Esmeralda

The bottle sits before me on my table in the corner
Guitar plays, she begins to dance
Moving like a shadow, eyes as green as emeralds
Night after night I come here, I am entranced

In my mind I’ve named her Esmeralda
She has a beauty like I’ve never known
In my mind we’re lovers, Esmeralda, Esmeralda
But here I am drinking alone
Here I am drinking alone

I see beneath the veils swirling round her like a dream
Spangles glitter, bangles sing in the night
She knows the heart of me the way she feeds my hunger
I add to the fire with deep red wine