Black Haired Girl Lyrics - Singles - Dave Alvin

There's a black-haired girl 

Sittin' behind the bullet-proof glass 

And she takes my money 

Before I go and pump some gas 

As the cold rain falls on the parking lot 

The strip malls and housing tracts 

I smile at her but she don't smile back 

Well, the black-haired girl 

Is starin' at the gossip magazine 

And all the glossy pictures 

Of today's kings and queens 

But it's nearly three a.m. 

And the whole world is dead 

Except for her and me 

And the sound of the rain 

And the smell of gasoline 

Well, that black-haired girl 

Looks like a woman I used to know 

Back in some other world 

Several lifetimes ago 

Yeah, we'd lay in her bed 

Drinkin' wine and makin' love 

And lettin' time move slow 

Well, we lost touch somehow 

But that's just the way things go 

Well, that black-haired girl 

Catches me lookin' her way 

And I feel a little uneasy 

Maybe there's something I should say 

Should I ask her name or just warn her 

About all the tricks time can play? 

But I don't say nothin' 

Cause she's gonna find out anyway 

There's a black-haired girl 

Sittin' beneath a fluorescent light 

Whatever fate has in store 

Well, I hope that she'll be alright 

I hope she finds real love 

And all her dreams come true 

Or at least she makes it through tonight 

Then I drive away as she fades out of sight