Dangerous Way

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I missed the last train back to St. Paul Returned to my hotel just in time to miss your call I found a game and came out on a deuce and trey And I just got lucky in a dangerous way [Verse 2] Oh, you came to me when the moon was full And I could not figure out what you were trying to pull It was not my name you wanted, just a place to stay Sometimes you get lucky in a dangerous way [Chorus] Danger on the river, danger on the shore If you didn't want the action, what'd you come here for? Pretty girl, was it a surprise To finally find the danger in your mama's eyes? [Verse 3] It might've been a crime of honor, no one around could say Might've been just a mistake, things will happen that way Both men agreed it must be settled at the break of day And they drank a round together in a dangerous way [Verse 4] Ah, the duel was set for dawn, but the sun it never rose And it felt like such a waste to get dressed in mourning clothes Still I saw one man smiling as they led him away I guess he knew you can get lucky in a dangerous way [Chorus] Danger on the river, danger on the shore If you didn't want the action, what'd you come here for? Pretty girl, was it a surprise To finally find the danger in your mama's eyes? [Verse 5] Down here love is waiting, it's up to you to chose it And the leaves they don't change color, they just give it up or lose it And me, I never needed love until the break of day That's when it gets exciting in a dangerous way [Verse 6] But you can get homesick in paradise and the treasures it brings forth These rivers all run south when you're trying to get north And these visions dance around you but they never come to stay And even Jesus, he can smile in a dangerous way [Chorus] Danger on the river, danger on the shore If you didn't want the action, what'd you come here for? Pretty girl, was it a surprise To finally find the danger in your mama's eyes? [Verse 7] We lay in bed in the winter afternoon The birds flew overhead, I knew spring would be here soon I was thinking of a duel I saw that never came to play Thinking seasons can change in a dangerous way [Verse 8] And nothing changed at all in St. Paul in the time I was gone I was whistling a little tune I learned from Spider John You asked me if I loved you but no words came my way So I just kept whistling in a dangerous way