Lyrics:

In a hand painted night, me and gypsy scotty are partners

At the hotel flamingo, wearing black market shoes

This loud cuban band is crucifying john lennon

No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sin the blues


Shes perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder

Christ, what shes doing with him, she could be

Dancing with me

She stirs the ice in her glass with her elegant fingers

I want to be what shes drinking, yeah, I just want to be


Chorus:

I saw you first

Im the first one tonight

I saw you first

Dont that give me the right

To move around your heart

Everyones lookin? br but I saw you first


On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo

Gypsy scottys driving his big long yellow car

She flies like a bird over his shoulder

She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star


Chorus:

I saw you first

Im the first one tonight

I saw you first

Dont that give me the right

To move around your heart

Everyones lookin? br

In the bone colored dawn, me and gypsy scotty are singin? br the radio is playin? she left her shoes out in the back

He tells me a story about a girl he knows in kentucky

He just made that story up, there aint no girl like that


Chorus:

I saw you first

Im the first one tonight

I saw you first

Dont that give me the right

To move around your heart

Everyones lookin? br but I saw you first