Zebratown

When you're walking alone seeking company and wine

In an unfamiliar city with its spires in the sky

She'll be all by herself under flickering streetlight

Her eyes will pull you in and then she melts into the night

She'll slide to your side and compliment your stance

She'll stroke your rank and ego, promising a chance

She hangs on every word as you take in her perfume

Her laugh's bewitching music, you'll belong to her soon

And she'll say ---

Take me down to Zebratown

There's a place we can dance the night away

Drinks will flow, I'll dip, you sway

Once we're down in Zebratown to stay

(I'll take your breath away)

You look back up the mountain, she'll whisper in the grate

The heavy door swings open, she leads you to your fate

You succumb to the drumming, music pounding in your head

An eternity of dancing leaves your legs like lead

She offers you a drink and enchanted by her scent

You down the bottle blindly no care for her intent

Sweet lavender and orange, chased by honeyed rose

Just a few steps to her room and that's all that you will know

And she'll say ---

Take me down to Zebratown

There's a place we can dance the night away

Drinks will flow, I'll dip you sway

Once we're down in Zebratown to stay

I'll take your breath away

The dawn it burns your eyes, the room is spinning still

You reach for your new friend but her bedsides all a chill

Your legs have marks to tell, fibers burning left in rouge

They could have been from passion or violent subterfuge

Drinks did flow down your throat, so did water in your face

Her dancing dipped you first, then her bucket took its place

You stumble down the stairs, club's as empty as a tomb

Her promises were kept, yours forsaken in her room

And she said ---

Take me down to Zebratown

There's a place we can dance the night away

Drinks will flow I'll dip you'll sway

Once we're down in Zebratown to stay