me He wasn't coming down from Dover From Dover (Dover) From Dover Down from Dover

I'm on the white cliffs of Dover Thinking it over and over But if I jump, it's all over A cautionary tale for you (oh) Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh I'd like to roll in the clover With you over and over On the white cliffs of Dover And then I'd let you push me over And if that is the fact, then in actual fact It's not where it's at, and it's over And if that is the fact, then in actual fact It's not where it's at, it's all over Yes, it is Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh And now the bluebirds are over Over the white cliffs of Dover And when you push me over Don't bury me, I'm not worth anything La-la-la-la, la, la, la, la La-la-la-la, la, la, la, la And if that is the fact, then in actual fact It's not where it's at, and it's over And if that is the fact, then in actual fact It's not where it's at, it's all over Yes, it is Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh

They call me Blue eyed Dan a shell of a man but I was half way home I didn't seem to have much of a plan but I was half way home I said I was coming back to stay But a lot of things can happen along the way I was half way home You were waiting on the southbound train I was half way home But the platform was empty as it rolled away, half way home The hills and the valleys all looked the same And I met someone who remembered my name I was half way home, I was half way home Down by the river saying "Stand and deliver!" I was half way home Dirty thirty eyes like a birdie half way home I jumped up to reach the top But the law kept coming and bagged the lot I was halfway home halfway home My heart starts pumping when I think of your, half way home You're never gonna look into those eyes of blue, I was half way home Cross the street, open the door Nobody here really cares anymore Half way home, I was half way home Heart starts pumping, hearts start pumping Half way home Half way home Heart starts pumping, hearts start pumping I was half way home Yeah, I was half way home I was half way home Heart starts pumping, hearts start pumping Half way home Half way home