Painting the Town Blue

Bartender's eyes are full of pity

As he tells her, "your alone and its 2: 30

All the chairs are on the table, and it's time to close"

She said, "A minute ago, they were staring at me

Where the hell did they go?"

And she went out to paint the town

Roses are red

Violence is too

Everyone knows

I'm painting the town blue

"You look funny when you cry"

Were his last words before he laughed and said goodby

She flipped a finger and so she picked her shoes up

Picked up her feet and let them walk

Hand in hand down the dirty hallway

Then she went out to paint the town blue

Roses are red

Violence is too

Everyone knows

I'm painting the town blue

Was she beat?

Did she suffer from a working hand?

She always hated his hacking cough

Early in the morning

She walked to the Greyhound to take a little ride

He could look in the corner of every town

But he wont find her

'Cause she went out to paint the town

Roses are red

Violence is too

Everyone knows

I'm painting the town blue