LOVE AT THE FIVE AND DIME
written by Nanci Griffith
Rita was sixteen years
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddy was a sweet romancer
And a darn good dancer
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
And they'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me
Hey, it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Eddy played the steel guitar
And his mama cried 'cause he played in bars
He kept Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene
Lost a child in Tennessee
But still that love survived
'Cause they'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me
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
One of the boys in Eddy's band
Took a shine to Rita's hand
So Eddy ran off with the bassman's wife
Oh, but he was back by June
Singing a different tune
Sporting Miss Rita back by his side
And he'd sing...
Dance a little closer to me
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
Eddy traveled with the barroom band
'Til arthritis took his hands
So now he sells insurance on the side
Rita's got her house to keep
She writes dime store novels with a love so sweet
They dance to the radio late at night
They still sing...
Dance a little closer to me
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
Rita was sixteen years
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She really made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddy was a sweet romancer
And a damn good dancer
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
from Beaupré's Home
©1997 Highway 13 Musique / Folle Avoine Productions, Wing and Wheel Music
FOOTNOTE: In 1997 Woolworth's closed the last of their remaining five and dime stores.