Please stay inside the house tonight, Dolores
Lately there's been violence in the streets
The moon is full, but hearts are dark, Dolores
Danger in every stranger you meet
There's a killer in the neighborhood, Dolores
A man who sees a girl and goes berserk
And you're just the kind of woman that he preys on
And my mind stays so upset it's hard to work
While I'm working nights, I'm making my collections
A few quarters for insurance every week
Sometimes I can hardly find directions
For fear some harm may fall you on the street
The paper says the slayer struck another
Even now the law is searching for a clue
And they've called me to identify your body
Dolores, how could I know that it was you?
If you'd stayed inside the house tonight, Dolores
Mhm, mm-hmm-hmm-hmm, mhm-hmm-hmm
Mhm, mm-hmm-hmm-hmm, mhm-hmm-hmm
