cabbie's crown

Haling down a cab that's going far to fast
standing on the roadside as it's flying past
turn and watch the tail lights as the next one's slowing down
Picking up the pieces that were left behind
Thought that you were broken but I've come to find
all these things were welded into something of a cabbie's crown

you were cheap
you were easy
going my way
going sleazy
going anywhere, but jeezie!
not just anywhere, but Hell
then you prayed
and you pondered
and at once your sins were laundered
now your past won't weigh you down
looks like you're holding up quite well

once incarcerated for a job you did
spent a year in prison, you were just a kid
didn't even know enough to cover up the video
the drinking and the drugging and the life you knew
the music and the wimin and the cooties who
left you feeling dirty but I see you've got a whole new show

you were free
you were lazy
going my way
going crazy
almost pushin' up a daisy
you were halfway home to Hell
then you prayed
and you pondered
and at once your sins were laundered
now your past won't weigh you down
I see you're holding up quite well.

Choking on the ashes of your history
how you got away from them a mystery
the gas was on the burners babe and someone blew the pilot out
so now you drive a taxi for the NYC
working nights, you tell me, "no one rides for free"
Got to hand it to you, you're a hacker, but you've worked it out

you were rough
you were noisy
going my way
back to Boise
going anywhere, but Joisey
not just anywhere, but Hell
then you prayed
and you pondered
and at once your sins were laundered
now your past can't weigh you down
you wear your cabbie crown quite well.