New Danville Girl (Empire Burlesque Outtake)

I wish I could remember that movie just a little bit better All I remember about it was that it starred Gregory Peck He was shot down in the back by a hungry kid Trying to get a name for himself Townspeople wanted to crush that kid down And string him up by the neck Well, the sheriff beat that boy into a bloody pulp As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun And gasped for his last breath Turn him loose, let him go Let him say he outdrew me fair and square I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his death Well, I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes rolling in And it blows right through me like a ball and chain You know I can't believe we've lived so long And are still so far apart Your memory keeps callin' up to me like a rollin' train I can still see the day that you came to me on the painted desert In your busted-down Ford and your platform heels Could never figure out why you chose that particular place to meet Ah, but you were right, it was perfect, as I got in behind the wheel We drove that car all night into San Antone And we slept near the Alamo, fell out under the stars Way down in Mexico you went out to see a doctor And you never came back I stayed there a while, 'Til the whole place it started feelin' like Mars Well, I'm driving this car And the sun is comin' up over the Rockies Somethin' about it reminds me of you Like when she sings, "Baby, let the good times roll" Ah, but I'm too over the edge To remember the things we used to talk about or do And she don't want to remind me She knows this car would go out of control Oh, Danville Girl, with your Danville curl Teeth like pearls, shining like the moon above Danville Girl, take me all around the world Danville Girl, you're my honey love Well, we crossed the Panhandle And then we headed out towards Amarillo Rushin' down where Henry Porter used to live He owned a wreckin' lot outside of town We could see Ruby in the window As we came rolling up in a trail of dust She said, "Henry's not here, he took off But y'all can come in and stay a while" Well, she told us times were tough But we never knew how bad off she was You know she would change the subject Every time money came up You know her eyes were filled with so much sadness She was so disillusioned with everything She said, "Even the swap meets around here Are getting pretty corrupt" "How far y'all goin'?", Ruby asked us with a sigh "We're going all the way 'Til the wheels fall off and burn 'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade And the water moccasin dies" Ruby just smiled and said "Oh, you know Some babies never learn" Well, I keep trying to remember that movie though And it does keep comin' back But I can't remember what part I played Or who I was supposed to be All I can remember about it is it's starring Gregory Peck And he was in it, and everything he did in it Reminded me of me, yeah! Oh, Danville Girl, with your Danville curl Teeth like pearls, shining like the moon above Danville Girl, take me all around the world Danville Girl, you're my honey love Well, they were looking for somebody with a pompadour I was crossing the street when they opened fire I didn't know whether to duck or to run, so I ran Sounded to me like I was being chased By the midnight choir Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune Underneath it said, "A man with no alibi" You went out on a limb to testify and you said I was with you Ah, yes you did! And I watched you break down in front of the judge and cry Ah, it was the best acting I ever saw you do Now, I've always been an emotional person But this time it was asking too much If there's an original thought out there Oh, I could use it right now! Yeah, I feel pretty good, but you know I could feel a whole lot better, oh yes I could If you were just here by my side To show me how Well, I'm standing in line in the rain To see a movie starring Gregory Peck Oh yes I am! But it's not the one that I had in mind He's got a new one out now You know it just don't look the same But I'll see him anyway and I stand in line Oh, Danville Girl, with your Danville curl Teeth like pearls, shining like the moon above Oh, Danville Girl, take me all around the world Danville Girl, you're my honey love You know, it's funny how people Just want to believe what's convenient Nothing happens on purpose It's an accident if it happens at all And everything that's happening to us Seems like it's happening without our consent But we're busy talking back and forth to our shadows On an old stone wall Oh, you got to talk to me now baby Tell me about the man that you used to love And tell me about your dreams Just before the time you passed out Oh, yeah! Tell me about the time that our engine broke down And it was the worst of times Tell me about all the things I couldn't do nothin' about There was a movie I've seen one time And I think I sat through it twice. I don't remember who I was or - Or what part I played All I remember about it Was that it was starring Gregory Peck But that was a long time ago And it was made in the shade Yeah! Danville Girl, with your Danville curl Teeth like pearls, shining like the moon above Danville Girl, take me all around the world Danville Girl, you're my honey love Oh, Danville Girl, with your Danville curl Teeth like pearls, shining like the moon above Danville Girl, take me all around the world Danville Girl, you're my honey love