Delta Dawn
Delta Dawn's Tale: A Mysterious Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Asking about the flower Delta Dawn is wearing
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
Wondering if the flower is a withered rose from the past
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today
Asking if someone told her that a man would meet her
To take you to his mansion in the sky
Suggesting that the man will take her to heaven (symbolically)
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby
Despite her age, her father still treats her as a child
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
Local people think she's crazy for her actions
Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
Describing her walking in town with luggage
Looking for a mysterious dark haired man
Searching for a mysterious man with dark hair
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Reflecting on her past when she was known as Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Recalling her beauty in her youth
But a man of low degree stood by her side
She was with a man considered of low social standing
And promised her he'd take her for his bride
He promised marriage to her
Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Repetition of the question about her flower
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
Repeating the inquiry if her flower is a faded rose
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today
Repeating the question about the man meeting her
To take you to his mansion in the sky
Reiterating the idea of going to a heavenly place
Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Repeating the inquiry about her flower
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
Repeating the suggestion of the flower being a withered rose
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today
Repeating the question about the man meeting her
To take you to his mansion in the sky
Repeating the idea of going to a heavenly place
Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Repeating the inquiry about her flower
Could it be a faded rose from days
Repeating the suggestion of the flower being a withered rose
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