Saint John

cold war kids "saint john" B E suppertime in the hole B E suppertime in the hole B E i shame my family B E shame my home B E suppertime . . . E B G A old saint john on death row , he’s just waiting for a pardon E B G A old saint john on death row , he’s just waiting for a pardon E B G A old saint john on death row , he’s just waiting for a pardon E B G A old saint john on death row , boy he’s just A - waiting . . . E B all the white boys in their stay - pressed slacks , they’re G A home for the summer from college E B G stayin’ out late , getting rowdy at the bar , they’re looking A for trouble uptown E B G they come up my block , about 5 or 6 of them , smashin’ their A bottles in the gutter E B G A yelling all kinds of obscenities , about women and god and law B E another suppertime in the hole B E suppertime B i shame my family E shame my home B E suppertime . . . young girl turn the corner with her clerk dress on , that girl was my sister just got off the night shift at penningtons place , just wanna go home and get some sleep boys grab her by the waist with their caffeine eyes , their hands all figdet and ’lectric i picked up a brick from my papa’s front yard and threw it at the tallest boy’s face well blood was streaming like a well that sprung , i couldn’t believe what i had just done well the other boys ran and this one stayed on the ground and he would never move again old saint john on death row , he’s just waiting for a pardon old saint john on death row , he’s just waiting for a pardon all us boys on death row , we just waiting for a pardon all us boys on death row don’t know this change , hopefully someone can edit this & make it right . . . yours truly on trial , i testify i got to keep on running till the well run dry yours truly on trial , i testify i got to keep on running till the well run dry yours truly on trial , i testify i got to keep on running till the well run dry yours truly on trial , i testify i got to keep on running till the well run dry