Film Noir

I never come to this part of the city And I usually avoid any kind of rush and thrill Yet I dove into this story of my own free will And I want to share it with you before the air turns misty Hours of wandering in the streets had lead me astray In the unusual warmth and dampness of that gold month of May When suddenly the sun started setting and to my right Was a narrow and darkened street Faintly colored crimson by a red neon light I probably never would have found this little speakeasy Hidden behind a little red door At the end of a half-lit alley But I was drawn to it quite inexplicably So I went in I walked down a flight of stairs And found myself in a very loud room With smoke filling up the air And a tangible sense of gloom Nobody seemed to notice me so I chose a table One in a dark corner from where I was able To study my surroundings As the lights all grew dim and the curtain started rising Standing there in front of me Was a girl of about twenty-three A vision or a dream That made every man stand up and scream Now listen, I'm not the kind of man That tends to follow his heart As a matter of fact I tend to stay cool-headed and I've been that way from the start But something 'bout the way you move just makes me want to groove The show begins, the music's playing and I'm already sinking As your silver sequin-covered dress started reflecting A thousand stars among the crowd Applauding, shouting, cheering loud And I was mesmerized Maybe just a little paralyzed The haunting melody you chose to sing for me on that night Left me in a trance but one that kinda made me feel right Suddenly there rose in me A blissful isolation One that I woke up from with that big standing ovation As you disappeared from the stage I gradually started waking up from my daydream Only to find myself in the company of odious men Shaking their heads in a way that disgusted me I immediately started making my way through this lewd crowd Hoping to see you face to face if that was allowed I reached an empty corridor My footsteps echoed down the hall As I got closer to what I knew would be my fall I heard the faint sound of your crying Behind a door in front of which I stood waiting And that you opened Don't know why I feel the need to gravitate around you When I've heard of all the countless scandals you get dragged into Don't know why I'd let you run me in the dirt the way you do Still I wonder if you think of me the way I think of you Don't know why I feel the need to gravitate around you When I've heard of all the countless scandals you get dragged into Don't know why I'd let you run me in the dirt the way you do Still I wonder if you think of me the way I think of you Oh there's sadness in your eyes All that these dogs fed you were lies So come jump into my car as I drive down the boulevard Let us choose a destination, I could take you very far Smell the smoke of my cigar And kiss me slowly in the dark Oh there's sadness in your eyes All that these dogs fed you were lies So come jump into my car as I drive down the boulevard Let us choose a destination, I could take you so far Inhale the smoke of my cigar And kiss me slowly in the dark Don't know why I feel the need to gravitate around you When I've heard of all the countless scandals you get dragged into Don't know why I'd let you run me in the dirt the way you do Still I wonder if you think of me the way I think of you Should have known that pretty girl would someday be the end of me As I lay myself next to you, have I found my enemy I have no regrets I'm sure somehow that this was meant to be Still I wonder if I think of you the way you think of me Don't know why I feel the need to gravitate around you When I've heard of all the countless scandals you get dragged into Don't know why I'd let you run me in the dirt the way you do Still I wonder if you think of me the way I think of you Drive away Oh drive away Run away and come with me In my black passenger seat And I'll wonder if I think of you the way you think of me Now