Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Dust It Off

I love the song "Dust on the Bottle". Everything about the song is a fabulous trip down memory lane. Reminds me of awful 90's man hair, carefree high school experiences -- hanging out with friends in one of our basements, dancing at winter formals, cruising in the car trying to look as cool as we thought we were...

It also reminds me of an extremely dear friend who took his own life a couple of years ago at the excessive young age of 29. Can't say much more. The memories are bittersweet.



Dust on the Bottle
~ David Lee Murphy


Creole Williams lived down a dirt road
Made homemade wine like nobody I know
Dropped by one Friday night and said can you help me Creole
Got a little girl waitin' on me and I wanna treat her right

I got what you need son, it's sittin' down in the cellar
He reached through the cobwebs as he turned on the light and said

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

She was sittin' in the porch swing as I pulled up the driveway
My ole heart was racing as she climbed inside
She slid over real close and drove down to the lake road
Watched the sun fade in that big red sky

I reached under the front seat and said, now here's something special
It's just been waiting for a night like tonight

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

You're still with me, and we've made some memories
After all these years there's one thing I've found
Some say good love, well it's like a fine wine
It keeps getting better as the days go by

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

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