Frozen In The Night

She said, "All I want is someone,

Who can take me as I am,

Someone strong enough to be gentle,

Someone warm enough to be a friend"

Her dress was black as the night was hot

Her eyes so green they could kill you

And the hotel room felt old

And frighteningly familiar

She asked him for a cigarette

He asked her for her name

She said, "Call me anything you want,

Makes no difference anyway"

Her anger flared like lighting fire

Her brown skin young but aging fast

And the old man clung to her distance

Tried to drink from an empty glass

Tell me does anyone break through to you

"Seldom but I never tell them if they do"

Outside a siren screamed and she began to shake

She sat frozen in the night like there was no escape

There was no escape

She turned off the lights and somewhere

In the darkness flashed a gun

She said, "You know what I'm after

I don't wanna hurt no one"

As money fell to the hardened floor

The old man cursed his silence

And the moon shot down so softly

In mock defiance

He stared out the windows

While she fumbled for the door

Then the old man put his clothes back on

Though he didn't know what for

Her dress was black as the night was hot

Her eyes so green they could kill you

And the hotel room grew cold

And suddenly unfamiliar

Tell me does anyone break through to you

"Seldom but I never tell them if they do"

Outside a siren screamed just a bit too late

The old man sat frozen in the night like there was no escape

There was no escape

Tell me does anyone break through to you

"Seldom but I never tell them if they do"

Outside a siren screamed just a bit too late

The old man sat frozen in the night like there was no escape

There was no escape, there was no escape