Song Lyrics Dolly Parton - Evening Shade    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> D>> Dolly Parton Singer Lyrics [Dolly Parton other resources]>> Evening Shade Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Dolly Parton Music Title/Track: Evening Shade Theme ID: 7925 Album: N/A My train of thought was broken by a sudden burst of laughter Something badly needed to brighten up the chores Seemed old mrs. bailey had accidentally fell In the water being used to scrub the floors Now mrs. bailey was the meanest matron at the home She believed in lots of work with little play And we laughed till we bent double Though we knew we'd get in trouble But trouble's all we had at evening shade Now evening shade was where they claim to teach you understanding To teach you love and keep you off the streets And all the kids that live here are said to be a problem Juvenile delinquents so to speak But understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger An iron has no gentle touch and love ain't learned from hate The reason we were here is 'cause we had no one who cared But they cared even less at evening shade Little susan bradley, one night had wet her bed Mrs. bailey took the razor strap and beat her half to death And i knew that something must be done to put an end to this And so i started talking plans with the older kids Plans were that joe johnson would steal the kerosene And i would get some matches when nobody seen Beckie adams would make sure the kids were all outside Billy watson would look out for the evil eye Now mrs. bailey took a nap at three o'clock each day We knew that she'd be a'sleeping as the plans got underway Now that its all over and the sun is going down There's no evening shade 'cause we burned it to the ground Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Save The Last Dance For Me, Starting Over Again, The Bargain Store, Touch Your Woman, Traveling Man, Dumb Blonde, God Wont Get You, Just Because Im A Woman, Light Of A Clear Blue Morning, My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, Shine, Single Women, Two Doors Down, We Used To, Heartbreak Express, Sweet Summer Lovin, Think About Love, Tie Our Love (In A Double Knot), Me and Little Andy, Dark As A Dungeon, Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos), Detroit City, House of the Rising Sun, Poor Folks Town, Sing For The Common Man, D.I.V.O.R.C.E., Downtown, Elusive Butterfly, I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), I Walk the Line, She Dont Love You (Like I Love You), Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season), We Had It All, Potential New Boyfriend, Bargain Store, One Of Those Days, Blue Me, Burning, Burning To Burned, Dirty Job, Fish Out Of Water, Livin A Lie, Straight Talk, After The Goldrush, Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Behind Closed Doors, Blue Valley Songbird, Dont Let Me Cross Over, For The Good Times, Honky Tonk Songs, Other Dolly Parton song Lyrics Best Woman Wins Lyrics Country Road Lyrics Dreams Do Come True Lyrics Eagle When She Flies Lyrics Family Lyrics If You Need Me Lyrics Rockin Years Lyrics Runaway Feelin Lyrics Silver and Gold Lyrics What a Heartache Lyrics (You Got Me Over) A Heartache Tonight Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Partridge Family Lyrics Party Lyrics Party Posse Lyrics Party Tea Lyrics Tea Party Lyrics Party World Lyrics Pasadenas Lyrics Pascal Legrand Lyrics Passagerarna Lyrics Passe Partout Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy