There were no shades of gray back then. Mixing black and white was forbidden
They shared a kiss in secrecy that jealous eyes weren't meant to see - Yeah
Behind the eyes was a broken heart. He hired the law to keep them apart
A simple job got out of hand, when it took the life of an innocent man  - Yeah
A kiss so deep shouldn't taste like sin. But he made sure, they'd never kiss again
Her lipstick stain hung on his face until his soul reached death's embrace
What she saw made her heart turn black and the color red wasn't comin' back
She shot him dead in a fit of rage and then knelt down to kiss his face  - Yeah

A kiss so deep shouldn't taste like sin. But she made sure, they'd never kiss again
Her lipstick stain hung on his face until his soul reached death's embrace
She said no rain......no rain,.....no rain can wash me clean  
She killed and kissed every man she met, but the bitterness she could not forget
She used one hand to take her life and kissed the other to say “goodbye” - Yeah
A kiss so deep shouldn't taste like sin. She knew she'd never kiss again
Her lipstick stain hung on her hand until her soul reached the promised land
She said no rain......no rain,.....no rain can wash me clean