The Hustler, the Widow and the Boy from Detroit

Dare you look at me that way

as the clock holds our last five minutes in its hands?

If it were up to me, girl, you know I'd stay

Those fellas headin' up the drive

well, they've got other plans

Did what I had to do

Hell, if I didnt do it all for you

A price no one should have to pay

Bad things happen to good people every day

Doctor looked me in the eye

Smile betrayed his words and his words they burned like flames

Said, "Now, Doc, ain't there somethin' else you could try?"

Well, death ain't really had no rhyme or reason for the lives it claims

Random though it seems

Inexplicable like souls and dreams

The price no one should have to pay

Bad things happen to good people every day

Try as you may

Try as you might

Walls keep closin' in

Money's gettin tight

If at first you don't succeed

In the end we're all gonna go, might as well go out swingin'

Factory whistle's about to blow

Another workweek gone by

Another paycheck in their hand

Boss turns said, "Son, I gotta let you go.

They've taken to oursourcing

Yeah, it's fucked, but I know you understand."

Tellin' me I'm through

What the hell am I supposed to do?

A price no one wants to pay

Bad things happen to good people every day

Random though it seems

Inexplicable like souls and dreams

A price no one should have to pay

Bad things happen to good people this way