the stone coyotes
when parliament convenes
Leaning out the window  Callin' down to the street "I'll find you on the corner You know - where we always meet The Doctor, he just called me on the phone Who's that in the alley? Dog snoopin' for a bone  I'm goin' out, Mama I'll be a big man someday, you'll see I have a vision I've got a poet's soul inside of me" "Watch out, my baby You're my darling one" "Don't worry about me, Mama I'm the seventh son of a seventh son"  You know, I see it But it's only in my dreams All the houses brought to order When Parliament convenes  "I'm just a young boy  In my natural prime Watch me walkin' Down the rickety steps of time I'm going to meet my friend I sing a song to tell the truth This is the second chapter From the pages of my youth"  Then a car pulled up And a window rolled down A glint of steel "Hit the ground! Hit the ground!" Pop pop, pop pop pop And then all was still The blood ran down the street Another casket filled  I saw that mother crying She rocked him where he lay The pavement was his cradle As his life slipped away "Doctor! Doctor!  Can you bring my sweet boy back? Doctor! Doctor!  He was the victim of a sneak attack"  And all the lords and ladies In respect they stepped aside When they heard the sirens scream And the white doors open wide I heard that mother crying "Who would come to do him harm?" She called across the ages "Lay down your arms!"