Backstroke

I was at the Chateau Delaqui
 Jacuzzi Night One
 Near the border of Paraguay
 Sparkling
 White suitjacket
 Black bag hung from her shoulder
 Dim chandelier and a leather glove
 She was a dangerous liaison
 Stranger in the shadows
 All alone at the bar
 Sips of rum on ice with an orange slice
 And the stench of old cigarettes from the lobby
 Keyhole, bedroom window
 Sliding down the fire escape?????? on my bracelet next to the turquoise negligee
 And the cigarette burns slowly in a copper-tinted ashtray, Old Flamingo...
 Sometimes you fantasize
 Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues
 And salty water slaps into your ears
 Lips puckered up, girl
 And you hear nothing at all
 Backstroke
 I was downtown at the Old Flamingo
 Jacuzzi Night Two
 No bodega, no balcony
 She left the door barely cracked
 Saw the 'Do Not Disturb' sign
 Hung from the doornob swingin' back and forth
 A man of leisure
 Expressionless, directionless,
 Coastin', driftin', starin' at the wall
 A lo-fi bass snuck into his ears
 The cheap???????? cologne
 Reflecting neon lights collage
 Keyhole, bedroom window
 Sliding down the fire escape?????? on my bracelet next to the turquoise negligee
 And the cigarette burns slowly in a copper-tinted ashtray, Old Flamingo...
 Sometimes you fantasize
 Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues
 And salty water slaps into your ears
 Lips puckered up, girl
 And you hear nothing at all
 You fantasize
 Being dressed in the yellows and Tahitian blues
 And salty water slaps into your ears
 Lips puckered up, girl
 And you hear nothing at all
 And you hear nothing at all
 Yeah, you hear nothing at all
 Yeah, you hear nothing at all
 Backstroke