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Fading Lady
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Singer/Songwriter
Fading Lady was released on January 1, 1969 by Vanguard Records as a part of the album Driftin' Way of Life
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1969
LabelVanguard Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM102

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Count all your jewelry and your lace
Count all the shoes beneath your bed
And while you're counting all those things in your head
Try and wrest the sorrow from your face
[Verse 2]
When you were young, you courted
All the pretty boys
And laughed aloud with ones they knew
And soon you walked and talked
And you thought just like them too
And now you wonder what's become of you
[Verse 3]
Count all your jewelry and your lace
Count all the shoes beneath your bed
And while you're counting all those things in your head
Try and wrest the sorrow from your face
[Verse 4]
When you chose one to be your husband for your life
You weighed his good points by his gains
His promised security was filled, and you felt fine
But now, in your age, those mellow years won't sustain
[Verse 5]
Count all your jewelry and your lace
Count all the shoes beneath your bed
And while you're counting all those things in your head
Try and wrest the sorrow from your face
[Verse 6]
Now for imagination
Where you seek out the ones
Who live a life of dreams they build
You have no gifts to share and
You've nothing for no one
So just watch the colors fading as you start to wilt
[Verse 7]
Count all your jewelry and your lace
Count all the shoes beneath your bed
And while you're counting all those things in your head
Try and wrest the sorrow from your face
Written by: Jerry Jeff Walker
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