Esmerelda

Intro: The rain was coming down one day and I thought I'd take a drive Out to the place round where we used to live But that town packed up ten years ago and moved to where things weren't so slow And tried to learn not to speak derogative I went to school where they asked where I was from as the handed me two quarts of rum And they said that there's a party over there They said you gotta show your face so they know you came and maybe if you?re lucky they'll remember your name And I thought to myself, I don't really care Esmerelda, hold me tight This lonely bed just ain't quite right Let me tell you that I love you just for your information Esmerelda, give your love to me You are the keyhole and I'm the key Let's pack our bags and go to the filling station We can take a ride to forever or at least today I was working on the spinning wheel tryin? to make myself a name But I was never really good at being told what to do Six days weeks and twenty hour days will drive a man insane And the sad thing is that I did it all for you And even though our love was strong, we both knew there was something wrong When I caught you in bed with my bestest friend Yeah, I was mad and I wanted to shout, but I got smart and I walked right out When you asked me if I wanted to join in Chorus Mandolin solo You tried to kill me yesterday, but the hitman moved to Tampa Bay Guess it's hard to keep a job when you're selling sin Come on baby, put down the knife, cause I'd kinda like to live my life Not wondering when you're gonna strike again Chorus