Beautiful and Red

from One Footed Pigeon by Matthew Inkala & the Hostages

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Beautiful and Red

These hands they weren't made to be missin'
The touch of your skin, the touch of your skin
These arms they weren't made to hang limp at my side
Well they were made to squeeze you
Oh baby how I love to hold you all through the night

As I lay me down to sleep alone
I recall when I took my heart out of my chest for you
And how you stared at it lyin' there on the bed
Organ of love beating for you beautiful and red

Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red

Darlin' I remember the first time that I called you darlin'
In the darkness of my bedroom in the tired a.m.
And how you responded right off as though shocked at what I had said
You asked what did I say and so I uttered it again

I call it as I see it, ya the truth to me is a beautiful thing
Yes you are darling, you are my lead,
Gimme those soft lips, so beautiful and red

Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red
Beautiful and Red

These hands they weren't made to be missin'
The touch of your skin, the touch of your skin
And these eyes they won't stay their brightest blue
If they don't got you, If they don't got you

If they don't got you,
If they don't got you,
If they don't got you,
If they don't got you...

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from One Footed Pigeon, released July 1, 2010

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