Lady in White

[Verse 1]
Gravel road
Dead of night
Lantern low
Fog so tight
Saw her stand
By that leaning sign
Bare feet cold
Like the county line
[Chorus]
Lady in white
Why you following me? (mm-hmm)
Hem in the dirt
Eyes like a dried-up sea
You don't blink
You don't speak my name
Lady in white
Do you want my shame?
[Verse 2]
Old church bell
Never rang so slow
Wind said run
But my boots said no
She raised one hand
Pointed at my chest
Like she knew
Every broken promise left
[Chorus]
Lady in white
Why you following me? (hey)
Hem in the dirt
Eyes like a dried-up sea
You don't blink
You don't speak my name
Lady in white
Do you want my shame?
[Bridge]
I left a ring
On a windowsill
Left a heart
On a red dirt hill
Every lie
Got a grave unmarked
Every ghost
Got a home in the dark
[Chorus]
Lady in white
Why you following me?
Hem in the dirt
Eyes like a dried-up sea
Take my sins
Lay them down tonight
Lady in white
Fade me out of the light
[Outro]
Gravel road
Coming up behind
Soft bare feet
Keeping time
I don't turn
I just feel her near
Lady in white
I am yours
My dear

Dusty Delta blues trio live in a creaking room; female vocals raw and close to the mic, slide guitar moaning, upright bass thudding like footsteps, brushed snare rattling. Verses stay hushed and eerie, chorus swells with raspy harmonies and tremolo-drenched guitar, last run pushed into a haunted wail and lingering reverb., delta blues, blues