button by button

b u t t o n b y b u t t o n

zip un zip
snap un snap
hook un hook
strap un strap
button by button
all of her clothes fall down
candlelight to canvas
red wine to red lips
one bare shoulder
white silk to cream hips
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all of her clothes fall down
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
button by button
all of her clothes fall down
lord show me how you hide
in the perfume of this saint
show me how you hide
in the brushes and the paint
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all of her clothes fall down
and show me how you hide
your daughter
from your son
show me how you hide
the things that you want done
button by button
all of her clothes fall down
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
button by button
all of her clothes fall down
ivory and umber
turpentine and lace
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
all fall down
button by button
all of her clothes fall down