Once upon another time

When angels roamed mulholland drive

Long before she left los angeles

Like roses on a black lapel

One by one, they all just fell

Like stars into the hills of beverly.

It's just an illusion

Smoke in the mirror, she'll disappear

Even the losin'

Is a red lip souvenir.

If the good all die young

She gonna slip the hangman's noose

Stealin' diamonds

In her snakeskin boots

If you ask her

How she shook the devil loose

Boy, I'm faster

In my snakeskin, snakeskin boots.

Snakeskin boots

She's always on the move

In her snakeskin boots.

Too cool for california

You fool, let her tug-a-war ya

Feels good but she ain't good for ya (hoo, hoo, hoo)

It's just an illusion

Smoke in the mirror, she'll disappear

Even the losin'

Is a red lip souvenir.

If the good all die young

She gonna slip the hangman's noose

Stealin' diamonds

In her snakeskin boots

If you ask her

How she shook the devil loose

Boy, I'm faster

In my snakeskin, snakeskin boots.

Snakeskin boots

She's always on the move

In her snakeskin boots.

Go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin' (come on)

Go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin' (come on now, baby)

If the good all die young

She gonna slip the hangman's noose

Stealin' diamonds (diamonds)

In her snakeskin boots

If you ask her

How she shook the devil loose

Boy, I'm faster (yeah, I'm faster)

In my snakeskin, snakeskin boots.

If the good all die young

She gonna slip the hangman's noose

Stealin' diamonds

In her snakeskin boots

If you ask her

How she shook the devil loose

Boy, I'm faster

In my snakeskin, snakeskin boots.

Go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin'

Snakeskin boots (go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin')

She's always on the move (go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin')

In her snakeskin boots (go on, turn that horse around and keep on ridin')