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