somewhere in the distance

I can hear who shot sam

this is my conviction

that I am an innocent man

oh you say I'm unkind

I'm being as nice as I can



CHORUS:

boys everywhere fumbling with the catches

I struck lucky with motel matches

falling for you without a second look

falling out of your open pocket book

giving you away like motel matches



I wake with the siren in an emergency

though your mind is full of love

in your eyes there is a vacancy

and you know what I do

when the light outside changes from red to blue



chorus