The street light crawls into a bare bulb hotel Where dead eyes shine there's a story to tell It's a life of crime on a bed of stone When the devil calls
I wonder what would happen if I fell Would you pick me up and be my wishing well? If I shared my secrets, would you promise not to tell? I wonder what
Just a stray little Gypsy boy, Trying on the highway for size A cowboy kid cracking 105 Crossing the New Mexico line I believe we got a live one here
The last time I saw William, he was as good as gone He'd packed up all his poetry and his hurtin' songs Well, they say that he died but the papers lied
Every man I meet is in a hurry to find a new romance Always wanna leave the party early, maybe I'd like to dance Slowly, if you really wanna know me,
Allanah Myles (Black Velvet) Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high Mama's dancin', there's a baby on her shoulder
I've heard there's always one that's got to get away Let him go, even though it's not that easy I never listen to what the people say I lose control,
Why do I feel like I'm losing you Will it ever become what I've always wanted it to You tell me I'm the lucky one, how can you say that When it breaks
Sonny say you will, take me strolling with you out on the boardwalk 'Cause you know you always make me feel Like we are lovers on parade with your sweet
I send a message to you, I close my eyes and hope it gets through It's in the language of love, it's in your touch, there in your mouth I wonder if you
You're playin' with my thunder, heavens knows I sometimes wonder who you are You're so sweet but on the street, who do you meet when we're apart I see
Nothin' in your pocket, something up your sleeve You look right up my alley, coming down my street The gun goes off at midnight, whistle blows at dawn
LOVE IS Hard to get Impossible to hold Straight and narrow Like a burning fuse In a long cold dawn By the side of the road A hopeless case A perfect thing
Don't leave me at home too long, don't let me fall asleep unsung Don't stay up with your damn T.V., somebody else might make love to me Chorus: Hurry
This is the place where nobody comes from Perfect strangers in this desert town Just out of flame and looking for favours Hungry players when the deals
Little tramp comin' up the strip With a hundred dollar smile Sparks flyin' off her fingertips Drive the young cop wild Some nights are wound so tight