a boy in black leather

jackie was one of the crowd

who hung out at the cross keys hotel

she was a real bright kid

thought i knew her pretty well

beach parties at night

we ran down town in the day

till a boy in black leather

came and took jackie away

we were all in the keys one night

sitting

laughing and joking

billy'd got himself a new job

ros had given up smoking

i was crazy for jackie

i was almost ready to say

when a boy in black leather

came and took jackie away

he was standing at the bar

when i went up for a drink

then he and she just started talking

i didn't know what to think

billy pulled me into an argument

about the big bad world today

i looked up and a boy in black leather

was taking jackie away

after that things began to get dull

i took up with billy's sister molly

but that got really kicked on the head

when she upped and went to college

i got to thinking about jackie

and as autumn moved into grey

i thought about a boy in black leather

who came and took jackie away

then this month i saw her

the girl i knew had all but gone

tight jeans

mohair sweater

her hair was chopped off peroxide blonde

i crossed the road towards her

thinking of something to say

when a boy in black leather walked over

and together they hurried away