One Bell Ringing

[Verse 1]

Rain slapping on a window pane

An hour or two of teeming

Storm punching like a hurricane

That tore him out of dreaming

Air screaming through the slightest gap

Rattling between the frame and the sill

Drapes hanging from the final act

When I had you still

[Chorus]

One lonely bird is singing

Lower the hood on his lament

Dash him down on the cold cement

One bell ringing

[Verse 2]

Flies buzzing 'round the strip search light

They've got him down on his knees

He dreams of honey dripping from a spoon

Girls whispering in Portuguese

Between the muzzle and the black site

Electrical contact

Deny your name, then carry the blame

Somewhere after the fact

[Chorus]

One lonely bird is singing

Lower the hood of his lament

Dash him down on the cold cement

One bell ringing