Step in from the rain

It's the nightingales on 2nd Avenue

And I can't complain

It's a busy night

The regulars know me But all the same they decide I'm alright

Whiskey hit me fast

Don't mess with that stranger over there

He'll do the same and you both may last No, I won't regret

The air is thick and wet

With defense and desire Little girl, what you doing here?

Don't mess with that vampire in the corner

Who beckons you near

Are you waiting for the band to play?

It's too loud in here for words But those staring eyes have much to say

If you meet those eyes in fun

Could be trouble for you

If you don't back up what you've begun No, I won't regret

The air is thick and wet

With defense and desire Gonna run the show someday

Gonna buy this bar and everything in it

And run it all my way

Talk to you about it till dawn

Tell you all my plans and twisted dreams Until the blow is gone

By providence, I'm sent

Into this unsuspecting tavern

To build and feed on your discontent No, I won't regret

The air is thick and wet

With defense and desire