Paint on your nail smells like kerosene   Before these blisters we were squeaky clean   We were Mr. and Mrs. Butter and Cream   Sweet things turn sour honey, love's never clean      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   And it's thicker than the water   It'll rush into your head      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   They're pulling on my strings   Baby, shaking up the bed      Creeps in the attic, putting salt on our tails   Big bucks and high heels drove us both off the rails   We were sun gods in Athens but uncommonly pale   Tans don't last long, baby, white bread gets stale      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   And it's thicker than the water   It'll rush into your head      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   They're pulling on my strings   Baby, shaking up the bed      And I"m near you but I can't hear you but   I'm out here guessing   You're guessing too   You're guessing too      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   And it's thicker than the water   It'll rush into your head      And I see red, red, red   Don't you hear what I said?   They're pulling on my strings   Baby, shaking up the bed