Garland Jeffreys Murder Jubilee Lyrics

When I read in the paper it seems far away
But I worry 'bout my darlin' each and every day
When she leaves in the morning I say a little prayer
Hopin' when I come home she'll be there
Untouched, unscathed and not like before
When she was attacked outside our front door
Now I'm not balkin'... I'm talkin' 'bout my Jennifer
Don't want to see another blood stained banner
Don't wanna see another T.V. murder
Don't want to see another crackhead back here
Hookin' from a blowtorch day and night
One head black and the other one white

It could have been you
It could have been me
It could have been the end of my family
We could have been ancient history
A part of the murder jubilee Shot-gun drive-by shot-down
Terrified but wait until it comes into your home
Like a big city movie that filters down to Main Street
Godfather dollars from everyone on Pain Street
Steppin' on the genius of man is such a waste
You say you really care but you're really two-faced
You laugh, you think you say it can't happen here
Till you see it on the outskirts too late to fear
Violent celebrated gangster slit
Any way you look at it it feels just like a hit
Invisible man no this ain't the promised land
'Cause before you understand
You're wasted in the waste land

It could have been you
It could have been me
It could have been