“Jet Black Heart”
By: Steve Everett
Verse 1
You use your sex like a weapon
You wear a smile like a lie
You’re dressing down for the battle
You’re gonna win if you’re gonna fight
You look a lot like your Mother
You talk a lot like your Dad
Half of you hates the other
But you keep on crawling back
Pre-Chorus
And when the angel on your shoulder
Starts to talk a bit too loud
You just reach right for the bottle
Til the devil comes around
Chorus
You’ve got a jet black heart
And a pair of eyes that look a lot like paradise
I was a fool to listen and a fool to listen twice
You look a lot like heaven
The kind that hurts like hell
You’ve got a jet black heart but sure do wear it well
Verse 2
You wear a dress like it’s honey drippin’ off your frame
You never make your way back home til someone’s had a taste
You swear it off every morning but when the sun goes down
You get an ice cold itch you’d rather scratch than go without
Bridge
You’ve got a broken soul to sell
And some debts to pay as well
You never trust yourself alone
You’d rather rent than buy your own