Saint John by Cold war Kids lyrics

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Supper time in the hole.
supper time in the hole
I shame my family,
shame my home. (tell my sister jen)
supper time..

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
old saint john on death row,
he's just waiting for a pardon
old saint john on death row,
he's just waiting...

all the white boys in the stay-pressed slacks,
they're home for the summer from college
stayin' out late, getting rowdy at the bar
and lookin' for trouble uptown
they come up my block, about 5 or 6 of them
smashing their bottles in the gutter
yelling all kinds of obscenities,
about woman and god, and law

Another supper time in the hole
supper time in the hole
I shame my family,
shame my home
supper time...

young girl turn the corner with a clerk dress on,
that girl was my sister
just got off the night shift at pettington's place,
just wanna go home and get some sleep.
well, he grabbed her by the waist with the caffeine eyes
their hands are fidgety electric

i picked up a brick from my papa's front yard
and threw it at the tallest boys face
well blood was streaming like a well that sprung
i couldn't believe what i had just done
well the other boy's ran and this one stayed,
on the ground and he would never move again

old st. john on death row,
he's just waiting for a pardon
old st. john on death row,
he's just waiting for a pardon
all us boys on death row,
we're just waiting for a pardon
all us boys on death row,
we're just waiting for a..

yours truly on trial, i testify
I got to keep on runnin til the well's bone dry
yours truly on trial, i testify.
i got to keep on runnin til the well's bone dry
yours truly on trial, i testify
i got to keep on runnin til the well's bone dry
yours truly on trial, i testify
i got to keep on runnin til the well's bone dry