What a Beast ( What are you doing, Baby )

It was a mistake to walk into that place A low-down dive bar at the end of the space The sun was a furnace, my brain fried to dust An ice-cold beer was a matter of must The glass was sweating and my thoughts grew blurred Then she walked in... man, it felt absurd In that broken-down shack – or was it a dream? She cut through the smoke like a neon beam. Young and beautiful, a wild desert rose While the cheap beer kept flowing, the tension just rose She whispered the words that I wanted to hear Leaned over close, brushed away every fear She touched me right where the healing begins We drowned our caution in Tequila and sins She drank like a fish, and I drank like a fool In that midnight heat, we were breaking every rule. Oh, what a beast, but what a hell of a night! She whispered the magic till the morning light I’m just a salted herring with a half-empty brain Caught in her storm, riding her train Yeah, I’m broke, I’m done, but I’d do it again! I walked in at eleven, now the clock strikes six The bouncer is sweeping up the neon tricks He swept me right out through the heavy front door Onto the pavement, aching for more The morning sun’s burning, a hammer of gold My old car is dead, leaving me in the cold But the worst of the news? My pockets are clean! That beautiful stranger took every green. Oh, what a beast, but what a hell of a night! She whispered the magic till the morning light I’m just a salted herring with a half-empty brain Caught in her storm, riding her train Yeah, I’m broke, I’m done, but I’d do it again! I’m totally flat broke... not a dime to my name My engine won't crank, yeah, it's a crying shame But I wouldn't trade it, no, I wouldn't miss The taste of that poison, the sting of that kiss I needed those words on this lonely track... And God help me now... I think I gotta go back! Oh, what a beast, but what a hell of a night! She whispered the magic till the morning light I’m just a salted herring with a half-empty brain Caught in her storm, riding her train Yeah, I’m broke, I’m done, but I’d do it again!