Julie Anne Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

An urban light hit's a bartender's smile 

'Cause it's closin' time again 

Last call rang out such a long time ago 

In the heart of Julie Anne 

Now she waits inside this midnight glow 

To steal her dance of grace 

White satin gloves on her hands these days 

To cover the dancer's age 

The wintertime's so sweet 

Even wino's have their needs 

They pretend that she is younger 

When they are lonely 

The bar room floor's her home 

When the lights are low they'll call for more 

How it hurt's to hear them say she is only 

Old Julie Anne 

Men don't fear the wells of time 

For the years will bring them something 

(Something) 

While the women count their wrinkles 

And the children in their homes 

But if I'm blinded here tomorrow 

I am blessed in the beauty of chance 

To remember the hands of a bird in flight 

In the dance of Julie Anne 

The wintertime's so sweet 

Even wino's have their needs 

They pretend that she is younger 

When they are lonely 

The bar room floor's her home 

When the lights are low they'll call for more 

How it hurt's to hear them say she is only 

Old Julie Anne 

Oh, Julie Anne 

Don't go to sleep 

Just pick your heart up off that wino's knee 

And let the whiskey be your lover 

Who makes the winter sweet 

And warms a dancer's feet