Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Love at the Five and Dime , by - Nanci Griffith. Song from the album The Dustbowl Symphony, in the genre Release date: 02.09.1999
Record label: Elektra
Song language: English
Love at the Five and Dime |
| Love at the Five and Dime |
| Rita was sixteen years |
| Hazel eyes and chestnut hair |
| She made the Woolworth counter shine |
| And Eddie was a sweet romancer |
| And a darn good dancer |
| And they waltzed the aisles of the five and dime |
| CHORUS: |
| And they’d sing |
| Dance a little closer to me |
| Hey, dance a little closer now |
| Dance a little closer tonight |
| Dance a little closer to me |
| Hey, it’s closing time |
| And love’s on sale |
| Tonight at this five and dime |
| verse: |
| Eddie played the steel guitar |
| And his mama cried 'cause he played in the bars |
| And he kept young Rita out late at night |
| Soon they married up in Abelene |
| Lost a child in Tennessee |
| But still that love survived |
| CHORUS |
| One of the boys in Eddie’s band |
| Took a shine to Rita’s hand |
| So, Eddie ran off with the bass man’s wife |
| Oh, but he was back by June |
| Singin' a different tune |
| Sporting Miss Rita back by his side |
| CHORUS |
| Eddie played in the barroom band |
| 'Til arthritis took his hands |
| Now he sells insurance on the side |
| And Rita’s got her house to keep |
| She sells dime store novels with a love so sweet |
| And they dance to the radio late at night and still sing |
| CHORUS |