Rust and Velvet

She walked in wearing last night's sin

Velvet dress, and a wicked grin

Said, "play that song that hurts to hear"

I poured her whiskey and pulled her near

The bass was low, the lights were red

Her hands were cold, her words were lead

She said, "you sing like you've been burned"

I said, "I learned, then I returned"

Rust and velvet, sweet decay

Love don't die, it just fades away

Sin in the strings, smoke in the air

She left, but I still saw her there

Every note I play bleeds slow

From somewhere deep I used to know

If heaven hears me, let it be

Rust and velvet, misery

She's gone again, the bar went black

The bass hums low - she won't come back

Rust and velvet, whiskey pain

Sin in the strings, still calls her name