[Intro] [wah-wah guitar riff Bass creeping in Soft string stab] (mmm-hmm) Simone slipped away Lord Simone slipped away [Verse 1] She kept her lashes in a coffee cup Glitter on her jacket Seams all cut up Dragging last night through the noonday sun Lipstick crooked But her mind still sharp as a gun Backstage rumors in a cloud of smoke Ordell in the corner Laughing at his own joke Paper in a shopping bag Under that broken chair Ten thousand reasons for a girl to disappear [Chorus] Simone slipped away With a bag full of borrowed dreams Simone slipped away Through the alleys and the in-betweens Mmm Ordell better pray He ain't the only one keepin' score today Simone slipped away And the wolves ’bout to hunt for more than he paid [Verse 2] Ordell counting favors like a deck of cards Smiling with his mouth But his eyes stay hard Think he's the spider in the center of the room Never feel the shadows movin' closer to his shoes There’s a whisper in the hallway Shuffle in the stair Names on a chalkboard Circles ’round his share While he’s cussin’ ’bout a girl in cheap perfume Men in better suits drawin’ maps of his whole room [Pre-Chorus] He say "That little showgirl She just stole my roll" But there’s hands on his pockets Fingers on his soul He chasin’ down one ghost in a cotton dress While a thousand quiet plans tighten ’round his neck [Chorus] Simone slipped away With a bag full of borrowed dreams Simone slipped away Through the alleys and the in-betweens Mmm Ordell better pray He ain't the only one keepin' score today Simone slipped away And the wolves ’bout to hunt for more than he paid [Bridge] (hey, hey) It ain't the first time the money changed hands Won't be the last time they redraw the plans He watchin’ doorways Lookin’ for that girl While the city rolls dice with his whole world [Chorus] Simone slipped away With a bag full of borrowed dreams Simone slipped away Through the alleys and the in-betweens Mmm Ordell better pray He ain't the only one bleedin’ by the break of day Simone slipped away And the wolves ’bout to steal much more than he paid [Outro] [wah-wah guitar and strings rise Percussion vamp] Simone slipped away (slipped away, slipped away) Ordell You better be aware They ain't just comin’ for your pocket Babe They comin’ for your chair (mmm-hmm) Simone slipped away
