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Brown Eyes & Tattoos
A song about the details that stay with you long after the night is over.
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She walked in slowAuburn hair like a flameBrown eyes hit the roomAnd nothing felt the sameTattoos on her skinLike secrets written in sinSouth Georgia charm, babyAnd I’m falling again
She don’t raise her voiceShe don’t have to tryOne little swayAnd the whole room sighsWhen she turns that smileI forget my nameYeah, she strikes a matchThen walks from the flame
Brown eyes and tattoos(Brown eyes and tattoos)Auburn fire in a crowded roomShe moves like a slow sweet fuseEvery eye follows her glowBut I see what she won’t showSoft hands, wild little smileLord, she knows I know(She knows I know)Brown eyes and tattoosYeah, she’s trouble in bloom
Neon on the wallCaught in her auburn hairShe crossed that old dance floorLike she owned the airFingertips so lightBut they pull me inOne touch from that girlAnd I’m gone again
She don’t chase the sparkShe just lets it riseA little shadow playIn her half-closed eyesWhen she leans in closeMan, I lose my coolShe’s got a quiet kind of fireMakes me break every rule
Brown eyes and tattoos(Brown eyes and tattoos)Auburn fire in a crowded roomShe moves like a slow sweet fuseEvery eye follows her glowBut I see what she won’t showSoft hands, wild little smileLord, she knows I know(She knows I know)Brown eyes and tattoosYeah, she’s trouble in bloom
She likes to watch it burnFrom the edge of the glowSoft as a velvet kissThen she lets it goCrowded room goes stillWhen she pulls me nearOne look, one touchAnd the whole world disappears
Brown eyes and tattoos(Brown eyes and tattoos)Auburn fire in a crowded roomShe moves like a slow sweet fuseEvery eye follows her glowBut she lets me see what she won’t show(What she won’t show)Soft hands, wild little smileLord, she knows I know(She knows I know)Brown eyes and tattoos(Brown eyes and tattoos)Yeah, she’s trouble in bloom
Auburn hair, brown eyesTattoos on her skinGentle hands, wild heartAnd I’m gone againEvery eye follows her glowBut she lets me see what she won’t showBrown eyes and tattoosYeah, she’s trouble in bloom
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