The Pit River soaked the Alturas earth, beneath the light of the hospital a woman giving birth
Inside the local bar was a man drinking gin, the church of the sacred heart full of repenting sins
All of those places are lost on me; I keep walking the Alturas streets, kicking the scorched earth, with my naked feet
Just dancing along North West Street
They’re making it harder for me to live; I’ve got nothing more to give
I got a job, what money I make, the government fat cats take and take
One day, I took up traveling, one day I ran away
In a bar in Nevada I found Louisa, and with me she came
We were the modern day Bonnie & Clyde
Her hair more red than any autumn leaf, or those fires from hell,
we spent so long together, we got on real well
Found ourselves in Bodie, where we danced with those ghosts
Headed down to Manzanar, slept beneath the heavens stars it was her laugh, I loved the most
Made love beneath the Klamath Mountains, where my soul, Bonnie Stole
Washed our feet in the Klamath River, packed our bags and carried on
Soon we had no money, something had to be done
When it looked like it was all over, Bonnie showed me her gun
Should have been easy, just a hold up, no one had to get hurt
Bonnie ran the tip of the revolver along her lips then slipped it into her skirt
We walked for days, until we came to Hornbrook where a man on his porch
Caught us rustling in his trash can, in the light of his torch
Bonnie got so mad that she panicked, grabbed the old man and pushed him down
Placed her arms around the grey hairs that grace his neck, took a look around
Forced him through the wooden doors of his home, and said “give us all you got”
The old man he had nothing, her shaking hands pulled the trigger, the grey haired man, she shot
I just stood there and sighed "Louisa, what have you done"
Faster than the bullet that pressed it’s self into the stranger’s chest, Louisa started to Run
Shortly after, the sirens rang out; I was left standing in the porch
Watching the silhouette of my Louisa in the light of the law enforcement torch
I see her reach that smoking revolver her arms straight towards the local cop’s car
Hear the shots run out, her silhouette falls to the ground, her lifeless body beneath the stars
Spent some months, on the run didn’t hang around
But I still dream of my Bonny Louisa, and the warmth in those cold nights we found

The red stained cloth stroked the plastic sheet in a greasy down town café
Sally swept the hard yellow floors, wiped those grease filled walls and washed the dirt away
Put her apron on its hook, took one final look and said “See you in the morning”
Sam smiled as he turned the closed light on and slept until the dawn
The dawn came round faster than a comet in the night his eyes shut then they opened
People filled the greasy café looking for something more than the food that should be condemned
In walked Sally from Manhattan she took her place by Sam
Her daughter slipped in the side door, in search of the ideal man
Sophie was 4 years younger, her body showed that awful well
Her eyes lit those greasy café walls like an angel lit up hell
And the smell of grease around the room turned to roses and perfume
Sam took one look at Sophie and from that day was doomed
Another day was over, my god another day had begun
In his sleep as he lie next to his girl of seven years Sam dreamed of another one
And Sophie took home jail release boys and thugs from the hard estate
Sally worked the café and swept the rooms from morning until late
She’d get home and see Sophie with some **** and say get with someone like Sam
The jail **** drug runner got given the kick in place of another man
One night Sam was cleaning up and Sally cleaned up too
They tired from the day’s work and the sentence of the greasy spoon
"Are you happy with that 7 year girl back home or have you yet got that awful itch
Sophie’s at home why don’t you go see her and together you can sit"
Sam wipes the sweat from his head the temptation wears him down
Shuts out the light of the old closed sign “Sally I’ll see you around”
Sally prays her daughter just finds an honest man
Some kisses in the rain on James Street, a ring and then some babies with some one like Sam
She sits over an empty coffee cup, in some empty coffee bar
See’s her old friend Orion and wished upon a star
Sam’s walking home all alone, in the shadows Sophie stands
Have you ever seen such perfection on those perfectly manicured hands?
Sam’s stood in shock as she placed a kiss softly on his lips
Her face comes from the shadows his hands rest on her hips
Grease mixed with perfume to create something I can’t even tell
He remembers that girl waiting home and knows he’s going to hell
But if hell tastes like this tongue that Sophie placed on mine
Then lord for me that’s fine
I’ll pay the price, do the sentence like a man and do my handed time
In the shadows they discover each other, he never knew she had a tattoo there
Sophie’s tongue rests on Sam’s ear and her nose buried in his hair
Sally’s still wishing in her coffee cup completely unaware
And Sam’s girl back home ain’t got no clue as she’s sitting in the chair
Two hours later exhausted by love and everything he discovered that night
He explored the beauty of the world in the shadows out of sight
In the arms of whom he dreamed of my god my dreams were not enough
To tell me how your face would look when to you I made sweet love
In at 2 he walked back through his broken hinged front door
He see’s that seven year girl fast asleep on the hard wooden polished floor
She wakes and kissed his hard neck and said you smell of sweet perfume
Have you really been working to pay the bills at the condemned greasy spoon ?
He smiles “the grease smelt of roses tonight and I got covered in that rose smelling grease”
Sophie watches the silhouette of Sam and his 7 year loved huddled together from the deserted evening street
Sophie sits by her mother under Orion and prays one day to settle down; Sam goes to bed one more night and dreams of his dance in the shadows down town

He lie in bed next to number seven, hides beneath the covers and the shame
Said as long as I live I know that grease and dirt will never smell the same

Green leaves sleeping on the trees
The sky is getting dark but still fighting to stay bright
Sun so angry I can feel it putting up a fight
Trying to hold on
The streets were dry, it hadn't rained for seven days
And there was something in the air that Wednesday, back in July
Empty tin cans crushed under my feet
Half drunken bottles discarded in the street
But I can relate, that bottle is me
The paths I've walked a thousand times
The shops round here with no lights on cos it's way past closing time
It's beautifully haunting when you're walking down the road
But your all alone

I was 22 years old, I slipped into a night club
To escape the cold
I see this girl she's smiling from the corner of the room
Her friends crowded around her and they're all laughing too
She looks over at me, my head bows
Humbled by the beauty she possesses
I look back up and she's still looking too but why
That's anyone's guess
Her long black hair turned green then red with the changing of the light
Walked over to me gave me her hand then i sighed
I receive it like a gift of all the riches in the world

Then her hand fell upon my chest

I never asked her name, nor did our lips ever meet
For if I knew your name I'd walk these ancient streets
Searching once again for your hand upon my chest
So maybe not knowing your name is for the best
Then I can still dream of how perfect you are
In that little black dress, matching. Long black hair
And those Crimson lips on pale skin, or your tiny dancing feet
Holding on to this half empty bottle
that just rolls down silent streets

Last night i woke up, i turned but you were gone
I sat up in the darkness of my home
As i walk through the hallway to my living room suite
I see you're rose red lips and your naked dancing feet
All the other boys in town turn their heads as you walk by
Our hands they touch as i hold yours and you hold mine
As i feel the breath you take, my hands they squeeze
Then i close my eyes and all i see is Louise
Other boys they come and then they go
Every man in town wants you but you say no
Sometimes you walk through the evening street
And when you take each step even the cobbles kiss your feet
You've left me drained and empty but yet so full
And girl no other woman can kiss me quite like you
So at the end of each day i pray for faith and peace
Then i close my eyes and all i see is Louise
Preachers and heretics, martyrs line the road
Each hone with no purpose nor no place to go
Boys watch from the wayside, in your window to catch a glimpse of you
Combing your silk black hair like only the way you do
Well me i can walk the same cobbles that you have
But the people won't turn and i won't catch a kiss from the path
But you found a travelling boy and knocked him to his knees
Now every time i close my eyes all i see is Louise

In and old abandoned corn shed
Where men calve lumps of stone
Sitting in some old abandoned corner
Young Johnny sits all alone
See Johnny's wife, she left him
For some Sacramento stud
Now his tears they hit the corn shed floor
While the stones wash in his blood

In a down town whisky bar
Where the drinks will bring you down
Make you feel like you've won the fight
But there's no one else around
Sit's a beautiful woman who has no place to go
But a thousand down town men that want to take her home

But a village by the name of Palmetto
Where the lanes are named the same
Lived beautiful young Louisa
Who made my heart beat lame
And for all the worlds riches now seem worthless
Like nothing could ever rise above this
But when she stands there waiting with those shot-gun lips
My eyes they travel from her jawbone to her hips
She asks me to come in and make a sacrifice
Leave my heart on the doorstep to paradise

Soft kisses in the night, softly and with such despair in those eyes
whispers stay here with me tonight, stay with me at least until sunrise
So i carry the cross of David
For all those worshipers tonight
For all the children with no food to share
or those who've just lost sight

As we walk up those stairs i made a promise to keep her safe
Now i'm covered in her beauty but simply lost in all of her faith

Sing along girl to the group of men all dancing in the bar
I stand stranded alone between them
Sing for me not one of those drinking playing games
The lights dance to the tune you play tonight, the smoke spells out your name
Sing along girl we could do something magical tonight
After you stop playing around, singing we could venture into the night
Where there is no light, that’s just the way it goes
When you stop, you place your guitar over your left shoulder; I see the way you walk away,
Cigarettes in the ash trays smolder
Time keeps ticking, the night is getting older, let me show you something to sing about
Sing along girl let me open your eyes to the promenade
The fortune tellers standing, old gypsy woman got your card
Let’s sneak away from the dancing men and all the silent nights
I’ve know this place some miles away, we can make it tonight
Just you and I
Silently we sit in my brand new second hand Ford; the only sound made now is the engine breathing
The owls watching, the moon falling as I fall for you
Sing along girl we don’t have much more time
Soon enough the sun will rise then fall a second time
The moon will return and then will you to take you place down town
Where the drunken men stand once again to listen to the sound
The strings of your guitar make whilst your voice fills the room
I again shall stand alone between the crowds of men
To watch my sing along girl
So sing along …… sing along girl ……

Deep breath, sit still, you’ll love it, I know you will
That’s when I closed my eyes and nothing was ever the same
It went so deep down to where my demons sleep
Black ink spell your name and nothing’s ever gona be the same
I can tell you all about, the fun we had, the night walks along the beach
I can tell you about the flowers I pulled from the spring fields covered in autumn leaves
But when it’s all over now and I wonder how something so good could end
I look way down onto my side and am reminded of an old friend
It spells out your name in black there’s no going back, I was for keeps you said
Remember the first night we drank and ran through the towns then ended up in my bed
And you told me I’m your king; you can be my queen of a distant country
You just lay there with desperation in your eyes and said come and conquer me
I can’t tell you, how much I loved you; the mark you left upon me is a black scar upon my skin
The first time you saw your name laid out on me so perfectly
Tender at the touch of your silk skin, young love was you and me
Like we were two caged birds just let out ready to rule the world
And the streets could be on fire, the world could fall but that don’t matter cos I’ve got this girl
This girl who told me I’m her king, she’s my queen and, in an empty candle lit ball room we danced
Me with my shirt half opened and your name obscured, never been good at romance
So it must mean this ink etched skin and the name within it mean we’re for keeps
We’re going to get married, have some kids and watch them as they sleep
Where have you gone? Where are you my dear, one moment you’re in my arms now you’re no longer here
Those long cold nights of shouting and screaming; now these fingers stroke your name searching for the meaning
Like a magician one minute you were stood here then the next my angel you disappear
But your name is forever scared on me, reminding me of how beautiful young love can me