The Case
Words and Music by Jeffrey Skinner
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Vs 1
Was a Friday night
At the Golden Jade
Lei Min and Hill
The house of blades
Then a symphony of sirens
A full blown code three
There were bleedin' bodies everywhere
But no one saw nothing
That's the way this story dangles
Lots of funny angles
To The Case
Vs 2
And the word came down
From Parker Center
Leave no stone unturned
But knock before you enter
Got some friends in Bel Air
Who want this handled with discretion
Yeah, discretion!
It's the same old story
Brand new cover
LAPD stands around
Staring at the ground
When you mention
The Case
In the Noir universe it's forever 1952 and somewhere out along Sunset Boulevard, Marlowe is still on The Case. I find that comforting.
Ch 2
From a grand a crack
To a penny a pop
Big stake or small
Cause the fix is in
Like its always been
And when the ball falls
Gonna fall for the house
Ch 1
And from Griffith Park
To Malibu
From Pomona
Up to Paramount
We don't want no surpises
And the moon also rises
Over Silver Lake
Solo
VS 3
Yeah I'm big
And I'm fast
And I'm tough
I'm all covered with studs
And this job keeps getting bigger
Pay stays about the same
Yeah but leave it all to Reilly
The big man so wise
No bonus
No commision
No medal
For working The Case
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Vs 4
Out
At the front door
Sucker stampede
They just keep coming back
To feed
The beast
And whatever you desire
The DA don't mind
Suits him just fine
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