elvis costello
one bell ringing
Raining slapping on the window pane An hour or more of teeming Storm punching like a hurricane That tore him out of dreaming  Air screaming through the slightest gap Rattling between the frame and the sill Drapes hanging from the final act When I had you still  One lonely bird is singing Lower the hood on his lament Dash him down on cold cement One bell ringing  Flies buzzing round the strip search light They've got him down on his knees He dreams of honey dripping from a spoon Girls whispering in Portuguese  Between the muzzle and the black site Electrical contact Deny your name then carry the blame Somewhat after the fact  One lonely bird is singing Lower the hood on his last lament Dash him down on cold cement One bell ringing