Jack Ruby Lyrics - Key Lime Pie - Camper Van Beethoven

I remember his hat tilted forward 

His glasses are folded in his vest 

And he seems like the kind of man who beats his horses 

Or the dancers who work at a bar 

We saw on the screen his face for a moment 

No time to plead or even ask why 

Jack ruby appeared from out of nowhere 

Then disappeared in broad daylight 

'cause he's a friend of that cloven-hoofed gangster the devil 

He's been seen with the sheriff and the police 

Drinking whiskey and water after hours, saying 

"let's do business, boys. the drinks are on me." 

So draw the box along quickly 

Avert your eyes with shame 

Let us stand and speak of the weather 

And pretend nothing ever happened on that day 

Grant us the luxury, 'cause all our heroes are bastards 

Grant us the luxury, 'cause all our heroes are thieves 

Of the innocence of the afternoons 

Now we think it's a virtue to simply survive 

But it feels like this calm it's decaying 

It's collapsing under it's own weight 

And I think it's your friend the hangman coming 

Choking back a laugh, a drunkard swaggering to your door 

Now do you feel that cold, icy presence? 

In the morning with coffee and with bread 

Do you feel it in the movement of traffic 

And days are terrible, simply forget