Black Cats
 
 
 

It was late night a few nights, three or four or five nights ago
I was sittin' round pourin' down cold ones with my buddy Joe
I must’ve lit up when she walked in
'Cause the bartender said, “Hey friend
Before ya get too excited there’s somethin' that you should know"
 

That girl is….
 

Black cats, broken mirrors
She cries those croc-o-dee-ile tears
Oh she’s spilled salt, yes sir
There’s a cold dark cloud hangin' over her
She says she’s 21 but she’s 13 times 2
Oh-a-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
She’s taboo
 

But that long dark hair and those teal green eyes
Set the snips and the snails on the trail to the sugar and spice
Man I swear, I was hypnotized
There was somethin' in the air… in the air that night
 

We left her car at the bar, took a moonlight drive in my Ford
She rolled down the window and the button broke off the door
She threw a bottle at a sign
Hit the cop that was parked behind
Then put her foot on my foot and pushed the gas all the way to the floor
 

We went flyin'…
 

Black cats, broken mirrors
She cries those croc-o-dee-ile tears
Oh she’s spilled salt, yes sir
There’s a cold dark cloud hangin' over her
She says she’s 21 but she’s 13 times 2
Oh-a-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
She’s taboo
 

I’d make a long story short but I guess I’ve got plenty of time
'Cause now the Kansas patrol owns a new truck that used to be mine
I heard they let the girl go free
She put all the blame on me
And as I stare through the bars at the stars I can hear that old night wind cryin'
 

Black cats, broken mirrors
She cries those croc-o-dee-ile tears
Oh she’s spilled salt, yes sir
There’s a cold dark cloud hangin' over her
She says she’s 21 but she’s 13 times 2
Oh-a-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
She’s taboo
 
 

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