Deceived by desire, lured by lust

Some are dead honest and others just cheat
some find it easy to take out a knife
or a gun to fire on someone they meet
it's so easy to make or take life
so say a prayer for the dead on the street
so say a prayer for the dead on your street
so say a prayer for the dead on the street

some cry contradiction
some say science fiction
some love malediction
some swear by satisfaction
some preach putrefaction
some feel strong attractions
but nobody takes action

you're so mean, so very bossy
if your mouth were a bridge
I would never think to cross it
you're so secure, couldn't be more
complicity in your eyes, your smile
you're on to every wish, what a dish
your cheap loving comes so dear
you'd take the shirt of any back
I cannot, will not, meet you here

some dote on decadence
some laud innocence
some invoke incompetence
some rely on reticence
some malign munificence
some are just plain dense
some are doped with diffidence
there's no common ground or sense


1991