JAZZ FUNERAL
thirty pieces of silver
changing hands in a bar downtown
thirty years on the minimum wage
but you still carry yourself so proud
you've got eyes to see what's happening
you've got legs to run
but you play your guitar right where you are
til your full day's work is done

(chorus)
then you want a jazz funeral
all the drinks on the house all night
jazz funeral
with a good band kicking ass tough and tight
rocking right
all your good friends having one real good time
good night

well, it's on a stranger's shoulder at closing time
that's the way you pray
you didn't need to read no book
to figure out what to say
you drink moonshine with Mary Magdelene
she forgives your crime
you write a song about letting the good times roll
and how much that hurts sometimes

(chorus)

well, they've got your name on a scrap of paper
changing hands in a bar downtown
they don't know who signs their paychecks
and the years just spin on down
you go see your good friend the doorman
he nods he understands
no matter how fast you run at last
you've gotta die right where you stand

(chorus)

yes a good band kicking ass tough and tight
all your good friends having one real good time alright
amen my friend good night