I peel my label into hundreds of shreds Keep my eye on the door Smoke my last cigarette Above bottles clanging and conversation My watch is ticking and taunting and asking How long you waiting on a chance she won't show And I don't know Suddenly I'm beginning to feel a little past over and a little naive And just as i surrender my seat and reach for the keys to my car There you are There she comes like a spotlight coming down the hall She shines from the middle I can't see nothing else at all My red dress lady in a black and white town Don't turn around Keep coming my way Don't turn around Im staying in and she's out there tonight Out on the town until nearly daylight I'm getting older and it's getting late Wonder if she would call if she knew I'm awake Everything is changing and my warm feeling is converting to burning I can just see her waiting for somebody other than me Suddenly I'm beginning to feel a little passed over and a little naive But just as i give up on sleep and reach for the keys to my car There you are She calls out like a church bell ringing through the streets Bringing hope to the hopeless and me to my feet My red dress lady in a black and white town Don't turn around Keep coming my way Don't turn around She's a beautiful song just too long to write and too perfect to know I'm a sad sad song, but I wrote every note There she comes like a spotlight coming down the hall She shines from the middle I can't see nothing else at all My red dress lady in a black and white town Don't turn around Keep coming my way Don't turn around