Scorpio lyrics

This is a song about a girl from
The bayou down in Louisiana country
The story simply says

She left home at sixteen
Said she was gonna be a movie queen
Said her hometown was just too small
And she had roaches and rats wall to wall

So without a bag of beans she made a change of scenes
Hitched a ride up to New Orleans
With just the clothes on her back and a little brown sack

We held on darling we held on baby we hold on to what we had

They couldn't break us up baby

We held on baby we held on baby we held on to what we had
One two three you and me baby we held on to what we had

People on a showstop tryin' to play God claiming to know just when

And where you're gonna fall

When they don't know nothin' they said we'd last six months and no more

Sometimes she's a child I love her that way her little girl smile just begging to play

But when I'm confused and when I am weak
She rocks me gently takes me to her bosom

Feeds me her love and gives me her strenghts

She's velvet and steel (she's gentle and strong)

She's a lamb (she's a tiger) and I'll stand beside her

My beautiful spider spinning her web of velvet and steel

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Mama never got to rock us mama never got to love us

But papa rocked and loved us night and day

Mama never got to sing to us mama never got to teach us
But papa taught us what and not to say

And I can still remember every cold December red roses in the snow on mama's grave

And twin little boys in overalls with big brown eyes watched their papa cry

Every single year come mama's birhday

He stopped at the bar on his way to the bandstand

To strenghten his courage and weaken his pride

On an old paper napkin he wrote me this message
When the snow's over Mister could I see you outside

To look on his face said it's no laughing matter

I nodded and cautiously walked to the door

Clutching my sleeve he said Mister it's Jackie

She left me and said she won't be back no more

Your hair is soft your eyes are bright your nose is small your mouth is right

Your skin is smooth your waist is small
Your legs are curved you've got dainty feet I love it all

Head to toe can't you see I love you head to toe I can't get enough of you

I told you now you know I love you head to toe

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Your sparkling eyes they shine with love your hungry lips can't get enough

Someday we're gonna get away and spend some time together

Someday I'll hold you in my arms and not just my dreams
But as much as I want to love you and feel what lies in store

I don't worry I'm in no hurry cause you're worth waiting for

You're like a present with a pretty ribbon shining on a birthday morn

And I'm like a little boy who can't wait to untie the bow

We've been together since way back when sometimes I never want to see you again

But I want you to know after all these years

You're still the one I want whispering in my ear
You're still the one I wanna talk to in bed still the one that turns my head

We're still havin' fun and you're still the one

I looked at your face every day but I never saw it till I went away