Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)
It was midnight, midnight at noonEverybody talked in rhymeEveryone saw the big clock tickingNobody knew, nobody knew the time
Elegant debutantes smiledEveryone fought for dimesNewspapers screamed for bloodIt was the best of times
Every place around the world it seemed the sameCan't hear the rhythm of the drumsEverybody wants to look the other wayWhen something wicked this way comes
Sometimes they tie a thief to the treeSometimes I stareSometimes it's me
Everyone told the truthAll that we heard were liesA pope claimed that he'd been wrong in the pastThis was a big surprise
Everyone fell in loveA cardinal's wife was jailedThe government saved a dying planetWhen popular icons failed
Every place around the world it seemed the sameCan't hear the rhythm of the drumsEverybody wants to look the other wayWhen something wicked this way comes
Sometimes they tie a thief to the treeSometimes I stareSometimes it's meSometimes I stareSometimes it's me