Black Haired Girl lyrics

Dave Alvin

(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)



There`s a black-haired girl

Sittin` behind the bullet-proof glass

And she takes my money

Before I go and pump some gas

As the cold rain falls on the parking lot

The strip malls and housing tracts

I smile at her

But she don`t smile back.



Well the black-haired girl

Is starin` at the gossip magazine

And all the glossy pictures

Of today`s kings and queens

But it`s nearly three a.m.

And the whole world is dead, except for her and me

And the sound of the rain

And the smell of gasoline.



Well that black-haired girl

Looks like a woman I used to know

Back in some other world, several lifetimes ago

Yeah, we`d lay in her bed

Drinkin` wine and makin` love

And lettin` time move slow

Well we lost touch somehow

But that`s just the way things go.



Well that black-haired girl

Catches me lookin` her way

And I feel a little uneasy

Maybe there`s something I should say

Should I ask her name

Or just warn her about all the tricks time can play

But I don`t say nothin`

‘Cause she`s gonna find out anyway.



There`s a black-haired girl

Sittin` beneath a flourescent light

Whatever fate has in store

Well I hope that she`ll be alright

I hope she finds real love

And all her dreams come true

Or at least she makes it through tonight

Then I drive away as she fades out of sight.
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