Once upon a time we dressed so fine and smelled so good
We smoked our long thick cigarettes and drank our fines booze
We raised an eyebrow now and again and smiled our secret smile
And everything was set for the cruise
Judas hears the call he’s waiting for though he don’t know
The sea of arms is praising, their foreheads on the floor
A blink, a wink, a loving kiss out of a swirling string
But Judas never picks up the phone
What are you crying for, babe?
What are you crying for, babe?
You had it coming when
Took option for the night
When I recall some were cut before
What are you crying for, babe?
Smoke before his eyes to tell the truth without the ties
The mask reveals the man and then the man gets thrown aside
Courage’s built on question as poetry’s on rhye
And Judas is the master of the eye
The poet sat on his watch so he could be on time
To sing about the government, the tombstones and the lies
A frome for broken pictures turns to neon city lights
The poet just shakes his head and sighs
What are you crying for babe?
All this handwriting carving into ancient walls
Shakes every tree root to grow new branches in fall
These are the weakest days
These are the greatest days
What are you crying for, babe?
What are you crying for, babe?
What were you thinking when
Took option for the night
When I recall some were cut before
What are you crying for, babe?
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