[Intro – 4 bars, dirty guitar riff, drums shuffle] [Verse 1 – male vocal, low, half-spoken, nasal, cocky] She walked in with scarlet lips and a dangerous smile Said "boy, you wanna play?" — I said "in a little while" She laughed like thunder, left a cigarette burn on my sleeve Now I'm waiting in the rain, begging "baby, please don't leave" [Chorus – full, groovy, voice cracks, swaggering] Scarlet lips on a whiskey glass She's a whole lot of trouble, she's a kick in the grass I can't win, I can't lose, I can't get enough Rolling with a woman like a pair of handcuffs [Verse 2 – same delivery, more intimate, snarky] She took my money, she took my car, she took my favourite shirt Left me with a bottle and a brand new kind of hurt The landlord's at the door, the dog ran away But when she calls at midnight, I still beg her to stay [Chorus – repeat, with layered vocals] [Guitar solo – 8 bars, raw, sloppy, perfect, Keith style] [Bridge – bass and drums only, spoken-sung, tired, then rising] You know I tried to quit her, must have been a thousand times But her lips taste like trouble and her eyes commit no crimes She's a rolling stone, baby, I'm just a rolling fool Scarlet lips, scarlet lips — my only rule [Final chorus – full, shouting, voice breaks] [Outro – beat fades, single guitar note, whisper] Scarlet lips… goodbye. [silence]
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