Tender is the Night

she danced with  
one eye on her beer  
sang whenever she wanted to  
and smoked until she choked  
gave all her spare change  
to the alley cats  
and the mangy mutts  
had a heart of gold  
and punched like Rocky Marciano...  
give her a boilermaker,  
plus a pack of Chesterfields,
she'd have your back forever  
mystery and pain  
on the inside  
bold and fearless  
on her skin  
like sunshine and midnight together  
lost...but she knew where she was