Velvet Fog Lyrics

performed by the Walkabouts and Tindersticks  
 
Don't ask for favours  
And don't risk the truth  
My fingers are scissors  
They're cutting you through  
 
Cutting you through  
Cutting you through  
Velvet fog  
 
The bird in my open hand  
Is a captive for life  
Please don't misread now  
We're drinkin' happy tonight  
 
Cutting you through  
Cutting you through  
Velvet fog  
 
And I hear you singin'  
When the pale moon gets down  
Nirvana's on the jukebox  
But Gene Pitney  
owns this town  
And it's a town without pity  
It's a town without tears  
 
Velvet fog (4x)