The bartenders were silent
the gangsters grinned
the cops stopped Jack
asked him who he was
and who he'd been
well we just sat there
with blank eyed stares
he went out screaming
like some shock jock on the air

Mother Marie once told me so
and she never lied not her no
the world is mad
and mankind bad
but I got no place else to go
this is the only world I know

dogs bark the city shrieks
apartment reeks of freaks and heat
oh well it's only a shell
just a ringside squat before the
minute bell
for whom will it toll
well who can tell
you never see the victim
that's the hell

Mother Marie once told me so
and she never lied not her no
the world is mad
and mankind bad
but I got no place else to go
this is the only world I know

hands shake
shine and sweat
slick pipe slips
when it gets too wet
Langley's man don't understand
you can't cook food without a
frying pan
the best stuff''s free
but not for me
they need to maintain deniability

Mother Marie once told me so
and she never lied not her no
the world is mad
and mankind bad
but I got no place else to go
this is the only world I know

© 1999 Zen of Iniquity Publishing/
Jalapeno Cornbread (BMI)