Burly Whistlepig – My First Tattoo lyrics

Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Is it going to say that I loved you
Will it be in red, a halo overhead
Will it just leave me black and blue

Open slate, draws attention
Put our love on parade
Furrows thin, on my skin
It’s terrain that makes the grade
When will it be mine, what will it define
Will it prove we’re made, add a touch of grey
Lightly blending lines, shadows are defined
Will it prove we’re made
Prove that we’re made, prove that we’re made with the shade

Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Is it going to say that I loved you
What am I gonna make my first tattoo
Flag for freedom and the right to choose
Ornamental wings, oriental things
Will it just leave me black and blue

Dragons Fire breathing circles
Seething torrents ‘round my pain
Drinking wry recreate and Dye
Head aches from my grain
Will it be in black, a monkey on my back?
Or will it bring the weight
Or will it bring the weight
Artful sleeves to wear ‘n have our cross-to-bear
Or will it bring the weight
The weight of a ball weight of a ball and chain

Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Is it going to say that I loved you
What am I gonna make my first tattoo
Flag for freedom and the right to choose
Will it be in red, like the burning of your bed
Will it just leave me black and blue

Does it have true meaning,
Something I won’t forget
Remind me of a feeling,
Or a lifetime of regret

Where am I gonna put my first tat
Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Where am I gonna put my first tat
(Marks before the stretch)
Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Where am I gonna put my first tat
(Life caught in a sketch)
Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Where am I gonna put my first tat
(Coats of paint are warmer)
Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Where am I gonna put my first tat
(Paint myself in a corner)
Where am I gonna put my first tattoo

Where am I gonna put my first tattoo
Is it going to say that I loved you
What am I gonna make my first tattoo
Flag for freedom and the right to choose
Will it be in red, like the burning of your bed
Will it just leave me black and blue

Will it be in red, like the burning of your bed
Will it just leave me black and blue