In Your Eyes

In your eyes A sunburnt child Howling in the moonlight Begging not to go home And I smile A house on fire But no one dares to call 9-1-1 The whole town's on vacation You said "Come on in" It was only a spark Your mom shoulda taught you not to play with matches Took it on the chin All the secondhand harm For you Babe I would've licked the ashes Now I'm seein' red In this yellow-light town Where I bled out This should be illegal This should be a crime Oh But you had the police on your side Oh It should be illegal But I loved you And for you I'd do the time You went back to school and I went back to work We both got busy You got a new girl A fairytale ending for both of us Huh? Except I came home from work and you were there on the porch Askin' me to talk and of course I was glad to see you Told you I was happy for you And I was glad you found someone who made you feel at home When I said it It was true You looked so relieved Then you kissed me You said it was a mistake But it didn't feel that way Now I'm seein' red In this yellow-light town Where I bled out This should be illegal This should be a crime Oh But you had the police on your side Oh It should be illegal But I loved you And for you I'd do the time My poor Burnt hands My poor Burnt heart Tried to save your soul Got buried in the yard Where I was born Where I was raised I built my own escape You coulda had it all If you weren't so afraid Now I'm seein' red In this yellow-light town Where I bled out