Winter Phase: Dangerous Proposition (The Ice Storm)

Dangerous Proposition (The Ice Storm)

Well, we’re dancing to keep warm
Power’s not quite straightened yet
The whole town keeps jumping up and down
Tripping on its shoelaces
And we did place our bets
On Megan’s thrift store dress
And how long that little button was gonna hold back all that breast
And when it finally busted
I made a buck I must confess
While the kiddies dropped their jaws like silver jennies on a crest

(Chorus)
And there’s a dangerous…
Proposition being made
Between alley cats and sparrows I am afraid
Keeping warm in the ice storm
Keeping warm in the ice storm

Well Mickey’s casting shallow
Reading them Italian yellow-backs
Smooth stepping outside for a smoke
After laying out the trap
One part Buddha, two parts pimp
By the mailbox under the lamp
Girl like Mary’s just too good to find out why he’s called “The Champ”
Rubbing his lips like Laszlo Kovacs
Ain’t no good gonna come of this
With them midnight rider eyes batting Lugosi magic tricks

(Repeat chorus)

Well, we’re dancing to keep warm
Power’s not quite straightened yet
And Daddy’s girl is feeling sore
In the mood for some payback
A skinny guppy on a hook
Catch of the day she tries to look
To all the cavemen with soul patches on the outskirts of the brook
And she’s bobbing round a barfly
Saying, “Where you want to go?”
Trying to feel lucky for tonight under the snake eyes of tomorrow

(Repeat chorus)