She hopped in my car
Faster than bar time
"Honey, would you
Like a date?", she saidIt wasn't even an original line
And my pants, they tightened
And my face grew taut
And in my mind, my mother said
"You'd better not"Then again she always told me
That I wouldn't like the taste of beer
Hmm, and she slid real close to me
She said I need not fearI looked like
I was caught in headlights
With the eyes
Of a lonely deerForbidden fruit
I'll scale your thorny vine
To reach the top
I'll scrape and twist my spineForbidden fruit
Man, what a joyous meal
It tastes so sweet
I'll even eat the peelIf they told me that I shouldn't
Then I would
Man, bad must mean good
Bad, bad, goodShe thrust a tape
In my cassette deck
She seemed a little eager
I said, "This sounds
Just like a, a T.V. ad"
She said it was Bob SegerAnd the smoke danced
Loops from a cigarette
And her fingernails
Were silver like a shiny jetAnd her lipstick stained
The filter as she twirled it
Like a pink roulette wheel, hmm"And would you like a gamble?"
She said, "Let's go back to my flat
For a extra fifty dollars
I'll make you purr like an atomic cat"Forbidden fruit
I'll scale your thorny vine
To reach the top
I'll scrape and twist my spineForbidden fruit
Man, what a joyous meal
It tastes so sweet
I'll even eat the peelIf they told me that I shouldn't
Then I would
Man, bad must mean good
Bad, bad, goodWe sat on her floor
Connected like a human train
I talked on and on, about my life
Her interest, she just feignedAs she layed me
Down on a single bed
And the roof dripped
Rain all around my headAnd my ankles
They filled with beads of sweat
And the money
Looked so green, hmmAnd she looked right through me
As if I were her window
And when we both were empty
The neon left an eerie glowForbidden fruit
I'll scale your thorny vine
To reach the top
I'll scrape and twist my spineForbidden fruit
Man, what a joyous meal
It tastes so sweet
I'll even eat the peelIf they told me that I shouldn't
Then I would
Man, bad must mean good
Why does bad always feel so good?