The rain slammed hard as bars It caught me-by surprise Mutts of the planet And shook me down for alibis I'm waiting For the keeper to release me Debating
Why'd he let them talk him down To cheap work and cheap thrills In the plan-oh The insulting plan God must be a boogie man! Which would it be Mingus
When Charlie speaks of Lester You know someone great has gone The sweetest swinging music man Had a Porkie Pig hat on A bright star In a dark age When
I almost closed the door Cancelled on everything we opened up for Tonight the shadows had their say Their sad notions of the way Things really are Damn
I'm down to a roll of dimes I'm stalking the slot that's hot I keep hearing bells all around me Jingling in the lucky jackpots They keep you tantalized
Of the darkness in men's minds What can you say That wasn't marked by history Or the T.V. news today He gets away with murder The blizzards come and
I almost closed the door Canceled on everything we opened up for Tonight the shadows had their say Their sad notions of the way Things really are, damn
'd he let them talk him down To cheap work and cheap thrills In the plan, oh the insulting plan God must be a boogie man Which would it be Mingus one
: The rain slammed hard as bars It caught me-by surprise Mutts of the planet And shook me down for alibis I'm waiting For the keeper to release me Debating
: I'm down to a roll of dimes I'm stalking the slot that's hot I keep hearing bells all around me Jingling in the lucky jackpots They keep you tantalized
: Of the darkness in men's minds What can you say That wasn't marked by history Or the T.V. news today He gets away with murder The blizzards come and
: I almost closed the door Cancelled on everything we opened up for Tonight the shadows had their say Their sad notions of the way Things really are
: When Charlie speaks of Lester You know someone great has gone The sweetest swinging music man Had a Porkie Pig hat on A bright star In a dark age When