what a hot and sultry summer
the steam just slides up off them streets
you got to stay inside and wait for the night
and then come on over and see me
there's a poetry about these streets
it just slips from your skin
and goes right underneath
and mama always knew i'd meet a girl like you
but me, i never believed
cuz i've been so lonely
i can't imagine that kind of sympathy
where'd you get them scars?
how blue is your heart?
is it sad enough to break?
she said, "it's sad enough to break"
how long was your life?
was it cold and strange like mine?
are you man enough to lay here?
she said, "i'm man enough my baby,
come see about me"
i had a dream about you once
and i could barely see your form
and i met you between the wax and the needle
in the words of my favorite song
your black hair was like a raven
with your tan skin on the beach
your backdrop were the auroras
and my sidekick was all this grief
i've been so low down
i've almost leveled with the ground
where'd you get them scars?
how blue is your heart?
is it sad enough to break?
she said, "it's sad enough to break"
how long was your life?
was it cold and strange like mine?
are you man enough to lay here?
she said, "i'm man enough my baby,
come see about me"
did they take you to the carnival
to get locked up on a ride?
me, i got caught up with the fortune tellers
and the ladies with the sleepy eyes
it took years my baby just to come clean
every streetlight's a reminder
and all those apologies
and the night was lonely next to me
even the night was lonely next to me
where'd you get them scars?
how blue is your heart?
is it sad enough to break?
she said, "it's sad enough to break"
how long was your life?
was it cold and strange like mine?
are you man enough to lay here?
she said, "i'm man enough my baby,
come see about me"
