Badlands Lady

At home sick on a Tuesday, got up for some air
Opened up my window, as I bit into a pear
I nearly choked, as I glanced across the street, and saw the one fiendish woman
I thought I’d never again meet

They call her Badlands Lady. She answers to that too.  Proudly, I might add
She’s with my neighbor, Bud, as their tight embrace shows
She ain’t lost a step from her shifty shape to her nifty clothes
Bud, my friend, heed my advice, telepathically, and for your sake
I hope you speak fluent ESP

You say you do, I say you don’t, have a future, with Badlands Lady
Just leave her alone
She’s a sensual hacksaw, who cuts through your passion to the bone
She’ll take all you have, then she’ll tell you what you own
The answer’s nothing…not even your heart
She tore it out. Ripped it apart
Melted it down… it’s now found… in her liquidized ticker collection

And, Bud, there’s more…
It’s not too late. I’ll do my best to save you from the same fate I had
You know what, this might not be good
Since I’d live that same damn fate on an endless loop, in a Badlands minute, if I could

You say you do, I say you don’t, have a future with Badlands Lady
Just leave her alone
She’s a sensual hacksaw, who cuts through your passion to the bone
She’ll take all you have, then she’ll tell you what you own
The answer’s nothing…not even your dreams
She’s in ’em all. She holds all your mind’s real estate
She’s done foreclosed, on your Frontal Cortex.  You’ve got no feeling left

Still with me, Bud?  You better be…
You better be…

You say you do, I say you don’t, have a future with Badlands Lady
Just leave her alone
She’s a sensual hacksaw, who cuts through your passion to the bone
She’ll take all you have, then she’ll tell you what you own
The answer’s nothing…not even your life’s path
In front of you, she’ll lead the way
Thru the briar patch and off the bluff, where you’ll take the big fall
‘Cause you’ll gladly spend your last breath, reachin’ for that black dress…
Reachin’ for that black dress