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Black Alley Princess

from Crossroads EP by The Shrugs

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I call them bullets,
she calls them thrills
If we keep up like this
'be more than time that she kills

Idea of a night out
empty bottles and fists,
tickin' off the names of
any guy that she's missed

No limits no bars
Don't be fooled by that smile
between her and the devil
I'd pick this girl every time

[Chorus 1]
Catching turning heads with every sway of her hips
Crushing dreams with every single word from her lips
She's a black alley princess, writing her life off
Damn it friend this girl is a ticking time bomb

Knock back that shot dear
Drinks are on me
Maybe there's one thing
she just won't see

One last drink goes
with one last wish
Damn it girl I'm telling you
payback's a bitch

[Chorus 2]
Catching turning heads with every sway of her hips
Crushing dreams with every single word from her lips
Breaking all the rules and crossing every line
Not a single shred of doubt in her mind
Singing every song like she's queen of the stage
If her life was a book this'd be the first page
She's a black alley princess, writing her life off
Damn it friend this girl is a ticking time bomb

[Break]
She's mysterious, makes me delirious
But to fall for this girl's more than serious
She sits imperious on her throne but
this black alley princess is better of alone
On her own is when she's at her best she considers it a test
to entrance men women and the rest
And leave them lying at her feet
Surrounded by amendable shards of hearts incomplete
With a word from the sugery-sweet lips of hers
She has you under the thumb from the minute you converse
She might want you for a while, you'll end up back on the shelf
So stay away from this girl cos she's a danger to herself

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from Crossroads EP, released February 20, 2013
Music by Jamie Harris, Lyrics by Ollie Wale and Jamie Harris

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