[Verse 1]
By the hotel saloon
Throwin' rocks at the moon
The toothless piano player
Is in love with the barmaid
With a fist full of loops
And a gun in his boot
He's gonna learn the hard way

[Verse 2]
A little Jasmine perfume
In the throws of her gloom
She's thinkin' out loud
In broken English
She cries herself to sleep
She's [?]
He could not have seen this

[Chorus]
Some times are hard, some times are so rough
These days rough is what thrills you
Sometimes you don't know and you've had enough
'Til you've had enough to kill you

[Verse 3]
And they shot him down
Same day she left town
Oh, the pavement was wet
Black as a Bible
Well, he died lookin' cute
In a red velvet suit
No hope for revival