[Verse 1]
Met her in a bar off Dame Street
Hair like copper
Eyes like sin
Laughing at the mess I made
Of spilling every word I’m in
She spun once
Pint glass shaking
Whole room faded to a blur
Red dress swinging like a warning
And I just started falling for her
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Oh that red dress
Red dress
God bless
Tight on her waist
Wild on the hem
Spinning my head
Heart in a mess
I’d lose every bet
Just to see it again
Oh that red dress
Red dress
I swear
Caught by the color
Stuck in her stare
If love’s a curse
I’m happy possessed
By the girl in the red
Red dress
[Verse 2]
We skipped out past closing time
Cobblestones under our feet
She kicked off her heels by the taxi
Said
“Walk me home
Keep the receipt”
Moon caught the crease in that fabric
Fire on the curve of her hip
I told her my name twice over
Got tangled on her accent and lips
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] Now years on
Same small kitchen
Takeaway boxes
Wine-stained glass
She pulls that old red dress from the wardrobe
Says
“Think this still turns heads
Ya gas?” [laughs]
[belted] And I’m right back in that loud brown bar
First look
First laugh
First careless step
Every road we took together
Started with that red
Red dress
[Chorus]