[Verse 1]
Erik come crawling in
With a coat full of stolen buzz
Door latch whisperin’
Every phone went hush
He took my name right off my lips
Left that grin on the floor
Creepin’ through the dark like smoke
Then he want a little more
[Pre-Chorus]
And he knows my weak spot
He knows that sound
One little ring and he’s around
I see those eyes
Cold and sly
While the whole room holds its breath tonight
[Chorus]
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Steals my buzz and vanishes
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Laughing while the night collapses
(Erik the bandit)
(Erik the bandit)
[Verse 2]
He moved past the front porch light
Like trouble learned to dance
Used to lie in the gutters low
Now he takes his second chance
The rams been bad, lord, all year long
Head down, horns in the mud
Erik watched that ruin roll
Then he fed on every shrug
[Pre-Chorus]
And he loves that chaos
Loves that shame
Picks through the ashes, calls it game
I hear that step
Soft as rain
Then he slips away before the morning name
[Chorus]
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Steals my buzz and vanishes
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Laughing while the night collapses
(Erik the bandit)
(Erik the bandit)
[Bridge]
Shadow on the tin roof
Footprints by the rail
He don’t need a key now
He just knows the trail
If the rams keep falling
If the whole yard shakes
Erik’ll be there grinnin’
At the mess he made
[Final Chorus]
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Steals my buzz and vanishes
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
Laughing while the night collapses
Erik the bandit
Erik the bandit
I can’t hold him, he just drifts
(Erik the bandit)
(Erik the bandit)