Silhouette
Out walking on the beach alone,
Waves breaking with a somber tone.
I was only a stumble
From cracking up and crashing down.
Old driftwood and a weathered shell;
Lone inmate in a private hell.
I'd been telling myself
I should take my business out of town.
Bad karma plucked a sour string.
No music, just the same damn thing.
I'd been singin’ the blues
With a heavy feeling in my gut.
Faith, charity, but not much hope;
All tangled in the hangin’ rope.
You can't open a window
If someone's gone and nailed it shut.
Just then she came and took my hand,
Said, "Got a minute, sailor man."
Her assertive approach
Caught me unprepared and way off guard.
She rattled me with sunset eyes,
Full frontal, wearing no disguise,
Her horizon aflame
With a sexy charm that hit me hard.
She teased me with her silhouette.
I smiled and said, "I'll see your bet."
It was getting on dark,
So I took the hint and got undressed.
I'm sure we musta broke some law.
No telling what the seagulls saw.
If they’d called the police
We'd be lucky to avoid arrest.
Some risks aren't really worth the chance.
Sometimes it doesn't pay to dance,
But the answer that night
Was to call her on a double dare.
I'll gamble, though I never bluff.
She's coy, but then I dig that stuff.
It's enough to get lucky
When you wager on a winning pair.
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