Low slung smile when I break the ice
Ass that never tells the same lie twice
Guess I could write up a scene or two
Where she says that I'm the best she's had
But from where I sit that's not what you do
And I know a pipe dream pitch when I've thrown one
But she's not a home run
Little black bird in a cage
Calico hair floating up in the pool
Come undone in a stadium wave
When the safety net breaks
Beyond the pale of love
Wait till she finds out what she's done
Ball cap backward
Steppin' in the batter's box
Striking midnight on the clock
We only got so many shots
Her and me
Whole crowd stands if the game goes long
Butterflies train
And the anxiety builds
Funny thing about the feeling of getting turned on
It looks a hell of a lot like
Just like being stilled
Little black bird in a cage
Calico hair floating up in the pool
Come undone in a stadium wave
When the safety net breaks
Beyond the pale of love
Wait till she finds out what she's done
Ball cap backward
Steppin' in the batter's box
Striking midnight on the clock
We only got so many shots
Me and you
Show me the best of you
And I will pretend
That there's nothing less of you
Tell me the champion's trophy
Is there on the shelf
I'll let you win
As long as you hurt yourself
Two rings tied on a silver chain
Take my debts out of my life insurance
Keep one for you
Gimme one to take
Across the river where the water's frozen
Swear to heaven
Swear to God
Not to think of a funeral
Be forsaken
Won't be long
Now to everyone's usual
Don't think of it
Little black bird in a cage
Calico hair floating up in the pool
Come undone in a stadium wave
When the safety net breaks
Beyond the pale of love
Wait till she finds out what she's done
Ball cap backward
Steppin' in the batter's box
Striking midnight on the clock
We only got so many shots
We only got so many