SINGER: Sophie B. Hawkins

SONG:Your Tongue Like The Sun In My Mouth

I met a woman from another time
i couldn¡¯t think
but a drink from her eyes
was like water to wine
she wet my dreams with her distinctive mind
i search the desert for a treasure
and a measure of life denied
i¡¯m driven by cars and guitars and her voice
ripping up and down my spine
and now i¡¯m giving my life for her sight
To be mine
and in her presence
my fate unwinds
for when her essence
draws me too near
i can taste her with tears
on my tongue
like the sun
in my mouth.
I met a man who kicked my front door down
he blew in with the santa ana winds
and a half cocked hound
he fits my body like a one horse town
and i was drunk like a vagabond on his street
and i lay face down
and i rode his joy like a child on a merry-go-round
i was young in his eyes
i was sweet on his thighs
i was profound
i was shot like a free bird in flight
to the ground.
I woke this morning from a deadly dream
he was my lover he was my filler
he was my chocolate-colored killer
he was me
i¡¯m built to run
my will is to deceive
but you penetrate severely
i am walking insecurely
on my knees
and i will wait through winter, spring and summer
if you¡¯ll fall in love with me
i will dance so slowly
you will hardly know i
breathe
from rome
to madrid
to paris
On the breeze
my scent will find you
lost by degrees
from time to time you¡¯ll
sing
with my lips
or my hands
on your hips
or my tongue
like the sun
in your mouth