[Verse 1]
Picked you up at the old church gate
Black boots
Black lips
I’m late
You just smiled
Said
“Time is dead”
I said
“Cool
” but prayed instead
Leather jacket
Little silver knife
Upside-down cross on your throat
So bright
You climbed in
Said
“Let’s chase the moon”
I gripped that wheel and hummed a tune (oh Lord)
[Chorus]
You’re my graveyard beauty
My daylight fright
Hold my hand while you curse the sky tonight
I’m a small-town sinner in your haunted eyes
I love you to death
And I’m scared for my life
[Verse 2]
You said
“First date? Let’s go to the stones”
Picnic blanket on the broken bones
You laughed
Lit candles on a granite name
I laughed too
But it weren’t the same
You read poems ’bout blood and ash
I brought sweet tea in a plastic glass
You kissed my neck
Whispered
“Don’t you run”
My knees gave out like a shotgun (hey!)
[Chorus]
You’re my graveyard beauty
My daylight fright
Hold my hand while you curse the sky tonight
I’m a small-town sinner in your haunted eyes
I love you to death
And I’m scared for my life
[Bridge]
Do you really sleep in that velvet bed
Or in my dreams
In my head?
If I give you my heart on this Friday night
Will you wear it like your eyeliner
Black and bright? (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re my graveyard beauty
My daylight fright
Hold my hand while you curse the sky tonight
I’m a small-town sinner in your haunted eyes
I love you to death
And I’m scared for my life
Yeah
I love you to death
And I’m scared for my life