Song Description
Dr. Hook approach on a ballad of a hooker's life in a sailor's home-port town.
| Song Length |
4:24 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Modern |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tranquil |
Subject |
Prostitution |
Lyrics
?TAKE ME DOWN SLOW?
Music and Lyrics by Buck Finley
Vocals by Buck Finley
Arr. by Miles Jones
Copyright 2004 by Buck Finley B.M.I.
It was quarter ?til two now it?s going on three
Her hotel room?s shameless but it?s all it can be
The nightstand is laced with four twenty dollar bills
A smoke and a drink who?ll get their next thrill
It all started so simple, just a dancer with dreams
Her young days, her small town, it?s all just a haze
Neon signs replaced her grandpa and the swing
Mirages of home, now it?s going on four
She justifies fate and the knock on the door
(CHORUS)
Take me down sailor please take me down slow
She says to herself as she stares at the wall
The neon lights flicker with memories of home
Take me down sailor please take me down slow
And she thinks of a young man from some years ago
Who encouraged her future and who she loved so
Who still tills the dirt on a small farm back home
The changes, the choices, where did it all go
Now it?s quarter ?til six and business is slow
She?s still in a trance as the ship?s whistle blows (ship whistle blows)
Until tomorrow night she?ll still dream of the stage
The dancer, the farmer, the little girl in a swing
(REPEAT CHORUS)
(REPEAT LAST LINE, RITARD)