Lyrics

The lights are low
You’re whiskys neat
You’re at the bar
And feel her heat

You cross the room
To catch her eye
You’re drawn to her
And don’t know why

You walk past her
With desire
Your nerves are shot
But you’re on fire

You want to ask
But you just can’t do it
Another shot might
Get you through it

Damned if you don’t
And damned if you do
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22

It’s out of your grasp
You just can’t win
You’re inside out
And outside in

You were so close
But acted scared
You always do
Life just ain’t fair

You think she smiled
But can’t be sure
Or is your mind
At play once more

You want to ask
But you just can’t do it
Another shot might
Get you through it

Damned if you don’t
And damned if you do
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22

The lights are low
You’re whisky’s neat
You’re at the bar
And feel her heat

You cross the room
To catch her eye
You’re drawn to her
But don’t know why

You walk past her
With desire
Your nerves are shot
But you’re on fire

You want to ask
But you just can’t do it
Another shot might
Get you through it

Damned if you don’t
And damned if you do
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22
That’s what they call a Catch 22

Hey little girl with your dress so tight
Lighting up the streets on a Saturday night
It’s a big bad town full of men in spades
The devil’s playground where he masquerades

Look for the boys with their golden smiles
You know how to work it to get them all riled
The sugar’s so sweet as it’s passed around
Got to stay on your feet to last in this town

With the Red Velvet Rope reaching up the street
Showing the way to possibility
He knows how to dance he’ll tell you so
It’s a game of chance behind the Red Velvet Rope

Hey little girl better take care
It’s the devil’s playground with a Latin flare
Animal instincts they just don’t care
When will you ever learn that there’s nothing there

Hey little girl better beware
It’s the devil’s town with a Latin flare
Flashy cars and too much skin
You don’t see all the scars that they hide within

At the Red Velvet Rope reaching up the street
Showing the way to possibility
Deep in your soul you know how to survive
Something inside you made it out alive

I heard that you
Have moved on and
I want to know
What I did wrong

I have pictures
I know how we were
And I’m wond’ring
Are you now with her, with her now

If she only knew
Does your heart beat true
Does she have those things
I can’t give to you, give to you

Am I not enough
Was I not the one
I can’t seem to get
That it’s over and done

I spend sleepless nights
Wondering how we were
If you’re now with her
Is it over and done, over and done

Do you love her now
Does she treat you right
Make love to you
all night

Did you ever know
How I really feel
Did you even care
Was it ever real, was it real

I know soon she’ll see
That you’ve done to her what you did to me
I could tell her now but she won’t listen
Soon she’ll ask just like me, just like me

Am I not enough
Was I not the one
I can’t seem to get
That it’s over and done

I spend sleepless nights
Knowing how we were
And your now with her
Guess it’s over and done, over and done

I heard
That she
Has moved on

He was two when his daddy left
Too young to understand why
His little heart was broken
All he could do was cry

His father had enough that day
He finally ran out of booze
He pushed his ma out of the way
And said son “this is what I choose”

So many things were broken there
For no cause for no reason
A cup of pain full of despair
Passed down from father to son

How does he fill that hole inside
The one that his father left him
What can he do to find his pride
It’s a matter of sink or swim

He grew up tough- gun in hand
With the brothers that he’s found
On the corners where they stand
Scaring those who come around

On day he disappeared like lead
From the streets he thought we his
Nobody knew who shot him dead
No tears were shed- It is what it is

What happened to the boy upstairs
That little boy who smiles
It was too late no one cared
Another lost and lonely child

He was two when his daddy left
He never understood why
His little heart was broken- it hit hard
He was just a little guy