Alligator Girl

Rode around Tennessee Till they stole my car Hoping for a chance to meet Alligator girl The electric guitar I jumped in the river Swam to the bar Hoping to be delivered Wake from clap of thunder Pull the covers from my face Lift my head off of the pillow Check the darkness Just in case, she waits I thought I saw her at a bus stop praying On a busted tv screen Thought I heard her inside an old church playing Mr. Pitiful, Goodnight Irene Later on in my hotel Staring up at stucco stars Humming a sweet song I wrote for thee Alligator girl, the electric guitar Wake from clap of thunder Pull the covers from my face Lift my head off of the pillow Check the darkness Just in case, she waits She waits She waits