Red

Paint on your nails smells like kerosene

Before these blisters we were squeaky clean

We were Mr. and Mrs., butter and cream

Sweet things turn sour, honey

Love's never clean

And I see red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And it's thicker than the water

It'll rush into your head

I see red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And they're pulling on my strings

Baby's shaking up the bed

Creaks in the attic puttin' salt on our tails

Big bucks and high heels drove us both off the rails

We were sunk out to napkins

But uncommonly pale

Tans don't last long, baby

White bread gets stale

And I see red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And it's thicker than the water

It'll rush into your head

I see red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And they're pulling on my strings

Baby's shaking up the bed

And I'm near you but

I can't hear you but

I'm out here guessing you're guessing too

You're guessing too

You're guessing too

You're guessing too

You're guessing too, yeah

Red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And it's thicker than the water

It'll rush into your head

I see red, red, red

Don't you hear what I said?

And they're pulling on my strings

Baby's shaking up the bed