Backstroke

I was at the Chateau Delaqui

Jacuzzi Night One

Near the border of Paraguay

SparklingWhite suitjacket

Black bag hung from her shoulder

Dim chandelier and a leather glove

She was a dangerous liaison

Stranger in the shadows

All alone at the bar

Sips of rum on ice with an orange slice

And the stench of old cigarettes from the lobby

Keyhole, bedroom window

Sliding down the fire escape?????? on my bracelet next to the turquoise negligee

And the cigarette burns slowly in a copper-tinted ashtray, Old Flamingo...

Sometimes you fantasize

Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues

And salty water slaps into your ears

Lips puckered up, girl

And you hear nothing at all

Backstroke

I was downtown at the Old Flamingo

Jacuzzi Night TwoNo bodega, no balcony

She left the door barely cracked

Saw the 'Do Not Disturb' signHung from the doornob swingin' back and forth

A man of leisure

Expressionless, directionless,

Coastin', driftin', starin' at the wall

A lo-fi bass snuck into his ears

The cheap???????? cologne

Reflecting neon lights collage

Keyhole, bedroom window

Sliding down the fire escape?????? on my bracelet next to the turquoise negligeeAnd the cigarette burns slowly in a copper-tinted ashtray, Old Flamingo...

Sometimes you fantasize

Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues

And salty water slaps into your ears

Lips puckered up, girl

And you hear nothing at all

You fantasize

Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues

And salty water slaps into your ears

Lips puckered up, girl

And you hear nothing at all

And you hear nothing at all

Yeah, you hear nothing at all

Yeah, you hear nothing at all

Backstroke

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