“I am not sure the best version ended up on the album. The same could be said of ‘If You Wear That Velvet Dress.’ It wanted to be a lounge classic. It ended up in an airport lounge as background noise.” – Bono, U2 By U2 2006
[Verse 1]
Tonight, the moon is playing tricks again
I'm feeling seasick again
The whole world could just dissolve into a glass of water
[Verse 2]
I've been good 'cause I know you don't want me to
Do you really want me to be blue as you?
It's her daylight that gets me through
[Verse 3]
We've been here before last time you scratched at my door
The moon was naked and cold, I was like a two-year-old
Who just wanted more
[Chorus]
If you wear that velvet dress (If you wear that velvet dress)
If you wear that velvet dress (If you wear that velvet dress)
[Verse 4]
Tonight, the moon's drawn its curtains
It's a private show, no one else gonna know
I'm wanting
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5]
Sunlight, sunlight fills my room
It's sharp and it's clear
But nothing at all like the moon
[Verse 6]
It's okay, the struggle for things not to say
I never listened to you anyway
And I got my own hands to pray
[Chorus]
If you wear that velvet dress (If you wear that velvet dress)
If you wear that velvet dress (If you wear that velvet dress)
[Verse 7]
Tonight the moon is a mirrorball
Light flickers from across the hall
Who'll catch the star when it falls?
[Outro]
(If you wear that velvet dress)
If You Wear That Velvet Dress was written by Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. & The Edge (Guitarist) & Bono.
If You Wear That Velvet Dress was produced by Flood.
U2 released If You Wear That Velvet Dress on Mon Mar 03 1997.