I remember his hat tilted forward
His glasses are folded in his vest
And he seems like the kind of man who beats his horses
Or the dancers who work at a bar
We saw on the screen his face for a moment
No time to plead or even ask why
Jack Ruby appears from out of nowhere
Then disappears in broad daylight
`Cause he`s a friend of that cloven-hoofed gangster the devil
He`s been seen with the sheriff and the police
Drinking whiskey and water after hours, saying
`Let`s do business, boys. The drinks are on me.`
So draw the box along quickly
Avert your eyes with shame
Let us stand and speak of the weather
And pretend nothing ever happened on that day
Grant us the luxury, `cause all our heroes are bastards
Grant us the luxury, `cause all our heroes are thieves
Of the innocence of the afternoons
Now we think it`s a virtue to simply survive
But it feels like this calm it`s decaying
It`s collapsing under its own weight
And I think its your friend the hangman coming
Choking back a laugh, a drunkard swaggering to your door
Now do you feel that cold, icy presence ?
In the morning with coffee and with bread
Do you feel it in the movement of traffic
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