## Metadata
**Caption:** new jack swing r&b, socially conscious, gritty groove, mid-tempo, 96 bpm, male vocal
**BPM:** 103
**Duration:** 170.0s
**Key:** E♭ minor
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
There's a shadow prowling downtown, slick and full of lies
Smooth talk dripping honey, danger in his eyes
He'll take your trust and pawn it, leave you in the dark
Watch the way he circles, watch him make his mark

[chorus]
Black cat, black cat, creeping through the night
Black cat, black cat, out of sight
You better lock your heart up, better hold it tight
Black cat, black cat, gonna steal the light

[verse]
He wears a different name in every town he's been
Charms his way through doorways, never lets you in
Talk is cheap and cunning, promises are sand
But I see through the shadow, I won't take his hand

[chorus]
Black cat, black cat, creeping through the night
Black cat, black cat, out of sight
You better lock your heart up, better hold it tight
Black cat, black cat, gonna steal the light

[bridge]
No more sweet talk gonna fool me twice
I learned my lesson, paid the price
Walk on by, keep walking on
By the morning light you'll be long gone

[chorus]
Black cat, black cat, creeping through the night
Black cat, black cat, out of sight
You better lock your heart up, better hold it tight
Black cat, black cat, gonna steal the light