Painted Ladies Lyrics - Sandy Denny

It's a grey, grey morning, the rain it do fall 

I'm feeling hungry and low 

My bed's so empty, how I wish I could call 

On the painted ladies I know 

When you've got no credit, don't hold no sway 

With the painted ladies I know 

It's a ``thank you for nothing, we'll see you someday'' 

The painted ladies I know 

Leave at home what you value enough 

And laugh all your senses away 

When you want to love everyone, how can you love 

The painted ladies all say 

Those film stars and beauties will please you tonight 

If you go to bed with a book 

But they can't hold a candle to something that trembles 

If you need to do more than look 

They come from rich fathers and twinkle their eyes 

And you're begging them please not to go 

When you're starved for some loving, they can make you feel special 

The painted ladies I know 

If you're seeking fortune, if you're seeking fame 

And you're looking yourself in the eye 

And God help the children, playing their game 

The end of the game is goodbye 

They pass through your vision like thoughts in a dream 

Your good times are slipping away 

It's time to move on or go down with the ship 

The painted ladies all say