Key West Intermezzo Songtext
von John Mellencamp

On a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
Hotel Flamingo, wearin′ black market shoes
This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing the blues

She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
Christ, what′s she doing with him, she could be dancing with me
She stirs the ice in his glass with her elegant finger
I want to be what she's drinking, yes, I just want to be

I saw you first
I'm the first one tonight
Yes, I saw you first
Don′t that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was looking
I saw you first


In a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
She flies like a bird over his shoulder
She whispers in his ear, hey boy, you are my star

I saw you first
I′m the first one tonight
Yes, I saw you first
Don't that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was looking
I saw you first

In a bone-colored dawn, me and Gypsy Scotty are singing
Radio is playing, she left her shoes out in the back
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
I said "Aw, come on man, there really ain′t no girl like that"


I saw you first
I'm the first one tonight
Yes, I saw you first
Don′t that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was looking
I saw you first
I saw you first