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Black Willow Lyrics by Dick Valentine

Here Comes the Bags!

2015

Thin skin gets you nothing but love sore
You can wipe yourself clean but you'll mess up like before
Strut in my direction and let me slip into your clothes
And I saw as she undressed, a tattoo on her breast
A black willow
I took her number from the back of a newspaper
Next to the obituaries; I knew that I might need it later
The wicked rain poured hard upon the lane
Where no roses, only thorns grow
Said won't you wring the tears out of my clothes
Black willow
She said
Taste the poison but don't finish your drink yet
She tied me up and then she went for a cigarette
Why must we suffer the love; why must we love to suffer
Maybe friction makes the flame
It's why we die to tame each other
Cheap talkers don't make the phone ring
And heavy sleepers don't break the bed springs
Interventions of the flesh, where our bodies get pressed
As she crawled into the window
For the curtains they were drawn
In the morning she was gone
Black willow
And so the story goes until the bitter end
Two shots of bourbon and I'm back on the road again
Where does the man begin, where does the animal end
Will I ever know
I think it about it every day and I try to get away
Black willow
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Dick Valentine

Dick Valentine

About “Black Willow” by Dick Valentine

Read the complete lyrics to "Black Willow" by Dick Valentine from the album "Here Comes the Bags!" in 2015. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"Black Willow" is credited to Dick Valentine. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Black Willow" appears on "Here Comes the Bags!" in 2015.

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