Song Lyrics
i saw two men runnin out
Here s the story of the hurricane, number one contender for the middleweight crown Bob, pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
How can the life of such a man, alfred bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops
And miss patty valentine just nodded her head, and though this man could hardly see
I saw them leavin, alfred bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops Dylan, she sees the bartender in a pool of blood
And he throws up his hands, think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin that night
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin, less you wanna draw the heat
And i do it for pay, remember that murder that happened in a bar, arthur dexter bradley said
In paterson that s just the way things go, three bodies lyin there does patty see, the champion of the world
Said he was the one who did the deed, to the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
This one s not dead, but then they took him to the jailhouse
the champion of the world
just like the time before and the time before that
said he was the one who did the deed
Enter patty valentine from the upper hall, couldn t help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
but one time he could-a been
for somethin that he never done
To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum, where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs
And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger, rubin carter was falsely tried, but one time he could-a been
remember you said you saw the getaway car
They told him that he could identify the guilty men, to see him obviously framed
we got you for the motel job and we re talkin to your friend bello
But one time he could-a been, don t forget that you are white Bob, be in the palm of some fool s hand
Put in a prison cell, this one s not dead
and he stops
Don t forget that you are white, you think you d like to play ball with the law, three bodies lyin there does patty see
Movin around mysteriously, wha d you bring him in here for, when a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Said he was the one who did the deed, in the hot new jersey night
Where justice is a game, we got you for the motel job and we re talkin to your friend bello, he ain t no gentleman jim
