Defense And Desire

Blues Traveler

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 & you both may last



No I won't regret

The air is thick and wet

With defense & 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 & 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 & desire