Roaring Jack - Girl On A Gate lyrics

Girl on a gate, swinging into darkness, swinging into light A powder and a poison, handful of Dutch and a good mate Cry on every shoulder, every corner The city gets bigger, you get smaller Girl on a gate, talking like a train about yesterday Maybe change the subject, feel the reject, walk away Eyes like coal, clothes like pitch Walk a hundred miles never see an inch No gods, no judge, no law No wrong to you Touch her sweet The sour can belong to you Nervous and nice Drunken and desperate Girl on a gate Girl on a gate, counting up the time, turning back the tide Bruise and a blister, a smile and a kiss and a lullaby Walking over water, screaming up for air A penny for the demon, a million for the dare Girl on a gate, singing like a bird, spinning like a top Turn round again, reach for a friend, you can't stop Can't stop, won't stop Happiness and sympathy, bitterness and misery Walk the fence to the perfect state Girl on a gate