Somebody died

Somebody went into a coma
so-called boyfriend, just back from the East
found it much to much to cope with
so to run out to a friend was the least
he thought he could do
they said "hide the syringes,
hide all the dope
'cause the Raven's beyond hope"

       So somebody died
       in the deep of night
       it must have been lonely 
       with heroin only
       and the old suitors cried
       when somebody died
       yes somebody died

And a friend he was outraged
wanted to fight back and say we will
call the cops and have it done with
they'd be the lesser of two evils
'cause what side are you on
when the price is that high
and the pusher's in town
with his deadly eiderdown ?

         refr?

the congregation at the bar
the usual flotsam, the usual jetsam
kinda makes you wonder now
and ask yourself, is this what I am ?
is this what she's been ?
image on a shaky screen
flickering out so
even the angels haven't seen
the Raven in their dreams
the Raven in my dreams

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ca. 1976. Dit is helaas een waar gebeurd verhaal. The Raven (Raaf) was heel mooi en ik erg op haar gesteld. Nu herinner ik me zelfs haar naam niet, verdomd. Uiteraard is ook het nummer The Raven aan haar gewijd.