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Barfly

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She come 'round here
Past midnight
She's always lookin' soft and far away
Yeah, and she knows she's lookin', she's lookin', she's lookin' all right
Yeah

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Oh, what you drinkin'?
Just tryin' to be polite
Looks like a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
That's all right
Why don't you climb on
And ride

Down my street
Away with me
Instead of looking soft and far away?
Yeah
Come on, why'n't you learn to live a little
You know, dangerous?
Yeah

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what's the tragedy?
What you drinking?
A Napa Valley white
Well, it's a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
That's right
Why don't you climb on
And ride?
Ride
Little baby, all right

It's gettin' late
It's gettin' late
It's gettin' late, baby

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what's the tragedy?
Oh, what you drinkin'?
Just tryin' to be polite
Well, it's a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
Last call to climb on
And ride
Yeah
Take a chance
Ride
On some late-night romance
Ride
All right
All right

Submitted by

eamon On Jan 18, 2005

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She come 'round here
Past midnight
She's always lookin' soft and far away
Yeah, and she knows she's lookin', she's lookin', she's lookin' all right
Yeah

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Oh, what you drinkin'?
Just tryin' to be polite
Looks like a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
That's all right
Why don't you climb on
And ride

Down my street
Away with me
Instead of looking soft and far away?
Yeah
Come on, why'n't you learn to live a little
You know, dangerous?
Yeah

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what's the tragedy?
What you drinking?
A Napa Valley white
Well, it's a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
That's right
Why don't you climb on
And ride?
Ride
Little baby, all right

It's gettin' late
It's gettin' late
It's gettin' late, baby

Hey, angel, what you trying to be?
Hey, angel, what's the tragedy?
Oh, what you drinkin'?
Just tryin' to be polite
Well, it's a Tanqueray and Kamikaze night
Last call to climb on
And ride
Yeah
Take a chance
Ride
On some late-night romance
Ride
All right
All right

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2005-01-18 01:34:32

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