Somebody Got Murdered

Someone lights a cigarette
While riding in a car
Some ol' guy takes a swig
And passes back the jar
But where they were last night
No-one can remember
Somebody got murdered
Goodbye, for keeps, forever.

Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever.

And you're minding your own business
Carrying spare change
You wouldn't cosh a barber
You're hungry all the same
I been very tempted
To grab it from the till
I been very hungry
But not enough to kill.

Somebody got murdered
His name cannot be found
A small stain on the pavement
They'll scrub it off the ground
As the daily crown disperses
No-one says that much
Somebody got murdered
And it' left me with a touch.

Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever
Sounds like murder !
Those shouts !
Are they drunk down below ?

It's late, and my watch stopped
Some time ago
Sounds like murder !
Those screams !
Are they drunk down below ?