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Black Haired Girl Lyrics

Artist: Dave Alvin
Album: Ashgrove

Dave Alvin
(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)

Thereâ‚¬â„¢s a black-haired girl
Sittinâ‚¬â„¢ behind the bullet-proof glass
And she takes my money
Before I go and pump some gas
As the cold rain falls on the parking lot
The strip malls and housing tracts
I smile at her
But she donâ‚¬â„¢t smile back.

Well the black-haired girl
Is starinâ‚¬â„¢ at the gossip magazine
And all the glossy pictures
Of todayâ‚¬â„¢s kings and queens
But itâ‚¬â„¢s nearly three a.m.
And the whole world is dead, except for her and me
And the sound of the rain
And the smell of gasoline.

Well that black-haired girl
Looks like a woman I used to know
Back in some other world, several lifetimes ago
Yeah, weâ‚¬â„¢d lay in her bed
Drinkinâ‚¬â„¢ wine and makinâ‚¬â„¢ love
And lettinâ‚¬â„¢ time move slow
Well we lost touch somehow
But thatâ‚¬â„¢s just the way things go.

Well that black-haired girl
Catches me lookinâ‚¬â„¢ her way
And I feel a little uneasy
Maybe thereâ‚¬â„¢s something I should say
Should I ask her name
Or just warn her about all the tricks time can play
But I donâ‚¬â„¢t say nothinâ‚¬â„¢
â‚¬ËœCause sheâ‚¬â„¢s gonna find out anyway.

Thereâ‚¬â„¢s a black-haired girl
Sittinâ‚¬â„¢ beneath a flourescent light
Whatever fate has in store
Well I hope that sheâ‚¬â„¢ll be alright
I hope she finds real love
And all her dreams come true
Or at least she makes it through tonight
Then I drive away as she fades out of sight.

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