Lyrics

The first time I met you Was down at the dance hall You took both my hands And we waltzed all night long And I found I was blinded By all but a young man Who bought me a bottle And sang me a song And the night was as long As the day comin' on And the minutes stretched on into hours And when I awoke I found your heart empty I faded away like a flower All drunk and determined I stand at your window And you look down and ask me Why the hell am I there? And I hang down my head 'Cause I don't have an answer And the words that I tell you Ain't getting the air And the night was so cold And I felt so damn old And I slashed all the tires on your car All I wanted to do Was just kiss you and hit you I stumbled back down to the bar So now every evening I sit in this dance hall And I wait for a young man To sing me a song And I spend all my money On blackjack and whiskey And I know it ain't right But I hope it ain't wrong And I danced down the street With the wind at my feet And I sing as I leave my way home And the old men in doorways Said they'd be my partner But I danced the last waltz alone