1999 - Cecil Otter

It goes one, two, now this gumshoe’s comin' for you

Three, four, with more than the lord to speak for

Five, six, I’m gonna walk this beat until I drop my drumsticks

I spun 78's, 45's, and 33's since '99

There’s nine ten-foot poles

A needle wants to touch me

My feet get cold, I speak soft

Until they cut me free, I get out of this world

Of one window flaps and spins out of control

Gold and silver

It don’t warm my soul, so cold eyes shiver

So I try to aim my bow and quiver

Pull the arrow back, but it won’t deliver

And it’s frozen, like this hopeless liver

Slash romantic — will you hold this picture?

And shake it, out of habit

I ain’t an addict, man.

I just gotta have it

So gimme, gimme gumdrops and one shot

Of whatever you got, inside this gunshot

And give up control to the confused

99 problems, bitchin' ain’t one

I’ve learned over the years how to imitate runnin'

A tight ship for you

So come here, let me bite that lip for you

Okay, you can have your cake

But you can’t touch the icing

You gotta hush the lightning

Motherfucking jailbirds like to sing, like:

If that diamond rings your neck

You’ve got no one else to blame

Just your love for respect

Where respect ain’t due

Protect your neck from the fangs you drew

True blue-collar blood with

You love it, you need it, but that love ain’t true

Your colors are shinin' through

And there as yellow as the sun that’s blindin' you

(Can you hear me? I think I lost you)

But I held on to your innocence

Since you got a heart that beats still

So just be still, come on out of the rain

Open your ears and listen

Now, some are out to win the big money

And some are just out to aim

And if all you see are triple sevens

That’s gonna go and cripple heaven for you

Now, if that diamond rings your neck

You’ve got no one else to blame

Just your love…

Now you’re passing the rock, and you’re passing the liquor

Attracted to gods or attracted to bleeding

That’s a delivery straight from your will

And it will kill, thrill, and haunt you

Caught you holding on to things that weren’t there

And you weren’t scared — there, there now

Hold down those demons

No rush, no rush, keep breathin'