Saturday found me at the Shadrak,
a downstairs club that had it all.
A woman took the floor in glad rags,
I felt I was in for a fall.
She spied me lounging in the corner.
My eyes caressed her every move.
She beckoned me over to the dance floor,
low down blues held us in the groove.
She was a tall sleek woman with a class act,
slumming and feeling so high.
Knew this was wrong — her legs were so long,
dress was cut up to her thigh.
She had to be a wife or a girlfriend,
no man would let this woman slip by.
Soft fingers took away my reason,
for her I’d do right or wrong.
Flash of a thigh, wink of an eye,
she played that dress just like a song.
Maybe her lips, or the sway of her hips,
she had my number all along.
The scene couldn’t have been sweeter,
‘till Johnny sauntered through that door.
Cursed us a while, said we were vile,
reputations trampled on the floor.
Should have walked away, that isn’t my way,
his accusations cut to my core.
No backing down for right or for wrong,
for her I had to settle the score.
Glint of a knife, the end of a life,
Johnny lay dying on the floor.
Built to tantalize, she knew she was a prize;
she was a tall sleek woman with a class act,
slumming and feeling so high.
Knew this was wrong — her legs were so long,
I couldn’t let this woman slip by.
I wouldn’t let this woman slip by.
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CC Cairns said:
Fantastic lyrics, Dennis!
Regards, Colin
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Jack Flacco said:
“Flash of a thigh, wink of an eye, she played that dress just like a song.” Ha, now if this is a great line, I don’t know what is. I could feel the heat pouring from the words! Good job.
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Jack Flacco said:
I have to reread my stuff before posting. I meant to say, “Ha, now if this ISN’T a great line, I don’t know what is.”
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dcardiff said:
Thanks, Jack, for your kind words. Music often inspires me, takes me places I’ve never been before.
Cheers,
Dennis
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stevehi said:
Nice ! Dare I reminisce of Frankie and Johnny ? I like this. 🙂
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dcardiff said:
Thanks for your kind words. Yes, the story line is similar to Frankie and Johnny, the music is that of Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, by the Hollies.
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