Ballad of Casey and Vicki

Lend a longing ear and hear me whisper  
I'll speak to your heartache's deepest scar 
Put the silver cuffs on ever loosely 
Leave this metal door slightly ajar 
There where we were talking hidden secrets 
Just a clever line or maybe two 
Heaven's out there somewhere waiting for us 
Let me free you from your prison, too 

Over time I weakened your defenses 
A gentle smile and ever knowing glance 
Tried to pull you in with my own magic 
Knowing that you never stood a chance 
Promised you the moon but it was waning 
Gave you just a sky of fading stars 
What's a life that's always lived in hiding 
What's a love that's spoken through these bars 

.  My love they've got us here in Indiana 
.  I'm not sure we've another place to go 
.  The promises were broken when I made them 
.  But something that I could not let you know 
.  Now the world at hand it draws around you 
.  Truer truth than you could ever stand 
.  Poisoned pill is ever at the ready 
.  Blackened polished metal in your hand 

Don't you know this snake was always waiting 
Coiled and ready looking for a fight 
To stare you down and wrap myself around you 
And if you got too close I'd take a bite 
I left one man to die in Alabama 
I left another dead from my own hands 
And now I watch your life go slipping from you 
Passing like the hourglass' sands 

.  My love they've got us here in Indiana 
.  I'm not sure we've another place to go 
.  The promises were broken when I made them 
.  But something that I could not let you know 
.  Now the world at hand it draws around you 
.  Truer truth than you could ever stand 
.  Poisoned pill is ever at the ready 
.  Blackened polished metal in your hand 

The sirens come the blue lights flash behind us 
I press the only pedal to the floor 
The world it blackens out for just a moment 
And now they try to pull me through the door 
Cross the state line - never look behind us 
Cross our wounded hearts and hope to die 
Ending in a car chase like the movies 
Blow a bitter kiss to say goodbye

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