Billy was a vampire   Carvin' out an empire   Strollin' Pirate's Alley in the middle of the night   Buy a round of cocktails   Spinnin' sordid fables in the twilight   That's all right      Scattered words that matter   It's a disaster in the makin', hmm   Take the time to smell the leaves beneath the trees   That's all right      My whole life has gone haywire   I'm just a blade bendin' in your shade   For your love, I'm a vampire   Strollin' the ways of Esplanade      Headed up to Pittsburgh   Heard you could get a pretty good sandwich   For fifteen and a dime   Oh, I miss that old stretch of road   Down to the bayou   In the middle of the night      Guilt by association   The mere smell of speculation conjures up hell, that's all right   Feel the touch of oil from the tankers upon the breeze   Yeah that's all right      My whole life has gone haywire   I'm just a blade bendin' in your shade   For your love, I'm a vampire   Strollin' the ways of esplanade      That's my whole life in a nutshell   Take it as you will   I can hear that old brass band   Playin' our song down the hill   That's all right      Won't you smile, smile, smile?   Hmm, that's all right   Won't you smile, smile, smile?   Hmm, that's all right   Won't you smile the smile?   That fills the room with an independent light   That's all right      Won't you smile the smile?   That fills the room with an independent light   That's all right   Won't you smile the smile?   That fills the room with an independent light   That's all right   Won't you smile, smile?   That fills the room with an independent light   That's all right