Hurricane Girl

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - Slow 12-bar blues shuffle, hollow-body electric guitar picking sparse and mournful, raspy female vocals with a hint of Texas twang]

Woke up this mornin', my baby was gone
Packed up his suitcase, didn't last till the dawn
He left a note sayin', "Don't wait up for me"
Found lipstick on his collar, that ain't from me

[Verse 2 - Steady 12-bar progression, walking bass line creeps in, slide guitar wails low and lonely, vocals grow husky with ache]

I saw 'em together, down by the riverside
Her laugh like a siren, pullin' him to her side
She got them long legs and eyes full of fire
Stole my sweet man, now I'm walkin' the wire

[Chorus - 12-bar turnaround, full band kicks in with brushed snare and B3 organ swell, belted vocals raw and heartbroken, Hurricane Girl grit]

Guitar Solo here

Oh, Hurricane Girl, you blew through my town
Tore up my world, left me broken down
Whirlwind of trouble, you took what was mine
Now I'm drownin' in whiskey, losin' my mind

Harmonica Solo here

[Verse 3 - Double-time 12-bar feel, gritty overdriven guitar solo underneath, vocals double-tracked for desperate edge]

Called him last evenin', he hung up the phone
Said, "Baby, it's over, I'm better alone"
But I know her perfume lingerin' on his skin
Hurricane Girl's storm is where he's been

[Bridge - Stripped to acoustic resonator guitar and harmonica sighs, whispery vulnerable vocals building to a growl]

One day that wind'll turn, leave you high and dry
He'll come crawlin' back, but I'll say goodbye
You can have your tornado, your thunder and rain
I'm done chasin' shadows, done feelin' the pain

[Outro - Fading 12-bar blues vamp, reverb-heavy guitar echoes into silence, final vocals trail off smoky and resigned]

Hurricane Girl... yeah, you blew him away...
Gone like the wind... at the break of day...