SGhe was well rehearsed fair browBmn and blonde
She had frEmiends who was busboys and friends Cin the Pentagon
PGlayin' a show in MBmiami F#in the thEmeater of diDvine comedy.C
TGalked in the shadows where they talkBmed in the rain
I could teEmll she was still feelin' theC pain
Pain Gof rejeBmctionF# pain ofEm infidDelitCy.
WGas she a child or a woman? I can't sBmay which
One to anoEmther she could easily sCwitch.
CGouples were danBmcin' F#an' i losEmt track Dof the hoursC.
HGe was well prepared i knew heBm was
Paying attEmention like a rattlesnake Cdoes
WGhen he's hearinBm' fooF#tsteps trEmamplin' oveDr his flowerCs.
AFnd that Caribbean winds sGtill blow fromC Nassau to MFexico
FFrom the circle of ice to the Gfurnace of desCire.
AFn' them distant ships of liGberty on 'em iron waves soC bold and fFree
BFringing everything that's nCear to me nearer to thGe fire.
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SGhe looked into my soul through the clothes thaBmt i wore
She said Em"We got a mutual friend standin' at Cthe door.
YGeah you knoBmw he'F#s got ourEm best interDest in mind.C"
HGe was well connected but her heart was a Bmsnare
And she haEmd left him to die inC there
HGere were paymeBmnts dF#ue and heEm was a liDttle behiCnd.
WGell i slept in a hotel where flies buzz myBm head
Ceiling faEmn was broken there was heat in myC bed
SGtreet bandBm playF#in' "NeaEmrer My God DTo Thee.C"
WGe met in secret where we drank from Bma spring
She said Em"I know what you're thinkin' but thereC ain't a thing
WGe can do aboBmut itF# so we mEmight as welDl let it bCe."
TFhe Caribbean winds still Gblow from NassCau to MexicoF
FFrom the circle of ice to the Gfurnace of desCire.
AFn' them distant ships of libGerty on 'em iron Cwaves so bold and Ffree
BFringing everything that's nCear to me nearer to thGe fire.
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AGtlantic City two years to the Bmday
I hear a vEmoice cryin' "Daddy" and i looked Cthat way
BGut it's only the sBmilencF#e on the Embuttermilk Dhills that cCall.
EGvery new messenger bringin' evil repBmorts
'Bout riotEmin' armies and time that is sChort
AGn' earthquakes and trainBm wrecF#ks and haEmte words scDribbled on wCalls.
WGould i have married her? I don't know iBm suppose
She had beEmlls in her braids and they hung toC her toes
BGut i heard myBm mirrF#ored destEminy said toD be movin' oCn.
AGnd i felt it come over me some kind oBmf gloom
For the saEmke of "Come on with me girl i got plCenty of room."
BGut i knew i'd be lBmyin' F#and besidEmes she had Dalready goneC.
AFnd that Caribbean winds sGtill blow fromC Nassau to MFexico
CFircle of ice to the furnace oGf desire. C
AFnd them busy ships of libGerty on 'em iron Cwaves so bold and Ffree
BFringing everything that's nCear to me nearer to thGe fire.
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