Beneath her gleam she's ghostly As she trawls the crowded rooms She's searching for her baby Beneath those crystal moons She might as well be naked Though her come-on's just a ruse There are diamonds on her fingers And there's Blood in her Shoes
Please walk away more slowly So I can watch your back I've gazed at it so closely Eyes brimming with love's lack I'm just thinking of your future I guess I'll hear it on the news My heart is in my pocket And there's Blood in my Shoes
We could sit here talking Until the air turns white The whiskey built our bridges But we burned them in the light I promised in the bedroom I would seek my purpose true Like a vagabond I'm walking With Blood in my Shoes
The singer's voice cracks open To reveal the song within To break a sacred promise Is the one and only sin The strings have torn his fingers Every night he bleeds in blues In your head the music lingers If there's Blood in your Shoes